“Wayfarer, there is no path, you make the path as you go.”
TREKKING IN
ECUADOR
Robert & Daisy Kunstaetter
THE MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS
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Plants
(Appendix D, Supplement)


The following are some of the plants commonly found along the trekking routes described in this book. For additional information see the flora references listed in Appendix B: Further Reading.

Click here to see this list sorted by English name.

Ecuadorean
Spanish / Quichua*
English Scientific Name (Latin)

achupallapuya (terrestrial bromeliad)Puya spp
aguacatillolaurelNectandra spp
alisoalderAlnus spp
almohadillascushion plantsAzorella spp, Werneria spp
anturioanthuriumAnthurium spp
arquitecta Culcitium reflexum
arrayán Eugenia spp,
Myrcianthes spp
bromelia, huicundobromeliadfamily Bromeliaceae
caña guadúabamboo
(thick, lowland)
Guadua spp
cacho de venado, taruga rinri*deer's antlersHalenia weddeliana
camachoelephant's earXanthasoma spp
campanilla, ashpacorral*bomariaBomaria spp
canelo Nectandra spp
cascarilla, chinchonacinchona, red barkCinchona succirubra
cedro Cedrela/Swietenia spp
ceibokapokfamily Bombacaceae
chocho, alpaturilupinLupinus spp
cholán Tecoma stans
chontaduro Bactris spp
chuquiragua*chuquiraguaChuquiragua spp
cipréscypressCupressus macrocarpa
copal Dialanthea spp
cucardahibiscusHibiscus spp
ericácea Ceratostema alatum
espadañabambusoid grass
(tall and broad)
family Poaceae
faiqueAcaciaAcacia macracantha
flecha, pintobambusoid grass
(sharp leaf tips)
family Poaceae
flor de CristoepidendrumEpidendrum spp
frailejón, sangurima* Espeletia spp
fusciafuchsiaFuchsia spp
gañal* Oreocallis grandiflora
gencianagentianGentiana/Gentianella spp
gesneriagesneriadfamily Gesneriacease
guanto, guantug* Brugmansia spp
guarumocecropiaCecropia spp
helecho arborecentetree fernCyathea spp
helechofern 
higuerónfigFicus spp
hortensiahydrangeaHydrangea spp
jata, abanico Loricaria ferruginea
lancetillaindian paint brushCastilleja pumila
laurel Cordia alliodora
licopodioclub mossHuperzia/Lycopodium spp
margaritadaisyfamily Asteraceae
mírame lindaimpatiensImpatiens spp
molle Capparis mollei,
Schinus molle
mortiñoblueberryVaccinium floribundum
motilón Hyeronima spp
musgomoss 
orquídeaorchidfamily Orchidaceae
pajatussock grassStipa ichu, Festuca spp, Calamagrotis spp
palma de cera,
palma de ramos
Andean Wax PalmCeroxylon spp
palma, palmerapalmfamily Arecaceae
pantzas, yagual, quinuapolylepisPolylepis spp
paraguas de pobrepoor-man's umbrellaGunnera spp
pega-pega, popamistletoefamily Loranthacease
piquil*, fical Gynoxis buxifolia
platanilloheliconiaHeliconia spp
porotón, guatoerythrinaErythrina spp
pujín* Hesperomeles spp
pumamaqui* Oreopanax spp
quishuar* Buddleja incana
romerillo (tree), sisínpodocarpusPodocarpus spp
romerillo de páramo (bush)Saint John's wortHypericum larcifolium
senecio,
orejas de burro
 Culcitium spp
sigsesword grassCortadeira spp
sobraliasobraliaSobralia spp
sunfo Macromeria nubigena
surobamboo
(thin, highland)
Chusquea spp
tagua, corozotagua palmPhytelephas spp
taxo*passion fruitPassiflora mollisima
zapatilla, zapatitocalceolariaCalceolaria sp
zapote, sapote Capparis scabrida