Table 1 Main plant groups used in Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador and plant origin
From: Shadows of the colonial past – diverging plant use in Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador
Number of species PERU | Number of species ECUADOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | |||
Dicotyledoneae | 434 | 85 | 182 | 85 |
Monocotyledoneae | 46 | 9 | 20 | 9.3 |
Pteridophyta | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5.5 |
Gymnospermae | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Algae | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
Lichenes | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
Total | 510 | 100 | 215 | 100 |
Indigenous | 424 | 83 | 179 | 83 |
Introduced | 86 | 17 | 36 | 17 |