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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  | 
 
| 
 0500 m  | 
 5001000 m  | 
 10001500 m  | 
 0500 m  | 
 5001000 m  | 
 0500 m  | 
 5001000 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  | 
 
| 
 10001500 m  | 
 15002000 m  | 
 20002500 m  | 
 25003000 m  | 
 30003500 m  | 
 35004000 m  | 
 40004500 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  | 
  | 
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| 
 Genera  | 
 
| 
 Galápagos  | 
 Coastal  | 
 Amazonian  | 
 
| 
 0500 m  | 
 5001000 m  | 
 10001500 m  | 
 0500 m  | 
 5001000 m  | 
 0500 m  | 
 5001000 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  | 
 
| 
 10001500 m  | 
 15002000 m  | 
 20002500 m  | 
 25003000 m  | 
 30003500 m  | 
 35004000 m  | 
 40004500 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 | 
  | 
 
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  | 
 Lupinus  6 | 
 Gentianella  6 | 
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