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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 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

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Chia

Salvia hispanica

Not Evaluated

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

true senna

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

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

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

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

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

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

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

giant bamboo

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Least Concern

Blowball

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cress

Acmella oleracea

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

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

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

Adherent Bristle-grass

Setaria adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Sorghum

Sorghum arundinaceum

Least Concern

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