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For the purposes of this category, Ecuador is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions; that is, it is as politically defined except that Galápagos is treated as distinct. For the flora of Galápagos, see Category:Flora of the Galápagos Islands, which is not a subcategory of this category.
The Endemic flora of Ecuador; For the purposes of this category, Ecuador is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions; that is, it is as politically defined except that Galápagos is treated as distinct.
Ecuador, [a] officially the Republic of Ecuador, [b] is a country in northwestern South America, ... Most of its fauna and flora live in 26 protected areas by the state.
Quito Botanical Garden (Spanish: Jardín Botánico de Quito) is a park, botanical garden, arboretum and greenhouse of 18,600 square meters in the city of Quito, Ecuador.It houses species of plants of the country (Ecuador is among the 17 richest countries in the world in native botanical species, an updated study on the classified Ecuadorian flora determined the existence of 17,000 species).
The park contains an exceptionally diverse flora, and has been considered the 'Botanical Garden of America'. Its high and low mountain-forest ecosystems, located in the Nudo de Sabanilla pass, and its very humid mountain and premontane forests in the basin of the Numbala River, have more than 4,000 species of plants including trees that can measure up to 40 metres (130 ft), like the romerillo ...
Flora of Ecuador (7 C, 1,471 P) Flora of the Amazon (1 C, 97 P) Fungi of Ecuador (1 C, 5 P) L. Lichens of Ecuador (38 P) This page was last edited on 29 November ...
The Machalilla National Park is the main conservation unit in the west of Ecuador, protecting remnants of dry and moist forests with many endemic plants and animals. 234 birds species have been found in the park, and 81 mammal species including the endemic fraternal fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fraterculus). However, the limited conservation ...
Amalophyllon ecuadoranum is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae.It is endemic to Ecuador.Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests from 500 to 1,000 meters elevation.