Most tropical forests consist of a dense stem count, presenting many opportunities for epiphytes to find a niche and diversify. Orchidaceae is a strong example of biodiversity in a tropical cloud forest, which is supported by representing one of the largest families within angiosperms and containing countless epiphytic species. Their unique abilities to survive as epiphytes are showcased in their complex root systems. A key structure to these impressive root systems are the outermost layer termed the velamen. The velamen is comprised of spongy dead cells ranging from one to eighteen cells thick. This sheath-like layer serves as a source of protection and absorption for the interior of the system, and consequently the overall fitness of the ...
The survival of plants in epiphytic environments depends on vegetative adaptations capable to defrau...
The evolutionary success of orchids is to a large extent driven by the ability to colonize epiphytic...
Vascular epiphytes are an extremely diverse and prevalent plant-form of neotropical cloud forests, a...
Most tropical forests consist of a dense stem count, presenting many opportunities for epiphytes to ...
ABSTRACT Root morphology is expected to respond to environmental conditions. Two earlier studies rep...
Ten recently fallen trees in the Lower Montane Wet Forest (1550-1650 m) and Lower Montane Rain Fores...
Neotropical montane forests are characterized by their great abundance and high diversity of epiphyt...
Orchids are one of the most diverse organisms in Costa Rica with over 1460 documented species. They ...
Plants in the Orchidaceae (the orchid family) have evolved in diverse and physically stressful hab...
Research in forest canopies has been restricted by access difficulties for a long time, however in t...
The present study compared roots of terrestrial and epiphytic Orchidaceae, analyzing the anatomical ...
Epiphytic orchids have been studied for the adaptations they possess to help them deal with xeric co...
Orchids are the most diverse family of vascular plants in Ecuador with 228 genera and nearly 4000 sp...
Orchidaceae is one of the largest families of vascular plants, distributed in almost all terrestrial...
Tropical montane cloud forests have a high diversity and abundance of epiphytes that have drought re...
The survival of plants in epiphytic environments depends on vegetative adaptations capable to defrau...
The evolutionary success of orchids is to a large extent driven by the ability to colonize epiphytic...
Vascular epiphytes are an extremely diverse and prevalent plant-form of neotropical cloud forests, a...
Most tropical forests consist of a dense stem count, presenting many opportunities for epiphytes to ...
ABSTRACT Root morphology is expected to respond to environmental conditions. Two earlier studies rep...
Ten recently fallen trees in the Lower Montane Wet Forest (1550-1650 m) and Lower Montane Rain Fores...
Neotropical montane forests are characterized by their great abundance and high diversity of epiphyt...
Orchids are one of the most diverse organisms in Costa Rica with over 1460 documented species. They ...
Plants in the Orchidaceae (the orchid family) have evolved in diverse and physically stressful hab...
Research in forest canopies has been restricted by access difficulties for a long time, however in t...
The present study compared roots of terrestrial and epiphytic Orchidaceae, analyzing the anatomical ...
Epiphytic orchids have been studied for the adaptations they possess to help them deal with xeric co...
Orchids are the most diverse family of vascular plants in Ecuador with 228 genera and nearly 4000 sp...
Orchidaceae is one of the largest families of vascular plants, distributed in almost all terrestrial...
Tropical montane cloud forests have a high diversity and abundance of epiphytes that have drought re...
The survival of plants in epiphytic environments depends on vegetative adaptations capable to defrau...
The evolutionary success of orchids is to a large extent driven by the ability to colonize epiphytic...
Vascular epiphytes are an extremely diverse and prevalent plant-form of neotropical cloud forests, a...