Collection Holdings native to Ecuador:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Acantheae
- Aphelandra aurantiaca - Mexico to northern South America
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Fittonia albivenis - Colombia to Peru
- Pachystachys lutea
- South America
Alismataceae
- Echinodorus grisebachii - Trop. America
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae
- Alternanthera brasiliana - West Indies to Brazil
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Stenomesseae
- Eucharis candida
- Ecuador, occasional in north Peru & se Colombia
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias curassavica
- Trop. America
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Cascabela thevetia
- tropical America
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Caladium palacioanum
- Ecuador
- Syngonium podophyllum - Mexico to Trop. America
- Syngonium vellozianum - northern South America
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia amoena cv. - tropical Americas
- Dieffenbachia oerstedii - S. Mexico to Ecuador
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron ornatum - Trinidad-Tobago to S. Trop. America
- Philodendron panduriforme - S. Trop. America
- Philodendron pedatum - S. Trop. America
- Philodendron tripartitum - Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Lasioideae
- Dracontium spruceanum - Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Spirodela punctata - Trop. America to C. Chile
- Wolffia columbiana
- N & S America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii - S. Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Spathiphylleae
- Spathiphyllum floribundum - Colombia to NW. Venezuela and N. Peru
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium andraeanum
- Northwestern Ecuador and southwestern Colombia
- Anthurium bakeri
- Mexico (Chiapas) to Guyana and Ecuador
- Anthurium gracile - Brazil: Bahia
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia littoralis
- Brazil
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae
- Sphagneticola trilobata
- West Indies, central America and northern South America
Basellaceae
Subfamily Anredereae
- Anredera baselloides - Ecuador & Peru
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Bignonia magnifica - Panama to N. Venezuela and Ecuador
- Dolichandra unguis-cati - Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta - Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Delostoma integrifolium - W. South America to NW. Venezuela
- Tecoma stans
- tropical America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Bromelioideae
- Aechmea chantinii
- Venezuela, Amazonian Peru
- Ananas bracteatus `Striatus' - Ecuador and E. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Ananas comosus
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Pitcairnioideae
- Pitcairnia heterophylla
- Mexico to Peru
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia bulbosa
- Trop. America
- Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus - central & south America W/C
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna jaegeriana - Hispaniola to Puerto Rico, NW. Venezuela to W. South America
Caricaceae
- Vasconcellea pubescens - Panama to Western South America
Clusiaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Clusieae
- Clusia hammeliana - northern South America W/C
- Clusia rosea
- Caribbean region
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Laguncularieae
- Laguncularia racemosa - Both coasts of tropical America
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Cochliostema odoratissimum
- C. & W. South America
Costaceae
- Costus comosus var. bakeri - S. Mexico to Ecuador
Cyclanthaceae
Subfamily Carludovicioideae
- Asplundia schizotepala - Ecuador to Peru and W. Brazil W/C
- Carludovica palmata
- Mexico to Boliva
- Ludovia integrifolia
- Nicaragua to Peru
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Kyllinga brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea dodecaneura - S. Trop. America
Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily Elaphoglossoideae
- Elaphoglossum metallicum - Peru
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum bogotense - Chile W/C
- Equisetum bogotense - Columbia, Medellin
- Equisetum bogotense - Chile W/C
- Equisetum bogotense - San Lorenzo, Salta Prov., Argentina
- Equisetum myriochaetum
- Mexico, Mesoamerica
Ericaceae
Subfamily Vaccinioideae
Tribe Vaccinieae
- Anthopterus wardii
- Colombia, Ecuador, Panama
- Macleania coccoloboides - Ecuador (endemic)
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas - Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Manihot esculenta - W. South America to Brazil
Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
- Sigmoidotropis speciosa
- central America to tropical South America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
- Inga edulis
- central and south America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
- Mimosa pudica
- widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere
Gesneriaceae
Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gesnerieae
- Drymonia conchocalyx - Costa Rica to Ecuador
Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gloxinieae
- Kohleria hirsuta
- Colombia
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Heliconiaceae
- Heliconia rostrata
- Peru, Ecuador
- Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican
