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CPD Site 29, Colombian Central Massif, Colombia

TABLE 62. ESTIMATES OF FLORAL DIVERSITY ON
PURACE VOLCANO
AND IN SURROUNDING LOCALITIES

1. Ten families with largest numbers of species and genera
Family____________ Number
of species		 Family ________________ Number
of genera
Orchidaceae 76 Asteraceae 30
Asteraceae 75 Orchidaceae 23
Ericaceae 57 Ericaceae 15
Polypodiaceae s.l. 52 Rubiaceae 15
Melastomataceae 40 Poaceae 14
Piperaceae 40 Solanaceae 11
Rubiaceae 38 Euphorbiaceae 8
Solanaceae 38 Cyperaceae 7
Bromeliaceae 22 Gesneriaceae 7
Poaceae 21 Melastomataceae 7

2. Eleven genera with the most species
Genus_____________ Number
of species		 Family_________________
Peperomia 22 Piperaceae
Solanum 22 Solanaceae
Miconia 20 Melastomataceae
Polypodium 15 Polypodiaceae
Piper 14 Piperaceae
Anthurium 12 Araceae
Pleurothallis 11 Orchidaceae
Guzmania 10 Bromeliaceae
Pilea 10 Urticaceae
Bomarea 9 Alstroemeriaceae
Centropogon 9 Campanulaceae

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
Myrtaceae 7 Orchidaceae 43
Orchidaceae 6 Polypodiaceae s.l. 33
Piperaceae 6 Solanaceae 32
Rubiaceae 5 Piperaceae 28
Asteraceae 4 Asteraceae 26
Euphorbiaceae 4 Rubiaceae 22
Flacourtiaceae 4 Ericaceae 19
Araceae 3 Melastomataceae 16
Bromeliaceae 3 Araceae 14
Sapindaceae 3 Bromeliaceae 14

Andean (2500-3000 m)		 Páramo (over 3300 m)
Family_____________ Number
of species		 Family________________ Number
of species
Asteraceae 46 Asteraceae 17
Ericaceae 45 Poaceae 10
Orchidaceae 34 Ericaceae 5
Polypodiaceae s.l. 30 Rosaceae 5
Melastomataceae 28 Apiaceae 4
Piperaceae 28 Cyperaceae 3
Solanaceae 25 Clusiaceae 2
Rubiaceae 21 Leguminosae 2
Gesneriaceae 16 Melastomataceae 2
Cunoniaceae 12 Scrophulariaceae 92