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Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador

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Table 24. The most diverse liana taxa by region and elevation zone 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

Bignoniac. 1

Bignoniac. 1

Bignoniac. 1

Bignoniac. 28

Bignoniac. 23

Sapindac. 59

Malpighiac. 29

Passiflorac. 1

Passiflorac. 1

Vitac. 1

Sapindac. 24

Asterac. 19

Bignoniac. 51

Bignoniac. 22

Rhamnac. 1

Rhamnac. 1

 

Malpighiac. 22

Sapindac. 14

Malpighiac. 51

Menispermac. 17

Vitac. 1

Vitac. 1

 

Asterac. 19

Malpighiac. 12

Menispermac. 28

Asterac. 16

     

Apocynac. 12

Melastomatac. 9

Apocynac. 22

Sapindac. 14

     

Convolvulac. 9

Menispermac. 8

Hippocrateac. 21

Melastomatac. 10

     

Menispermac. 9

Vitac. 7

Asterac. 20

Vitac. 8

     

Vitac. 9

Marcgraviac. 6

Fabac. 18

Apocynac. 7

     

Melastomatac. 7

Apocynac. 5

Vitac. 15

Hippocrateac. 6

     

Fabac. 6

Solanac. 5

 

Solanac. 6

Andean

1000–1500 m

1500–2000 m

2000–2500 m

2500–3000 m

3000–3500 m

3500–4000 m

4000–4500 m

Asterac. 25

Asterac. 28

Asterac. 31

Asterac. 36

Asterac. 22

Passiflorac. 5

Asterac. 2

Bignoniac. 19

Malpighiac. 12

Passiflorac. 9

Passiflorac. 13

Passiflorac. 12

Asterac. 4

Passiflorac. 1

Sapindac. 18

Bignoniac. 9

Malpighiac. 7

Campanulac. 9

Campanulac. 6

Campanulac. 3

 

Malpighiac. 15

Melastomatac. 9

Campanulac. 6

Malpighiac. 5

Euphorbiac. 1

Melastomatac. 1

 

Melastomatac. 14

Passiflorac. 7

Bignoniac. 5

Melastomatac. 3

Loranthac. 1

Ranunculac. 1

 

Apocynac. 8

Apocynac. 4

Melastomatac. 5

Polygalac. 2

Melastomatac. 1

Solanac. 1

 

Marcgraviac. 6

Sapindac. 4

Vitac. 5

Ranunculac. 2

Ranunculac. 1

   

Passiflorac. 6

Vitac. 4

Polygalac. 4

Smilacac. 2

Smilacac. 1

   

Solanac. 6

 

Marcgraviac. 3

Solanac. 2

Solanac. 1

   

Vitac. 4

     

Vitac. 1

   
 

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

Cissus 1

Cissus 1

Cissus 1

Paullinia 13

Mikania 9

Paullinia 39

Mikania 11

Gouania 1

Gouania 1

Schlegelia 1

Mikania 11

Serjania 7

Cissus 14

Arrabidaea 8

Passiflora 1

Passiflora 1

 

Serjania 9

Arrabidaea 6

Serjania 14

Serjania 8

Schlegelia 1

Schlegelia 1

 

Cissus 8

Cissus 6

Arrabidaea 12

Banisteriopsis 7

     

Arrabidaea 6

Paullinia 6

Mikania 12

Cissus 7

       

Marcgravia 4

Strychnos 11

Tetrapterys 6

       

Passiflora 4

Hiraea 10

 
       

Smilax 4

Banisteriopsis 9

 
       

Strychnos 4

Dioclea 8

 
         

Tetrapterys 8

 

Andean

1000–1500 m

1500–2000 m

2000–2500 m

2500–3000 m

3000–3500 m

3500–4000 m

4000–4500 m

Mikania 16

Mikania 13

Mikania 16

Mikania 19

Mikania 13

Passiflora 5

Jungia 1

Paullinia 14

Blakea 8

Passiflora 9

Passiflora 13

Passiflora 12

Centropogon 3

Mikania 1

Blakea 7

Passiflora 7

Centropogon 6

Centropogon 8

Centropogon 5

Jungia 2

Passiflora 1

Passiflora 6

Amphilophium 4

Cissus 5

Jungia 5

Jungia 3

Clematis 1

 

Mandevilla 5

Cissus 4

Jungia 5

Ericentrodea 3

Munnozia 2

Miconia 1

 

Banisteriopsis 4

 

Monnina 3

Miconia 3

Ericentrodea 1

Mikania 1

 

Cissus 4

   

Oligactis 3

Miconia 1

Munnozia 1

 

Marcgravia 4

     

Oligactis 1

Solanum 1

 

Schlegelia 4

           

Tetrapterys 4

           

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