UPDATED IN 18⋅10⋅2023
Following SSAA (SEE), rankings brings lists of genera and families, under various criteria (endemisms, occurrences, diversity within a country, etc.), and at different geographical levels (country, continent). Many of the data exposed here are those obtained from the direct search of the VPA, without taking into account the considerations listed in the SSAA. The rankings are organized into 5 categories. Many data of worldwide diversity in some groups follows Flora of North America, Flora of China, World Checklist of Selected Plants Families and Christenhusz & Bing (Phytotaxa, 2016). The numbers on a global scale, except for some cases of New World genera, follow Plants of World On Line.
1. LARGEST DIVERSITIES...
... of endemic families, by countries
12 |
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AUSTRALIA |
PETERMANNIACEAE, DORYANTHACEAE, BLANDFORDIACEAE, BORYACEAE, DASIPOGONACEAE, ECDOCOLEIACEAE, AUSTROBAYLEIACEAE, CEPHALOTACEAE, EMBLINGIACEAE, APHANOPETALACEAE, MACARTHURIACEAE, TETRACARPACEAE |
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5 |
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MADAGASCAR |
SARCOLAENACEAE, PHYSENACEAE, SPHAEROSAPALACEAE, BARBEUIACEAE, ASTEROPEIACEAE |
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5 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
LANARIACEAE, BRUNIACEAE, GRUBBIACEAE, RORIDULACEAE, GEISSOLOMATACEAE |
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3 |
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NEW CALEDONIA |
AMBORELLACEAE, ONCOTHECACEAE, PHELLINACEAE |
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1 |
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FIJI |
DEGENERIACEAE |
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1 |
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CHINA |
EUCCOMIACEAE |
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1 |
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NAMIBIA |
TIGANOPHYTACEAE |
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1 |
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ARGENTINA |
HALOPHYTACEAE |
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1 |
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CHILE |
GOMORTEGACEAE |
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1 |
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MEXICO |
SETCHELANTHACEAE |
2,767 |
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BRAZIL |
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2,706 |
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MEXICO |
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... of trees (via Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 2017)
TOTAL |
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ENDEMICS |
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8,715 |
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BRAZIL |
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4,333 |
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BRAZIL |
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5,776 |
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COLOMBIA |
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2,991 |
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MADAGASCAR |
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5,142 |
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INDONESIA |
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2,584 |
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AUSTRALIA |
... of a family in a single country by number of species, in New World (numbers direct from VPA); mexican number follows Villaseñor (Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016, table 2, pg. 04).
4,293 |
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ECUADOR |
in ORCHIDACEAE. |
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4,254 |
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COLOMBIA |
in ORCHIDACEAE. |
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3,244 |
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MEXICO |
in ASTERACEAE (SEE). |
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2,834 |
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BRAZIL |
in FABACEAE. |
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2,753 |
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BRAZIL |
in ORCHIDACEAE. |
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2,365 |
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PERU |
in ORCHIDACEAE. |
383 |
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MEXICO |
in ASTERACEAE. |
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271 |
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BRAZIL |
in ASTERACEAE. |
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226 |
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COLOMBIA |
in ORCHIDACEAE. |
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213 |
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ECUADOR |
in ORCHIDACEAE. |
... of endemic genera in a single family in a single country, in New World; Mexican data follows Almanaque Z numbers (SEE).
73 |
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BRAZIL |
ASTERACEAE |
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59 |
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MEXICO |
ASTERACEAE |
2. LARGEST RATES...
... of endemics in a centenary national country genera, by country in New World:
95.55% |
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BRAZIL |
215 of 225 spp. in VELLOZIACEAE of New World are endemics to Brazil. |
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69.09% |
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MEXICO |
351 of 508 spp. CRASSULACEAE of New World are endemics to Mexico. |
... of endemics in a centenary national country family, by country, in New World:
99.02% |
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BRAZIL |
102 of 103 spp. of Barbacenia (VELLOZIACEAE) are endemic to Brazil - one occur in SE Venezuela. |
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89.772% |
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MEXICO |
158 of the 176 Mammillaria (CACTACEAE) are only found in Mexico; 4 are absent in Mexico. |
... of endemisms, in New World, in a non-insular country:
