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Table 29. The most diverse epiphytic 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 |
Polypodiac. 14 |
Polypodiac. 12 |
Polypodiac. 5 |
Orchidac. 265 |
Orchidac. 402 |
Orchidac. 275 |
Orchidac. 433 |
Aspleniac. 7 |
Aspleniac. 6 |
Hymenophyllac. 4 |
Bromeliac. 68 |
Bromeliac. 96 |
Bromeliac. 56 |
Bromeliac. 66 |
Davalliac. 4 |
Davalliac. 4 |
Aspleniac. 3 |
Arac. 64 |
Arac. 65 |
Arac. 35 |
Polypodiac. 49 |
Orchidac. 4 |
Hymenophyllac. 4 |
Davalliac. 3 |
Polypodiac. 47 |
Polypodiac. 48 |
Polypodiac. 47 |
Piperac. 37 |
Dryopteridac. 2 |
Orchidac. 4 |
Lycopodiac. 2 |
Gesneriac. 27 |
Piperac. 32 |
Piperac. 30 |
Arac. 33 |
Piperac. 2 |
Lycopodiac. 3 |
Piperac. 2 |
Piperac. 26 |
Gesneriac. 29 |
Aspleniac. 16 |
Aspleniac. 22 |
Pteridac. 2 |
Dryopteridac. 2 |
Pteridac. 2 |
Dryopteridac. 15 |
Ericac. 20 |
Dryopteridac. 16 |
Dryopteridac. 18 |
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Piperac. 2 |
Arac. 1 |
Hymenophyllac. 13 |
Dryopteridac. 19 |
Hymenophyllac. 14 |
Ericac. 18 |
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Pteridac. 2 |
Ophioglossac. 1 |
Aspleniac. 12 |
Hymenophyllac. 17 |
Gesneriac. 10 |
Hymenophyllac. 17 |
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Orchidac. 1 |
Ericac. 11 |
Aspleniac. 14 |
Vittariac. 9 |
Gesneriac. 10 |
Andean |
10001500 m |
15002000 m |
20002500 m |
25003000 m |
30003500 m |
35004000 m |
40004500 m |
> 4500 m |
Orchidac. 861 |
Orchidac. 924 |
Orchidac. 757 |
Orchidac. 578 |
Orchidac. 286 |
Orchidac. 38 |
Polypodiac. 7 |
Brassicac. 1 |
Bromeliac. 148 |
Bromeliac. 136 |
Bromeliac. 105 |
Bromeliac. 93 |
Bromeliac. 48 |
Polypodiac. 26 |
Hymenophyllac. 5 |
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Arac. 79 |
Piperac. 65 |
Piperac. 48 |
Polypodiac. 53 |
Polypodiac. 40 |
Bromeliac. 10 |
Dryopteridac. 5 |
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Piperac. 67 |
Arac. 62 |
Polypodiac. 48 |
Piperac. 30 |
Dryopteridac. 23 |
Dryopteridac. 10 |
Orchidac. 4 |
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Polypodiac. 63 |
Polypodiac. 52 |
Arac. 40 |
Arac. 25 |
Piperac. 22 |
Hymenophyllac. 8 |
Bromeliac. 2 |
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Ericac. 41 |
Ericac. 36 |
Ericac. 20 |
Hymenophyllac. 25 |
Hymenophyllac. 15 |
Piperac. 5 |
Brassicac. 1 |
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Gesneriac. 39 |
Gesneriac. 29 |
Aspleniac. 19 |
Dryopteridac. 21 |
Aspleniac. 11 |
Lycopodiac. 4 |
Ericac. 1 |
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Hymenophyllac. 33 |
Dryopteridac. 21 |
Dryopteridac. 19 |
Aspleniac. 19 |
Ericac. 10 |
Ericac. 3 |
Lycopodiac. 1 |
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Aspleniac. 21 |
Aspleniac. 18 |
Hymenophyllac. 19 |
Ericac. 14 |
Lycopodiac. 9 |
Aspleniac. 2 |
Piperac. 1 |
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Dryopteridac. 21 |
Hymenophyllac. 15 |
Gesneriac. 17 |
Lycopodiac. 11 |
Arac. 7 |
Gesneriac. 2 |
