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Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador

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Table 3. Native families listed in descending order by number of species, with percentage of species and number of endemic species.

Family Number
of species
% Number of
endemic
species
%
endemic
species

Orchidaceae

2999

19.6

1300

43.3

Asteraceae

863

5.6

370

42.9

Melastomataceae

553

3.6

199

36.0

Rubiaceae

493

3.2

100

20.3

Poaceae

451

2.9

65

14.4

Bromeliaceae

440

2.9

151

34.3

Piperaceae

438

2.9

134

30.6

Araceae

397

2.6

189

47.6

Solanaceae

338

2.2

78

23.1

Dryopteridaceae

309

2.0

81

26.2

Fabaceae

259

1.7

32

12.4

Gesneriaceae

239

1.6

77

32.2

Euphorbiaceae

225

1.5

45

20.0

Ericaceae

224

1.5

113

50.4

Cyperaceae

211

1.4

14

6.6

Polypodiaceae

199

1.3

25

12.6

Mimosaceae

178

1.2

19

10.7

Lauraceae

167

1.1

25

15.0

Campanulaceae

155

1.0

95

61.3

Acanthaceae

144

0.9

44

30.6

Verbenaceae

133

0.9

27

20.3

Pteridaceae

130

0.8

3

2.3

Sapindaceae

130

0.8

8

6.2

Schrophulariaceae

127

0.8

45

35.4

Clusiaceae

124

0.8

15

12.1

Arecaceae

123

0.8

15

12.2

Moraceae

120

0.8

5

4.2

Lamiaceae

119

0.8

33

27.7

Thelypteridaceae

108

0.7

17

15.7

Annonaceae

105

0.7

20

19.0

Bignoniaceae

98

0.6

0

0.0

Hymenophyllaceae

98

0.6

15

15.3

Caesalpiniaceae

97

0.6

10

10.3

Malvaceae

95

0.6

10

10.5

Marantaceae

92

0.6

31

33.7

Apocynaceae

91

0.6

9

9.9

Malpighiaceae

90

0.6

7

7.8

Passifloraceae

90

0.6

29

32.2

Convolvulaceae

86

0.6

3

3.5

Asclepiadaceae

85

0.6

41

48.2

Urticaceae

84

0.5

12

14.3

Myrtaceae

83

0.5

9

10.8

Boraginaceae

82

0.5

19

23.2

Lycopodiaceae

78

0.5

17

21.8

Aspleniaceae

70

0.5

7

10.0

Cucurbitaceae

70

0.5

3

4.3

Rosaceae

70

0.5

17

24.3

Amaranthaceae

69

0.5

21

30.4

Myrsinaceae

69

0.5

14

20.3

Gentianaceae

65

0.4

35

53.8

Cyclanthaceae

61

0.4

24

39.3

Cyatheaceae

60

0.4

7

11.7

Meliaceae

59

0.4

4

6.8

Begoniaceae

58

0.4

33

56.9

Cecropiaceae

57

0.4

8

14.0

Flacourtiaceae

57

0.4

3

5.3

Heliconiaceae

57

0.4

18

31.6

Selaginellaceae

56

0.4

3

5.4

Chrysobalanaceae

55

0.4

9

16.4

Apiaceae

54

0.4

7

13.0

Araliaceae

54

0.4

13

24.1

Onagraceae

53

0.3

13

24.5

Polygalaceae

53

0.3

16

30.2

Oxalidaceae

50

0.3

5

10.0

Sterculiaceae

49

0.3

9

18.4

Viscaceae

49

0.3

20

40.8

Sapotaceae

48

0.3

5

10.4

Bombacaceae

47

0.3

7

14.9

Cactaceae

47

0.3

19

40.4

Dennstaedtiaceae

47

0.3

2

4.3

Myristicaceae

47

0.3

1

2.1

Menispermaceae

45

0.3

3

6.7

Brassicaceae

44

0.3

18

40.9

Caryophyllaceae

44

0.3

4

9.1

Burseraceae

40

0.3

1

2.5

Violaceae

40

0.3

5

12.5

Blechnaceae

39

0.3

9

23.1

Lecythidaceae

39

0.3

2

5.1

Monimiaceae

39

0.3

8

20.5

Alstroemeriaceae

37

0.2

17

45.9

Capparaceae

35

0.2

7

20.0

Valerianaceae

35

0.2

9

25.7

Dioscoreaceae

33

0.2

4

12.1

Rutaceae

33

0.2

2

6.1

Aquifoliaceae

32

0.2

0

0.0

Loranthaceae

32

0.2

6

18.8

Polygonaceae

31

0.2

2

6.5

Amaryllidaceae

30

0.2

12

40.0

Berberidaceae

30

0.2

16

53.3

Hippocrateaceae

30

0.2

0

0.0

Commelinaceae

28

0.2

1

3.6

Nyctaginaceae

27

0.2

2

7.4

Symplocaceae

27

0.2

13

48.1

Cunoniaceae

26

0.2

2

7.7

Loasaceae

26

0.2

13

50.0

Loganiaceae

26

0.2

0

0.0

Marcgraviaceae

26

0.2

5

19.2

Zingiberaceae

25

0.2

4

16.0

Geraniaceae

24

0.2

8

33.3

Tropaeolaceae

23

0.2

9

39.1

Actinidiaceae

22

0.1

15

68.2

Juncaceae

22

0.1

1

4.5

Combretaceae

21

0.1

0

0.0

Tiliaceae

21

0.1

0

0.0

Vitaceae

21

0.1

0

0.0

Elaeocarpaceae

20

0.1

1

5.0

Ranunculaceae

20

0.1

1

5.0

Caprifoliaceae

18

0.1

1

5.6

Celastraceae

18

0.1

4

22.2

Costaceae

18

0.1

2

11.1

Sabiaceae

18

0.1

1

5.6

Vittariaceae

18

0.1

2

11.1

Phytolaccaceae

17

0.1

0

0.0

Proteaceae

17

0.1

4

23.5

Rhamnaceae

17

0.1

0

0.0

Theaceae

17

0.1

2

11.8

Aristolochiaceae

16

0.1

0

0.0

Chloranthaceae

16

0.1

1

6.3

Dichapetalaceae

16

0.1

4

25.0

Gleicheniaceae

16

0.1

0

0.0

Iridaceae

16

0.1

1

6.3

Lythraceae

16

0.1

0

0.0

Caricaceae

15

0.1

4

26.7

Schizaeaceae

15

0.1

0

0.0

Simaroubaceae

15

0.1

0

0.0

Buddlejaceae

14

0.1

5

35.7

Cypripediaceae

14

0.1

3

21.4

Dilleniaceae

14

0.1

0

0.0

Anacardiaceae

13

0.1

1

7.7

Brunelliaceae

13

0.1

5

38.5

Erythroxylaceae

13

0.1

1

7.7

Olacaceae

13

0.1

2

15.4

Theophrastaceae

13

0.1

5

38.5

Alismataceae

12

0.1

1

8.3

Burmanniaceae

12

0.1

1

8.3

Eriocaulaceae

12

0.1

2

16.7

Lemnaceae

12

0.1

1

8.3

Portulacaceae

12

0.1

2

16.7

Quiinaceae

12

0.1

0

0.0

Cuscutaceae

11

0.1

4

36.4

Lentibulariaceae

11

0.1

0

0.0

Ochnaceae

11

0.1

1

9.1

Clethraceae

10

0.1

2

20.0

Grossulariaceae

