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Lorena Riofrío
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto s/n, Loja, Ecuador
Carlos Naranjo
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto s/n, Loja, Ecuador
José Iriondo
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, E-28040 - Madrid, Spain
Elena Torres
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, E-28040 - Madrid, Spain
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Spatial structure of Pleurothallis, Masdevallia, Lepanthes and Epidendrum epiphytic orchids in a fragment of montane cloud forest in South Ecuador
Lankesteriana: Volumen 7, Número 1-2
Enviado: Mar 11, 2015
Publicado: Jun 17, 2015
Resumen
Orchids are the most diverse family of vascular plants in Ecuador with 228 genera and nearly 4000 species. More than 60% of these species are epi- phytes, being Pleurothallis R.Br., Epidendrum L., Lepanthes Sw. and Masdevallia Ruiz & Pav., with 472, 358, 314 and 226 species respectively, some of the genera with greater number of epiphytic orchids (Dodson 1994-2003).