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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
34
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 24
Near Threatened 18
Least Concern 253
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 106
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

true senna

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

mamey

Mammea americana

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

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

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

sandboxtree

Hura crepitans

Not Evaluated

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Blowball

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cress

Acmella oleracea

Not Evaluated

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

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

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Christplant

Euphorbia milii

Not Evaluated

Sausage Tree

Kigelia africana

Least Concern

mamey

Pouteria sapota

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Annual Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Not Evaluated

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

Hedgehog gourd

Cucumis dipsaceus

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Green wattle

Acacia decurrens

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

African senna

Senna didymobotrya

Least Concern

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Candelabra Tree

Araucaria angustifolia

Critically Endangered

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

Palisade signalgrass

Urochloa brizantha

Not Evaluated

Brownbeard rice

Oryza rufipogon

Least Concern

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

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