Table 1. Most represented families and genera of tree species of Mexico.
Values represent number of species and, in brackets, their percentage with respect to the total.
| Family (overall) | Number of species (%) | Family (endemic to Mexico) | Number of endemic species (%) | Genus (overall) | Number of species (%) | Genus (endemic to Mexico) | Number of species endemic to Mexico (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabaceae | 513 (17.8) | Fabaceae | 229 (18.1) | Quercus | 133 (4.6) | Quercus | 84 (6.6) |
| 2 | Rubiaceae | 210 (7.3) | Rubiaceae | 91 (7.2) | Bursera | 85 (2.9) | Bursera | 75 (5.9) |
| 3 | Fagaceae | 134 (4.6) | Fagaceae | 84 (6.6) | Lonchocarpus | 79 (2.7) | Lonchocarpus | 51 (4.03) |
| 4 | Lauraceae | 131 (4.5) | Burseraceae | 76 (6.0) | Eugenia | 56 (1.9) | Ocotea | 22 (1.7) |
| 5 | Malvaceae | 112 (3.9) | Malvaceae | 59 (4.7) | Pinus | 45 (1.6) | Randia | 21 (1.6) |
| 6 | Myrtaceae | 92 (3.2) | Lauraceae | 57 (4.5) | Ocotea | 44 (1.5) | Eugenia | 20 (1.6) |
| 7 | Burseraceae | 90 (3.1) | Cactaceae | 53 (4.2) | Inga | 35 (1.2) | Magnolia | 20 (1.6) |
| 8 | Euphorbiaceae | 74 (2.6) | Euphorbiaceae | 39 (3.1) | Arachnothryx | 32 (1.1) | Arachnothryx | 19 (1.5) |
| 9 | Rosaceae | 60 (2.1) | Asparagaceae | 37 (2.9) | Randia | 30 (1.0) | Jatropha | 16 (1.3) |
| 10 | Cactaceae | 59 (2.0) | Rosaceae | 31 (2.4) | Coccoloba | 27 (0.9) | Pinus | 16 (1.3) |
| 11 | Salicaceae | 57 (2.0) | Rutaceae | 26 (2.1) | Yucca | 27 (0.9) | Yucca | 16 (1.2) |
| 12 | Pinaceae | 55 (1.9) | Anacardiaceae | 25 (1.9) | Cordia | 25 (0.9) | Aiouea | 15 (1.0) |
| 13 | Asparagaceae | 53 (1.8) | Myrtaceae | 24 (1.9) | Ficus | 25 (0.9) | Clethra | 13 (1.0) |
| 14 | Rutaceae | 53 (1.8) | Annonaceae | 22 (1.7) | Magnolia | 25 (0.9) | Stenocereus | 13 (1.0) |
| 15 | Annonaceae | 51 (1.8) | Malpighiaceae | 22 (1.7) | Palicourea | 23 (0.8) | Cephalocereus | 12 (0.9) |
| 16 | Moraceae | 43 (1.5) | Magnoliaceae | 20 (1.6) | Prunus | 23 (0.8) | Deppea | 11 (0.9) |
| 17 | Sapotaceae | 42 (1.5) | Pinaceae | 20 (1.6) | Sideroxylon | 23 (0.8) | Erythrina | 11 (0.9) |
| 18 | Anacardiaceae | 41 (1.4) | Salicaceae | 16 (1.3) | Morisonia | 22 (0.7) | Erythrostemon | 11 (0.9) |
| 19 | Arecaceae | 41 (1.4) | Arecaceae | 14 (1.1) | Psychotria | 22 (0.7) | Mimosa | 11 (0.9) |
| 20 | Asteraceae Boraginaceae | 41 (1.4) | Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Primulaceae, Rhamnaceae | 14 (1.1) | Aiouea | 21 (0.7) | Bauhinia Brongniartia, Diospyros, Inga, Esenbeckia, Malpighia, Parathesis, Prunus | 10 (0.8) |