54.8% |
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BRAZIL |
c. 18,916 of 34,512 [Sept, 2022] |
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50.5% |
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MEXICO |
c. 11,832 of 23,407 |
3. LARGEST FAMILIES (mainly by POWO numbers)...
... absents in Brazil, by number of species
BALSAMINACEAE |
1,094 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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PAPAVERACEAE |
1,048 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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FAGACEAE |
975 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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PANDANACEAE |
962 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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LILIACEAE |
755 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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DIPTEROCARPACEAE |
540 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
... absents in New World, by number of genera
PEDALIACEAE |
11 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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STILBACEAE |
11 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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SARCOLAENACEAE |
10 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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PITTOSPORACEAE |
9 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
... Top 10 Brazil, but non Top 10 World
... in Brazil, withour endemic genera, by World diversity
CYPERACEAE |
5,928 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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ROSACEAE |
5,521 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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ERICACEAE |
4,588 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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BRASSICACEAE |
4,192 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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RANUNCULACEAE |
3,878 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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PIPERACEAE |
3,835 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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BORAGINACEAE |
3,440 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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ASPARAGACEAE |
3,364 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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PRIMULACEAE |
3,330 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
... in number of exxogenera
ASTERACEAE |
257 |
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ORCHIDACEAE |
95 |
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POACEAE |
60 |
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CACTACEAE |
59 |
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FABACEAE |
56 |
... absent in Brazil, by number of genera
PAPAVERACEAE |
45 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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SAXIFRAGACEAE |
40 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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POLEMONIACEAE |
27 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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DIPTEROCARPACEAE |
16 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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MONTIACEAE |
14 |
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FAGACEAE |
8 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
... absent in New World, by number of species
PANDANACEAE |
962 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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PITTOSPORACEAE |
298 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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NEPENTHACEAE |
179 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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CASUARINACEAE |
91 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
... Top 10 World, but non Top 10 Brazil
... in Brazil, without endemic species, by World diversity
AIZOACEAE |
1,808 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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CRASSULACEAE |
1,740 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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XANTHORRHOEACEAE |
1,243 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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PLUMBAGINACEAE |
1,133 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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GOODENIACEAE |
464 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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ZYGOPHYLLACEAE |
288 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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CISTACEAE |
279 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
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CALCEOLARIACEAE |
263 |
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ADOXACEAE |
225 [POWO, NOV 2022] |
... Brazilian, in proportion of exxogenera
BRASSICACEAE |
45 of 49 (91,83%) |
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CALYCERACEAE |
1 of 8 (87,5%) |
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ZYGOPHYLLACEAE |
9 of 11 (81,8%) |
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FRANCOACEAE |
4 of 5 (80%) |
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BORAGINACEAE |
11 of 14 (78,5%) |
4. LARGEST GENERA (mainly by POWO numbers)...
... in angiosperms
Hieracium |
ASTERACEAE [POWO, OUT 2023] |
4,574 |
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Astragalus |
FABACEAE [POWO, OUT 2023] |
3,066 |
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Taraxacum |
ASTERACEAE [POWO, OUT 2023] |
2,470 |
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Piper |
PIPERACEAE [POWO, OUT 2023] |
2,408 |
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Bulbophylum |
ORCHIDACEAE [POWO, OUT 2023] |
2,168 |
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Carex |
CYPERACEAE [POWO, OUT 2023] |
2,061 |
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Euphorbia |
EUPHORBIACEAE [POWO, NOV 2022] |
2,040 |
... endemic to South America
Microlicia |
MELASTOMATACEAE |
285 |
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Dyckia |
BROMELIACEAE |
219 |
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Adesmia |
FABACEAE |
204 |
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Gynoxys |
ASTERACEAE |
130 |
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Neoregelia |
BROMELIACEAE |
114 |
... in Brazil without endemic species
Maripa |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
12 |
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Drymonia |
GESNERIACEAE |
10 |
... in number of unbrazilian South American species
Epidendrum |
ORCHIDACEAE |
1,229 |
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Stelis |
ORCHIDACEAE |
1,021 |
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Piper |
PIPERACEAE |
917 |
