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CPD Site SA28, Region of Los Nevados Natural National Park, Colombia

TABLE 61. FLORISTIC DIVERSITY IN
LOS NEVODOS PARK TRANSECT,
BETWEEN 550-4500 m

1. Ten families with largest numbers of species and genera
Family____________ Number
of species		 Family ________________ Number
of genera
Asteraceae 161 Asteraceae 50
Polypodiaceae s.l. 90 Rubiaceae 26
Rubiaceae 76 Leguminosae 23
Leguminosae 55 Poaceae 23
Solanaceae 53 Orchidaceae 18
Melastomataceae 52 Polypodiaceae s.l. 15
Poaceae 47 Moraceae 11
Piperaceae 45 Solanaceae 10
Orchidaceae 41 Apocynaceae 9
Araceae 40 Araceae 9

2. Ten genera with the most species (morphospecies = *)
Genus_____________ Number
of species		 Family_________________
Miconia 50 Melastomataceae
Polypodium 26 * Polypodiaceae
Piper 25 Piperaceae
Solanum 21 Solanaceae
Anthurium 20 Araceae
Inga 17 * Leguminosae
Passiflora 17 Passifloraceae
Peperomia 17 Piperaceae
Psychotria 17 Rubiaceae
Oreopanax 14 Araliaceae

3. Families with the most species by life zone
Tropical (550-1100 m) Sub-Andean (1150-2500 m)
Family_____________ Number
of species		 Family________________ Number
of species
Leguminosae 17 Leguminosae 30
Rubiaceae 10 Polypodiaceae s.l. 28
Sapindaceae 6 Rubiaceae 28
Asteraceae 5 Araceae 23
Piperaceae 5 Solanaceae 22
Solanaceae 5 Moraceae 20
Menispermaceae 4 Piperaceae 20
Polygonaceae 4 Lauraceae 19
Rutaceae 4 Melastomataceae 15
Apocynaceae 3 Orchidaceae 15

Andean (2500-3300 m)		 Páramo (3300-4500 m)
Family_____________ Number
of species		 Family________________ Number
of species
Asteraceae 45 Asteraceae 109
Polypodiaceae s.l. 37 Poaceae 31
Rubiaceae 33 Polypodiaceae s.l. 26
Melastomataceae 29 Scrophulariaceae 22
Orchidaceae 19 Brassicaceae 17
Piperaceae 19 Apiaceae 15
Araceae 17 Ericaceae 11
Solanaceae 16 Caryophyllaceae 10
Lauraceae 13 Cyperaceae 9
Cunoniaceae 12 Melastomataceae 9