10

0.1

1

10.0

Marattiaceae

10

0.1

0

0.0

Mendonciaceae

10

0.1

0

0.0

Pontederiaceae

10

0.1

0

0.0

Smilacaceae

10

0.1

0

0.0

Thymelaeaceae

10

0.1

5

50.0

Ulmaceae

10

0.1

1

10.0

Connaraceae

9

0.1

1

11.1

Icacinaceae

9

0.1

0

0.0

Vochysiaceae

9

0.1

0

0.0

Balanophoraceae

8

0.1

0

0.0

Ophioglossaceae

8

0.1

0

0.0

Polemoniaceae

8

0.1

2

25.0

Styracaceae

8

0.1

0

0.0

Basellaceae

7

0.0

0

0.0

Davalliaceae

7

0.0

0

0.0

Gunneraceae

7

0.0

1

14.3

Isoetaceae

7

0.0

1

14.3

Molluginaceae

7

0.0

4

57.1

Podocarpaceae

7

0.0

0

0.0

Plantaginaceae

7

0.0

1

14.3

Potamogetonaceae

7

0.0

0

0.0

Agavaceae

6

0.0

0

0.0

Caryocaraceae

6

0.0

0

0.0

Hydrangeaceae

6

0.0

0

0.0

Magnoliaceae

6

0.0

2

33.3

Nymphaeaceae

6

0.0

0

0.0

Primulaceae

6

0.0

0

0.0

Salviniaceae

6

0.0

0

0.0

Bixaceae

5

0.0

0

0.0

Chenopodiaceae

5

0.0

0

0.0

Cannaceae

5

0.0

0

0.0

Ebenaceae

5

0.0

0

0.0

Humiriaceae

5

0.0

0

0.0

Lacistemataceae

5

0.0

0

0.0

Turneraceae

5

0.0

1

20.0

Anthericaceae

4

0.0

1

25.0

Crassulaceae

4

0.0

0

0.0

Equisetaceae

4

0.0

0

0.0

Hydrocharitaceae

4

0.0

0

0.0

Hernandiaceae

4

0.0

1

25.0

Hydrophyllaceae

4

0.0

0

0.0

Linaceae

4

0.0

2

50.0

Najadaceae

4

0.0

0

0.0

Zamiaceae

4

0.0

1

25.0

Aizoaceae

3

0.0

0

0.0

Buxaceae

3

0.0

1

33.3

Columelliaceae

3

0.0

0

0.0

Limnocharitaceae

3

0.0

0

0.0

Marsileaceae

3

0.0

0

0.0

Oleaceae

3

0.0

1

33.3

Rhizophoraceae

3

0.0

0

0.0

Rapateaceae

3

0.0

0

0.0

Salicaceae

3

0.0

0

0.0

Santalaceae

3

0.0

1

33.3

Staphyleaceae

3

0.0

0

0.0

Xyridaceae

3

0.0

1

33.3

Achatocarpaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Cabombaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Callitrichaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Ceratophyllaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Cupressaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Dicksoniaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Elatinaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Ephedraceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Eremolepidaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Haloragaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Hypoxidaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Hugoniaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Mayacaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Melanthiaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Myricaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Opiliaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Osmundaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Papaveraceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Plagiogyriaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Plumbaginaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Saxifragaceae

2

0.0

1

50.0

Typhaceae

2

0.0

0

0.0

Zygophyllaceae

2

0.0

1

50.0

Alliaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Aspodelaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Bataceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Betulaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Coriariaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Cornaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Cyrillaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Dracaenaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Droseraceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Gnetaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Goodeniaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Haemodoraceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Hippocastanaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Juglandaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Juncaginaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Krameriaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Lophosoriaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Loxsomataceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Menyanthaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Metaxyaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Nolanaceae

1

0.0

1

100.0

Podostemaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Pellicieraceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Phormiaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Psilotaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Rafflesiaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Strelitziaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Tovariaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Triuridaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Taxodiaceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Winteraceae

1

0.0

0

0.0

Grand Total

15306

100.0

4173

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