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Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador

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Table 23. The most diverse subshrub taxa by region and elevation zones with their numbers of species.

Families

Galápagos

Coastal

Amazonian

0–500 m

500–1000 m

1000–1500 m

0–500 m

500–1000 m

0–500 m

500–1000 m

Malvac. 12

Malvac. 10

Malvac. 7

Malvac. 27

Malvac. 22

Malvac. 14

Campanulac. 13

Boraginac. 7

Boraginac. 6

Boraginac. 6

Asterac. 23

Asterac. 18

Solanac. 14

Malvac. 13

Euphorbiac. 7

Rubiac. 6

Solanac. 6

Solanac. 15

Fabac. 11

Piperac. 12

Melastomatac. 12

Solanac. 7

Solanac. 6

Asterac. 5

Fabac. 14

Solanac. 11

Rubiac. 12

Piperac. 12

Rubiac. 6

Asterac. 5

Fabac. 3

Piperac. 12

Campanulac. 9

Asterac. 11

Asterac. 11

Amaranthac. 5

Euphorbiac. 5

Euphorbiac. 2

Melastomatac. 10

Piperac. 9

Campanulac. 9

Solanac. 10

Asterac. 5

Fabac. 3

Lythrac. 2

Mimosac. 9

Melastomatac. 7

Melastomatac. 8

Onagrac. 5

Mimosac. 4

Mimosac. 3

 

Rubiac. 8

Acanthac. 6

Acanthac. 6

Rubiac. 5

Fabac. 3

   

Acanthac. 6

Gesneriac. 6

Onagrac. 5

Lythrac. 4

     

Campanulac. 6

Mimosac. 5

Myrsinac. 4

 

Andean

1000–1500 m

1500–2000 m

2000–2500 m

2500–3000 m

3000–3500 m

3500–4000 m

4000–4500 m

> 4500 m

Asterac. 33

Asterac. 36

Asterac. 49

Asterac. 57

Asterac. 38

Scrophulariac. 22

Rosac. 13

Rosac. 5

Campanulac. 18

Campanulac. 33

Campanulac. 38

Campanulac. 31

Scrophulariac. 32

Asterac. 16

Scrophulariac. 11

Scrophulariac. 3

Malvac. 16

Solanac. 19

Solanac. 25

Scrophulariac. 29

Rosac. 19

Rosac. 16

Asterac. 8

Asterac. 2

Solanac. 15

Scrophulariac. 17

Scrophulariac. 23

Solanac. 29

Solanac. 19

Solanac. 10

Gentianac. 5

Brassicac. 2

Melastomatac. 14

Malvac. 16

Fabac. 11

Fabac. 15

Campanulac. 18

Fabac. 8

Rubiac. 4

Fabac. 1

Piperac. 14

Piperac. 11

Lamiac. 8

Rosac. 10

Fabac. 13

Gentianac. 7

Brassicac. 3

 

Acanthac. 8

Gesneriac. 8

Malvac. 8

Valerianac. 10

Valerianac. 10

Valerianac. 7

Fabac. 2

 

Fabac. 8

Fabac. 7

Urticac. 8

Lamiac. 9

Gentianac. 9

Brassicac. 5

Grossulariac. 2

 

Gesneriac. 8

Melastomatac. 6

Gesneriac. 6

Urticac. 8

Rubiac. 8

Rubiac. 5

   
 

Acanthac. 5

Amaranthac. 5

Rubiac. 7

Urticac. 6

Campanulac. 4

   

Genera

Galápagos

Coastal

Amazonian

0–500 m

500–1000 m

1000–1500 m

0–500 m

500–1000 m

0–500 m

500–1000 m

Borreria 5

Borreria 5

Tiquilia 4

Piper 12

Piper 9

Piper 12

Piper 12

Chamaesyce 5

Tiquilia 4

Sida 3

Sida 7

Burmeistera 6

Psychotria 9

Centropogon 9

Sida 4

Acalypha 3

Acalypha 2

Solanum 6

Pavonia 5

Centropogon 5

Ludwigia 5

Tiquilia 4

Sida 3

Crotalaria 2

Burmeistera 5

Sida 5

Ludwigia 5

Aciotis 4

Alternanthera 3

 

Cuphea 2

Mimosa 5

Cuphea 4

Solanum 5

Burmeistera 4

Crotalaria 3

 

Heliotropium 2

Triolena 5

Desmodium 4

Burmeistera 4

Cuphea 4

Heliotropium 3

 

Malvastrum 2

 

Ludwigia 4

Malachra 4

Sida 4

Solanum 3

 

Physalis 2

   

Sida 4

 
   

Solanum 2

   

Triolena 4

 

Andean

1000–1500 m

1500–2000 m

2000–2500 m

2500–3000 m

3000–3500 m

3500–4000 m

4000–4500 m

> 4500 m

Piper 14

Burmeistera 16

Centropogon 20

Calceolaria 19

Calceolaria 21

Calceolaria 12

Lachemilla 9

Lachemilla 4

Burmeistera 9

Centropogon 15

Burmeistera 16

Centropogon 19

Centropogon 11

Lachemilla 9

Calceolaria 5

Draba 2

Centropogon 9

Piper 11

Calceolaria 15

Solanum 12

Solanum 11

Solanum 9

Bartsia 4

 

Aciotis 5

Calceolaria 10

Solanum 9

Burmeistera 10

Valeriana 10

Valeriana 7

Acaena 3

 

Liabum 5

Solanum 6

Liabum 7

Valeriana 10

Lachemilla 9

Bartsia 6

Aetheolaena 3

 

Chromolaena 4

 

Ageratina 6

Ageratina 8

Lupinus 9

Lupinus 5

Arcytophyllum 3

 

Ludwigia 4

   

Aetheolaena 5

Aetheolaena 7

 

Draba 3

 

Sida 4

   

Liabum 6

Ageratina 6

 

Gentianella 3

 
     

Lupinus 6

Gentianella 6

     

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