The systematic distribution of vascular epiphytes-a critical update

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 453-481

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Accidental epiphytes; Bromeliaceae; Hemiepiphytes; Intraspecific variation; Life form; Orchidaceae; Vines

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIPHYTE; EVOLUTION; GERMINATION; GROWTH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; VASCULAR PLANT;

BROMELIACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 84874376942     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/boj.12010     Document Type: Article

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