Publisher's Synopsis
This publication deals with the plant diversity of the high Andes of Ecuador. Its form is that of a checklist, and it supplements two earlier issues of the "AAU Reports": number 24 is a checklist of the vascular plants of the Amazonian part of Ecuador; and number 30 which deals with the Andes, gives descriptions and keys to the woody genera. Together, these publications form part of the inventory of the plant resources of Ecuador.