Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Vegetation 215 
Arboles Arbustos 
250 - 
200 - 
150 - 
100 - 
507 
0 Fabaceae Lauraceae Rubiaceae Total : Rubiaceae Melastomataceae Asteraceae _ Total 
Caribe 0-800 Pac. 0-800 801-1500 1501-3800 Caribe 0-800 Pac. 0-800 = 801-1500 =: 1501-3800 
Hierbas Bejucos 
200 - 
150 - 
100 |- 
507 
: Poaceae Asteraceae Cyperaceae Total ” Fabaceae Convolvulaceae Cucurbitaceae Total 
Caribe 0-800 Pac. 0-800 = 801-1500 1501-3800 Caribe 0-800 Pac. 0-800 801-1500 1501-3800 
Epifitas 
° Orchidaceae Bromeliaceae Araceae 
Caribe 0-800 Pac. 0-800 801-1500 
Total 
1501-3800 
Fig. 5. Approximate numbers of species in the three families with the most species in each of five habit 
categories in Standley’s regions. 
