Richness of Colchic vegetation: comparison between refugia of south-western and East Asia

Kikvidze, Zaal; Ohsawa, Masahiko

doi:10.1186/1472-6785-1-6

BMC Ecology

Table 1 List of angiosperm and gymnosperm families and their size (number of species) in the Colchic flora

From: Richness of Colchic vegetation: comparison between refugia of south-western and East Asia

#	Family	Size	47	Linaceae	10	94	Callitrichaceae	2
1	Asteraceae	346	48	Amaranthaceae	8	95	Ceratophyllaceae	2
2	Poaceae	230	49	Polygalaceae	8	96	Cucurbitaceae	2
3	Fabaceae	192	50	Thymelaeaceae	8	97	Elaeagnaceae	2
4	Apiaceae	148	51	Aceraceae	7	98	Elatinaceae	2
5	Brassicaceae	116	52	Aristolochiaceae	7	99	Haloragaceae	2
6	Caryophyllaceae	114	53	Betulaceae	7	100	Hydrocaryaceae	2
7	Rosaceae	114	54	Convolvulaceae	7	101	Juglandaceae	2
8	Cyperaceae	108	55	Cuscutaceae	7	102	Juncaginaceae	2
9	Lamiaceae	107	56	Urticaceae	7	103	Loranthaceae	2
10	Scrophulariaceae	103	57	Asparagaceae	6	104	Melanthiaceae	2
11	Boraginaceae	60	58	Convallariaceae	6	105	Menyanthaceae	2
12	Campanulaceae	60	59	Oleaceae	6	106	Nymphaeaceae	2
13	Ranunculaceae	52	60	Rhamnaceae	6	107	Portulacaceae	2
14	Orchidaceae	46	61	Verbenaceae	6	108	Resedaceae	2
15	Polygonaceae	43	62	Cistaceae	5	109	Saururaceae	2
16	Euphorbiaceae	38	63	Cuppressaceae	5	110	Staphyleaceae	2
17	Primulaceae	33	64	Oxalidaceae	5	111	Trilliaceae	2
18	Rubiaceae	33	65	Plantaginaceae	5	112	Acteaceae	1
19	Dipsacaceae	32	66	Pyrolaceae	5	113	Anthericaceae	1
20	Geraniaceae	25	67	Alismataceae	4	114	Aquifoliaceae	1
21	Onagraceae	25	68	Berberidaceae	4	115	Asphodelaceae	1
22	Orobanchaceae	24	69	Commelinaceae	4	116	Balsaminaceae	1
23	Papaveraceae	23	70	Droseraceae	4	117	Butomaceae	1
24	Hyacintaceae	22	71	Hydrocharitaceae	4	118	Buxaceae	1
25	Salicaceae	22	72	Lythraceae	4	119	Capparidaceae	1
26	Saxifragaceae	22	73	Pinaceae	4	120	Celtidaceae	1
27	Solanaceae	22	74	Santalaceae	4	121	Daticasceae	1
28	Gentianaceae	21	75	Sparganiaceae	4	122	Ebenaceae	1
29	Juncaceae	21	76	Tamaricaceae	4	123	Empetraceae	1
30	Violaceae	20	77	Typhaceae	4	124	Hemerocallidaceae	1
31	Alliaceae	19	78	Vacciniacieae	4	125	Lauraceae	1
32	Malvaceae	19	79	Anacardiaceae	3	126	Monotropaceae	1
33	Helleboraceae	18	80	Araceae	3	127	Najadaceae	1
34	Hypericaceae	18	81	Araliaceae	3	128	Peganaceae	1
35	Crassulaceae	17	82	Cannabinaceae	3	129	Phytolaccaceae	1
36	Chenopodiaceae	16	83	Celastraceae	3	130	Platanaceae	1
37	Valerianaceae	15	84	Colchicaceae	3	131	Polemoniaceae	1
38	Potamogetonaceae	13	85	Cornaceae	3	132	Punicaceae	1
39	Amaryllidaceae	12	86	Dioscoreaceae	3	133	Rafflesiaceae	1
40	Iridaceae	12	87	Grossulariaceae	3	134	Rutaceae	1
41	Liliaceae	12	88	Lemnaceae	3	135	Simaroubaceae	1
42	Fagaceae	11	89	Lentibulariaceae	3	136	Smilacaceae	1
43	Asclepiadaceae	10	90	Moraceae	3	137	Taxaceae	1
44	Caprifoliaceae	10	91	Paeoniaceae	3	138	Tiliaceae	1
45	Corylaceae	10	92	Ulmaceae	3	139	Zygophyllaceae	1
46	Ericaceae	10	93	Vitaceae	3

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