Specimen Distribution
Plate VII
Orchids outnumber the next two families combined
Plates cataloged by plant family · Real Expedición Botánica, 1783–1816
1,847
912
634
438
371
296
Orchidaceae
Asteraceae
Bromeliaceae
Rubiaceae
Melastomataceae
Poaceae
500
1,000
1,500
Fig. 1 — Plates by taxonomic family, Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reino de Granada