Plagiochila deflexa Mont. & Gottsche

Notes. – A species with an unusual distribution, being common in Hawaii and additionally found in Central America (HEINRICHS et al., 2002) and in the northern Andes, where it is rare (GRADSTEIN, in press). The collection made by Allioni, near Rosario along the road from Gualaquiza to Azuay, is the southernmost record of the species.