- southern Tropical America
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Lecythidoideae
- Couroupita guianensis
- C. & S. Trop. America
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba pentandra
- tropical America; also found in western tropical Africa
- Ceiba speciosa - Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics
- Pachira aquatica
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Byttneroideae
Tribe Theobromeae
- Theobroma cacao
- Central & South America
- Theobroma cacao
- Central & South America
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Hibisceae
- Wercklea ferox - Costa Rica
Marantaceae
- Goeppertia marantifolia - C. America to Ecuador
- Thalia geniculata
- Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Melastomataceae
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Melastomeae
- Arthrostemma ciliatum - Colombia, Ecuador
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Sonerileae
- Monolena primuliflora - Ecuador, Peru
Menispermaceae
Subfamily Menispermoideae
Tribe Tiliacoreae
- Chondrodendron tomentosum
- Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia
Menyanthaceae
- Nymphoides indica
- tropical areas worldwide
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Dorstenieae
- Dorstenia contrajerva - central and south America
Muntingiaceae
- Muntingia calabura
- tropical America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Cypripedioideae
Tribe Phragmipedieae
- Phragmipedium lindenii - NW. Venezuela to C. Ecuador
- Phragmipedium longifolium
- Costa Rica to Ecuador, Brazil (Goiás)
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Xylobium variegatum
- S. Trop. America
- Lycaste macrophylla 'Hermarl' - N. & W. South America
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Trigonidium egertonianum - Mexico to Columbia & Ecuador
- Brassia jipijapensis - Ecuador (Manabí)
- Cischweinfia dasyandra - Costa Rica to Ecuador
- Oncidium cristatum - Ecuador to Peru
- Oncidium fuscatum - Panama to Peru and N. Brazil
- Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata - Colombia to Peru and Brazil
- Gongora rufescens
- Colombia to Ecuador
- Gongora scaphephorus - Ecuador to Peru
- Stanhopea jenischiana - Colombia to NW. Venezuela and S. Ecuador
- Trichoceros antennifer - W. South America
- Kefersteinia tolimensis - NW. & N. Venezuela to Ecuador
- Pescatoria wallisii - W. Ecuador
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Epidendrum rigidum
- I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
- Scaphyglottis longicaulis - C. America to NW. Ecuador
- Acianthera aphthosa
- W. South America to SE. & S. Brazil
- Acianthera casapensis - Venezuela to W. South America
- Myoxanthus affinis - W. South America
- Pleurothallis gargantua - Ecuador (Carchi)
- Pleurothallis longipedicellata - Costa Rica to Ecuador
- Pleurothallis nuda - W. South America to N. Venezuela
- Pleurothallis prolaticollaris - north central Ecuador
- Specklinia brighamii
- S. Mexico to Ecuador, Caribbean
- Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata - Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis restrepioides - SW. Colombia to N. Peru
- Zootrophion hirtzii - NC. Ecuador
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranchideae
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla pompona
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
- Passiflora sanguinolenta
- Ecuador
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
- Trichostigma peruvianum
- Peruvian Andes
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
- Peperomia serpens
- Mexico to South America
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics
- Panicum sphaerocarpon - SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil
Polemoniaceae
Subfamily Cobaeoideae
Tribe Cantueae
- Cantua quercifolia - Peru, Boliva, n Chile
Subfamily Cobaeoideae
Tribe Cobaeeae
- Cobaea scandens
- tropical America
Polypodiaceae
Subfamily Polypodioideae
Tribe non-grammitid ferns
- Solanopteris brunei
- western tropical South America
Rhizophoraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Rhizophoreae
- Rhizophora mangle
- tropical America
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum - S. Trop. America
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Posoquerieae
- Posoqueria longiflora
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Solanaceae
Subfamily Nicotianoideae
- Nicotiana glauca
- s. Bolivia, n. Argentina
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Capsiceae
- Lycianthes asarifolia - South America
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Datureae
- Brugmansia pittieri - Colombia - high and geographically isolated Indian village of Sibundoy W/C
- Brugmansia versicolor
- Guayaquil Basin (Ecuador)
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Iochroma cyaneum Royal Blue - Ecuador
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Solaneae
- Solanum pimpinellifolium - Ecuador & Peru, naturalized elsewhere
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urera baccifera
- American tropics and into the subtropics
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lantaneae
- Lantana camara
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus alata - Mexico to Columbia, Brazil
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
W/C = Wild Collected
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