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Clark, John L., David A. Neill, and Mercedes Asanza. Floristic Checklist of the Mache-Chin tains of Northwestern Ecuador. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, 180 pages (including 23 figures). Ail inventory of the vascular plants of the Mache-Chindul Mountains is p collecting expeditions beginning in 1991 to present. The Mache-Chindul Mountains reach an elevation of 800 located in northwestern Ecuador in the southernmost part of the province of Esmeraldas (00 21'N 79 44'W) a most part of the province of Manabi (00 25'S 79 57'W). The Pacific Ocean lies 20-30 km due west and the equa middle of this mountain range. The Mache-Chindul range occupies about 400 km2 and harbors the last large trac forest in Ecuador, an area less than 4% of its original size. Important protected areas include the Reserva Chindul, Bilsa Biological Station, Bosque Protector Cerro Pata de Pájaro, and the …