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
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae
- Alternanthera brasiliana
- West Indies to Brazil
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Eucharideae
- Eucharis candida
- Ecuador, occasional in north Peru & se Colombia
- Urceolina x grandiflora
- W. Colombia to W. Ecuador
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
- 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
- Philodendron verrucosum
- Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru
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
- Monstera dubia
- tropical Central and South 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 friedrichsthalii
- Central America, northern South America
- 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
- 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 caerulea
- Peru, Ecuador
- 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
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna jaegeriana
- Hispaniola to Puerto Rico, NW. Venezuela to W. South America
- Canna tuerckheimii
- Mexico to Ecuador
W/C
Clusiaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Clusieae
- Clusia hammeliana
- northern South America
W/C
- Clusia rosea
- Caribbean region
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Cochliostema odoratissimum
- C. & W. South America
Costaceae
- Costus aff. guanaiensis
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
- Costus asplundii
- S. Colombia to Peru
- Costus chartaceus
- SE. Colombia to E. Ecuador
W/C
- Costus comosus var. bakeri
- S. Mexico to Ecuador
- Costus lasius
- C. & S. Trop. America
- Costus pulverulentus
- Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador
- Costus scaber
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Dimerocostus strobilaceus
- C. & S. Trop. America
Cyclanthaceae
Subfamily Carludovicioideae
- Carludovica palmata
- Mexico to Boliva
- Ludovia integrifolia
- Nicaragua to Peru
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea dodecaneura
- S. Trop. America
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
- Cavendishia bracteata
- southern Mexico to Bolivia
- Ceratostema silvicola
- Ecuador
- Macleania coccoloboides
- Ecuador (endemic)
- Macleania smithiana
- Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Manihot esculenta
- W. South America to Brazil
Fabaceae
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
Malpighiaceae
- Banisteriopsis caapi
- tropical South 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
Marantaceae
- Calathea aff. micans
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Calathea metallica
- Colombia to Peru and N. Brazil
- Calathea variegata
- Trinidad to S. Trop. America
W/C
- Goeppertia marantifolia
- C. America to Ecuador
- Maranta arundinacea
- Mexico to Trop. America
W/C
- Pleiostachya pruinosa
- SE. Mexico 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
Metaxyaceae
- Metaxya rostrata
- Mexico to South America
W/C
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 besseae
- Ecuador, Peru
- Phragmipedium longifolium
- Costa Rica to Ecuador, Brazil (Goiás)
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Catasetum pileatum
- northern South America
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Trigonidium egertonianum
- Mexico to Columbia & Ecuador
- Brassia jipijapensis
- Ecuador (Manabí)
- 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
- Pescatoria wallisii
- W. Ecuador
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Cattleya luteola
- Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru
- Epidendrum rigidum
- I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
- Scaphyglottis longicaulis
- C. America to NW. Ecuador
- Acianthera casapensis
- Venezuela to W. South America
- Myoxanthus affinis
- W. South America
- Pleurothallis longipedicellata
- Costa Rica to Ecuador
- Pleurothallis nuda
- W. South America to N. Venezuela
- Pleurothallis prolaticollaris
- north central Ecuador
- Pleurothallis truncata
- Ecuador
- Specklinia brighamii
- S. Mexico to Ecuador, Caribbean
- Specklinia grobyi
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata
- Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Stelis argentata
- S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Trichosalpinx chamaelepanthes
- Colombia, Ecuador, 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
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
- Trichostigma peruvianum
- Peruvian Andes
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
- Peperomia prostrata
- Ecuador
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
- Panicum sphaerocarpon
- SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Vittarioideae
- Adiantum macrophyllum
- tropical Central and South America, Caribbean
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
Salviniaceae
- Salvinia auriculata
- 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
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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