epiphytic

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_Daphne, _ jessamine, _Arum, Begonia, Cyrtandraceae, _ pepper, fig, _Menispermum, _ wild cinnamon, _Scitamineae, _ several epiphytic orchids, vines, and ferns in great abundance.

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  • In this habitat, epiphytes are limited by substrate and nutrient availability, and AGs are considered the most important substrate for vascular epiphytes due to their porous texture and enriched N, K, and P relative to other insect carton or surrounding soil This nest houses the ants Camponotus femoratus and Crematogaster levior and the epiphytic plants Peperomia macrostachya and —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Winkler M, Hülber K, Hietz P (2005) Effect of canopy position on germination and seedling survival of epiphytic bromeliads in a Mexican humid montane forest. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • These associations range from relatively inconsequential (transient epiphytic saprophytes) to substantial (epiphytic commensals, mutualistic symbionts, endophytes, or pathogens). —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • In nature orchids are either epiphytic or terrestrial. —  Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska
  • Well the orchids that are epiphytic will require regular and more frequent waterings over roots that are free to dry out in between. —  Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska
 

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