Epiphytic orchids on arborescent Velloziaceae and Cyperaceae: Extremes of phorophyte specialisation

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 505-512

  Porembski, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; ECOLOGY; EPIPHYTE; SPECIALIZATION; TOLERANCE; VASCULAR PLANT;

AFRICA; BRAZIL; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AFROTRILEPIS; AFROTRILEPIS PILOSA; CONSTANTIA CIPOENSIS; CYPERACEAE; EPIDENDRUM; ORCHIDACEAE; POLYSTACHYA; POLYSTACHYA MICROBAMBUSA; PROSTHECHEA; PSEUDOLAELIA VELLOZICOLA; VELAMEN; VELLOZIA; VELLOZIACEAE; VESPA; XEROPHYTA;

EID: 26444512750     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2003.tb00424.x     Document Type: Article

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