En los bosques nativos ecuatorianos se han identificado un total de 5172 especies útiles, de las cuales el 60% (3118 especies) registran un uso medicinal. El grupo étnico de los Kichwas del Oriente son los que presentan el mayor número de uso de las plantas con cerca de 1587 especies.
symbol opens the species list as an interactive key.
Research checklists are pre-compiled by biologists.
This is a very controlled method for building a species list, which allows for
specific specimens to be linked to the species names within the checklist and thus serve as vouchers.
Specimen vouchers are proof that the species actually occurs in the given area. If there is any doubt, one
can inspect these specimens for verification or annotate the identification when necessary.