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Miconia |
MELASTOMATACEAE |
850 |
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Anthurium |
ARACEAE |
808 |
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Peperomia |
PIPERACEAE |
785 |
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Lepanthes |
ORCHIDACEAE |
756 |
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Senecio |
ASTERACEAE |
586 |
... endemic to New World
Miconia |
MELASTOMATACEAE |
1,884 |
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Epidendrum |
ORCHIDACEAE |
1,764 |
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Anthurium |
ARACEAE |
1,267 |
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Stelis |
ORCHIDACEAE |
1,210 |
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Lepanthes |
ORCHIDACEAE |
1,094 |
... absent in South America
Dendrobium |
ORCHIDACEAE [POWO, NOV 2022] |
1,606 |
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Syzygium |
MYRTACEAE [POWO, NOV 2022] |
1,231 |
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Impatiens |
BALSAMINACEAE [POWO, NOV 2022] |
1,113 |
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Acacia |
FABACEAE [POWO, NOV 2022] |
1,084 |
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Rhododendon |
ERICACEAE [POWO, NOV 2022] |
1,089 |
... in tree diversity worldwide
Syzygium |
MYRTACEAE |
1,069 |
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Eugenium |
MYRTACEAE |
884 |
... in rare species in Brazil
Microlicia |
MELASTOMATACEAE |
75 |
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Paepalanthus |
ERIOCAULACEAE |
67 |
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Chamaecrista |
FABACEAE |
52 |
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Diplusodon |
LYTHRACEAE |
43 |
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Piper |
PIPERACEAE |
40 |
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Xyris |
XYRIDACEAE |
31 |
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Calliandra |
FABACEAE |
28 |
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Begonia |
BEGONIACEAE |
27 |
...in a single country, in New World:
588 |
Miconia |
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BRAZIL
[POWO, FEV 2024]
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550 |
Epidendrum |
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COLOMBIA
[POWO, FEV 2024]
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|
546 |
Miconia |
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COLOMBIA
[POWO, FEV 2024]
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538 |
Epidendrum |
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ECUADOR |
|
523 |
Stelis |
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ECUADOR |
|
471 |
Eugenia |
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BRAZIL |
|
467 |
Carex |
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UNITED STATES |
|
455 |
Myrcia |
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BRAZIL |
|
450 |
Piper |
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PERU |
|
434 |
Stelis |
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COLOMBIA |
...endemic in a country in New World:
114 |
Neoregelia |
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BRAZIL |
|
65 |
Cryptanthus |
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BRAZIL |
|
62 |
Ortophytum |
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BRAZIL |
|
56 |
Nidularium |
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BRAZIL |
|
56 |
Leucoryne |
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CHILE |
|
54 |
Actinocephalus |
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BRAZIL |
|
42 |
Alcantarea |
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BRAZIL |
|
34 |
Copiapoa |
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CHILE |
|
34 |
Bertolonia |
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BRAZIL |
|
33 |
Stigmatodon |
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BRAZIL |
Miconia represents 44% of the Melastomataceae in Brazil, with a diversity of 579 spp., the largest for the same genus in a single country in the New World, and in a ranking that includes Hieracium in Norway (1,343), Hieracium in Sweden (1,192), Acacia in Australia (1,075), Astragalus in the Iran (850), Eucalyptus in Australia (c. 756), Erica in South Africa (c. 660), Hieracium in Finland (598) as one of the largest on the planet, and is also the largest genus in Colombia (541), Venezuela (348), the second largest in Peru (411) and the third largest in Ecuador (364).
5. LARGEST EXXOGENERA...
... in number of species of South America
Gentianella |
GENTIANACEAE |
195 |
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Telipogon |
ORCHIDACEAE |
188 |
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Cyrtochilum |
ORCHIDACEAE |
187 |
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Gynoxys |
ASTERACEAE |
130 |
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Dracula |
ORCHIDACEAE |
127 |
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Nototriche |
MALVACEAE |
110 |
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Ageratina |
ASTERACEAE |
98 |
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Nolana |
SOLANACEAE |
94 |
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Fernandezia |
ORCHIDACEAE |
92 |
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Nasa |
LOASACEAE |
86 |
... endemic to New World
Ageratina |
ASTERACEAE |
307, 98 in South America |
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Agave |
ASPARAGACEAE |
270, 8 in South America |
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Eriogonum |
POLYGONACEAE |
253, 1 in South America |
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Telipogon |
ORCHIDACEAE |
244, 186 in South America |
... endemic to South America
Espeletia |
ASTERACEAE |
139 |
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Gynoxys |
ASTERACEAE |
130 |
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Nototriche |
MALVACEAE |
110 |
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Nolana |
SOLANACEAE |
94 |
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Andinia |
ORCHIDACEAE |
77 |
... WORLDWIDE
GENUS |
FAMILY |
WORLDWIDE |
SOUTH AMERICA |
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Astragalus |
FABACEAE |
3,069 |
117 |
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Silene |
CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
886 |
23 |
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Sedum |
CRASSULACEAE |
c. 755 |
42 |
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Pedicularis |
OROBANCHACEAE |
678 |
1 |
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Primula |
PRIMULACEAE |
521 |
2 |
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Potentilla |
ROSACEAE |
493 |
5 |
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Artemisia |
ASTERACEAE |
475 |
5 |
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Saxifraga |
SAXIFRAGACEAE |
470 |
2 |
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Quercus |
FAGACEAE |
460 |
1 |
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Erigeron |
ASTERACEAE |
457 |
36 |
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Draba |
BRASSICACEAE |
431 |
82 |
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