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Ceilán. Path going from Ceilán to Río Cononaco on the S side of Río Curaray. Primary forest.

Mutintz, SE of Makuma, ca. 1 km along trail to Tunantza. Secondary forest, ca 15-20 years old, on flat terrain.

Yangana

W and N of Pilaló, on Quevedo - Latacunga road. Montane forest and steep rocks.

Ponerihouen

Weed vegetation on rather dry place, in the town of Ibarra.

Páramo del ángel. Cloud forest with Espeletia and Puya.

Road Olmedo - Laguna San Marcos, W of the pass. Grazed paramo S of the road.

Volcán Iliniza, NE slope below the refugio. Sporadic vegetation in arenal.

On the N-side of Río Payomino about 8 km upstream from Coca. Riverside forest with Cecropia species.

Cotacachi - Apuela road. Disturbed montane forest on Hcda. Tablachupa.

Creek 3.5 km NW of Borja. Montane forest.

Río Aguarico. Partly cut rain forest at Dureno.

Trail at Romerillo towards entrance of Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Mountain-rain forest.

Road Pilaló - Zumbagua, 5 km above Pilaló. Montane forest.

Northern slopes of Cerro Corazón, between Hacienda la Granja and Hacienda El Pongo on road from Alóag. Montane scrub.

Estación Biológica Río Guajalito, in Quebrada Las Palmeras, km 59 along road Chillogallo-Alluriquín. Tall montane forest.

Loja-Zamora 12 km from Loja, on the finca of Dr. David Espinosa. Information of vernacular name and use: Daniel Chalán Cartuche, Saraguro-indian.

Río Grande, tributary of Río Cayapas at Zapallo Grande.

Road Yangana - Valladolid, c. 8 km S of Yangana. Forest remnants and open wet pasture.

Northeastern slope of Sincholagua. Paramo and scrub.

Ruderhegn

Khao Pok Yok near Banang Sata

Río Lagarto Cocha. 2 hours upstream from Río Aguarico. Black water inundated forest. America Cocha.

Along muletrack Tambillo - Manú.

Helsinge

Road Gualaceo-Plan de Milagro, 3.8 km E of pass. Open upper montane forest with Chusquea.

Río Cayapa, Zapallo Grande. 1 km upriver Río Zapallo Grande from the right bank a trail led into the forest. Gradually strongly disturbed forest became replaced with primary forest.

Cordillera de los Llanganates. Saddle between Río Muyu and Río Topo, 6.5 km WNW of Cerro Hermoso. Boggy paramo, surrounded by extensive clones of Swallenochloa.

Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Road Yangana - Valladolid, km 21. Vicinity of sample plot.

Rd. Zumba - Yangana, km 62. Vegetation remnants along stream and small waterfall.

Near Guayllabamba, N of Quito. Dry slopes and roadsides with some grazing.

Road Baeza - Tena, km 40 from Baeza. Virgin montane rain forest on steep slopes.

Slopes of Guagra Urcu, on the loma above upper Río Borja. NW exposed montane forest.

Road to Intag valley above Apuela. Montane forest and rocky slopes.

Parque Nacional Podocarpus, guardianía del rio Bombuscaro, bosque maduro.

La Paz-Puquer road, above Puquer. Mountain foreest remnants and fields.

Valley of Lloa, km 10 Lloa-Mindo road. Disturbed montane forest.

Volcán Cayambe, southern slope of the vulcanic cone. Glacial hanging valley near road to refugio. Lycopodium-swamp.

N of Volcán Los Puntos. In valley, paramo and scrub.

Vicinity of Mindo. Disturbed forest and secondary growth.

Northern slopes of Cerro Corazón, between Hacienda la Granja and Hacienda El Pongo on road from Alóag. Montane scrub and thicket in ravines.

San Marcos. Along trail leading to Río San Juan. Primary rain forest on terra firme. Ethobot. inform.: Herman Dinero.

Isla Puná. Path Campo Alegre-Agua Piedra, km 0-5. Xerophytic thickets and dry forest with seasonal ponds.

Km 10 on road Sigsig - Gualaquiza. Roadside, grassy slopes and Sphagnum-springs.

Oyacachi, ca 2 km below the village, opposite abandoned village. Tall montane forest on slightly sloping ground. Casajuchu.

Volcán Iliniza, NE slope below the refugio. Lee side of loma with cushion plants and arenal.

Randbøl Hede

Phu Hin Rong Kla

Río Cayapa, Zapallo Grande. Río Zapallo Grande (tributary of Río Cayapa) was followed in canoe 2 hours upriver. Riverbank vegetation.