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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
17,643,060
Area
276,841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

mamey

Mammea americana

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf-Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa

Not Evaluated

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Data Deficient

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

Golden shower

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Purple mombin

Spondias purpurea

Least Concern

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

sandboxtree

Hura crepitans

Not Evaluated

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

giant bamboo

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Least Concern

cup-and-saucer-vine

Cobaea scandens

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

American Plane

Platanus occidentalis

Least Concern

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Figleaf gourd

Cucurbita ficifolia

Not Evaluated

Grannyvine

Ipomoea tricolor

Not Evaluated

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

good-luck-plant

Cordyline fruticosa

Least Concern

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

canary-creeper

Tropaeolum peregrinum

Not Evaluated

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Mexican weeping pine

Pinus patula

Not Evaluated

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Christplant

Euphorbia milii

Not Evaluated

assai palm

Euterpe oleracea

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Adherent Bristle-grass

Setaria adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Sorghum

Sorghum arundinaceum

Least Concern

Annual Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Not Evaluated

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

bataua palm

Oenocarpus bataua

Least Concern

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

Hedgehog gourd

Cucumis dipsaceus

Not Evaluated

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Green wattle

Acacia decurrens

Least Concern

Montpellier Broom

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Candelabra Tree

Araucaria angustifolia

Critically Endangered

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