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Genera |
Galápagos |
Coastal |
Amazonian |
0500 m |
5001000 m |
10001500 m |
0500 m |
5001000 m |
0500 m |
5001000 m |
Asplenium 7 |
Asplenium 6 |
Asplenium 3 |
Anthurium 56 |
Anthurium 55 |
Maxillaria 46 |
Pleurothallis 66 |
Polypodium 5 |
Campyloneurum 4 |
Hymenophyllum 3 |
Maxillaria 35 |
Pleurothallis 52 |
Peperomia 30 |
Maxillaria 59 |
Campyloneurum 4 |
Nephrolepis 4 |
Nephrolepis 3 |
Epidendrum 33 |
Maxillaria 49 |
Pleurothallis 30 |
Peperomia 36 |
Nephrolepis 4 |
Polypodium 4 |
Adiantum 2 |
Pleurothallis 28 |
Guzmania 32 |
Epidendrum 28 |
Epidendrum 26 |
Adiantum 2 |
Huperzia 3 |
Campyloneurum 2 |
Peperomia 25 |
Lepanthes 32 |
Anthurium 27 |
Anthurium 25 |
Peperomia 2 |
Hymenophyllum 3 |
Huperzia 2 |
Guzmania 22 |
Peperomia 32 |
Aechmea 25 |
Asplenium 22 |
Pleopeltis 2 |
Adiantum 2 |
Peperomia 2 |
Tillandsia 21 |
Epidendrum 31 |
Asplenium 16 |
Guzmania 21 |
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Peperomia 2 |
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Columnea 18 |
Tillandsia 25 |
Campyloneurum 12 |
Lepanthes 18 |
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Oncidium 15 |
Columnea 21 |
Dichaea 11 |
Masdevallia 18 |
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Campyloneurum 13 |
Dichaea 19 |
Guzmania 11 |
Dichaea 17 |
Andean |
10001500 m |
15002000 m |
20002500 m |
25003000 m |
30003500 m |
35004000 m |
40004500 m |
> 4500 m |
Pleurothallis 140 |
Pleurothallis 167 |
Pleurothallis 140 |
Pleurothallis 110 |
Lepanthes 53 |
Elaphoglossum 9 |
Elaphoglossum 5 |
Draba 1 |
Lepanthes 79 |
Masdevallia 97 |
Lepanthes 108 |
Lepanthes 87 |
Pleurothallis 50 |
Epidendrum 9 |
Hymenophyllum 5 |
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Maxillaria 76 |
Lepanthes 90 |
Epidendrum 76 |
Epidendrum 71 |
Epidendrum 49 |
Tillandsia 9 |
Melpomene 3 |
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Epidendrum 75 |
Epidendrum 89 |
Maxillaria 66 |
Tillandsia 46 |
Tillandsia 33 |
Terpsichore 8 |
Ceradenia 2 |
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Peperomia 66 |
Maxillaria 72 |
Masdevallia 65 |
Maxillaria 43 |
Peperomia 22 |
Hymenophyllum 7 |
Tillandsia 2 |
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Anthurium 62 |
Peperomia 65 |
Peperomia 48 |
Masdevallia 40 |
Elaphoglossum 21 |
Lepanthes 5 |
Terpsichore 1 |
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Guzmania 52 |
Anthurium 54 |
Tillandsia 41 |
Peperomia 30 |
Oncidium 20 |
Peperomia 5 |
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Masdevallia 42 |
Tillandsia 44 |
Anthurium 36 |
Stelis 30 |
Stelis 19 |
Pleurothallis 5 |
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Tillandsia 42 |
Guzmania 37 |
Oncidium 33 |
Oncidium 29 |
Hymenophyllum 14 |
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Oncidium 34 |
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Odontoglossum 13 |
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