Widespread mycorrhizal specificity correlates to mycorrhizal function in the neotropical, epiphytic orchid Ionopsis utricularioides (Orchidaceae)

2007 ◽  
Vol 94 (12) ◽  
pp. 1944-1950 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T. Otero ◽  
N. S. Flanagan ◽  
E. A. Herre ◽  
J. D. Ackerman ◽  
P. Bayman
Keyword(s):  
Epiphytic Orchid ◽  
Mycorrhizal Specificity

scholarly journals Acclimatization of the endangered Mexican epiphytic orchid, Laelia speciosa (H.B.K.) Schltr

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Mireya Ortega-Loeza ◽  
Rafael Salgado-Garciglia ◽  
Carlos Gómez-Alonso ◽  
Irene Ávila-Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Epiphytic Orchid ◽  
Laelia Speciosa

Population decline in the epiphytic orchid Aspasia principissa

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Zotz ◽  
Gerold Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Population Decline ◽  
Epiphytic Orchid

Mycorrhizal specificity in the fully mycoheterotrophic Hexalectris Raf. (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae)

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1303-1316 ◽  
Author(s):  
AARON H. KENNEDY ◽  
D. Lee TAYLOR ◽  
LINDA E. WATSON
Keyword(s):  
Mycorrhizal Specificity

scholarly journals Phylogeography of the Neotropical epiphytic orchid, Brassavola nodosa: evidence for a secondary contact zone in northwestern Costa Rica

Heredity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 662-674
Author(s):  
Dorset W. Trapnell ◽  
J. L. Hamrick ◽  
Patrick A. Smallwood ◽  
Tyler R. Kartzinel ◽  
Caitlin D. Ishibashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Contact Zone ◽  
Secondary Contact ◽  
Epiphytic Orchid ◽  
Secondary Contact Zone

High mycorrhizal specificity in the mycoheterotrophic Burmannia nepalensis and B. itoana (Burmanniaceae)

Mycoscience ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 444-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki Ogura-Tsujita ◽  
Hidetaka Umata ◽  
Tomohisa Yukawa
Keyword(s):  
Mycorrhizal Specificity

scholarly journals Host Tree Identity Influences Leaf Nutrient Relations of the Epiphyte Dendrobium guamense Ames.

Horticulturae ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Marler
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Nutrient Deficiency ◽  
Host Tree ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Epiphytic Orchid ◽  
Green Leaves ◽  
Manganese Zinc ◽  
Host Identity ◽  
Calcium Iron ◽  
Iron Manganese

Epiphytic orchid species grow in stressful conditions that include nutrient deficiency. A greater understanding of the factors that influence epiphytic orchid nutrition may benefit conservationists and horticulturists. Green and senesced leaf nutrient concentrations of the epiphytic Dendrobium guamense were quantified among six host tree species to more fully understand the role of contrasting host identity. Green leaves for D. guamense plants on species with vertical stems contained greater nitrogen, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, and boron concentrations. Green leaves for D. guamense plants on species with horizontal stems contained greater phosphorus, magnesium, and copper concentrations. Senesced D. guamense leaves followed similar patterns among the host species for all elements except calcium, manganese, and boron. The stoichiometry among green leaf macronutrients indicated nitrogen was most limiting, and the limitation was more severe for plants on horizontal stems. Carbon:nitrogen of senesced leaves indicated D. guamense plants on vertical stems produced higher quality leaf litter, predicting slower decomposition of orchid leaf litter from plants growing on hosts with horizontal stems. The results may improve horticultural decisions to support conservation efforts and show that host identity is a variable that should be more fully studied to understand epiphyte biology.

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