Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: The outstandingly speciose epiphytic flora of a single strangler fig ( Ficus crassiuscula ) in a Peruvian montane cloud forest
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: The outstandingly speciose epiphytic flora of a single strangler fig ( Ficus crassiuscula ) in a Peruvian montane cloud forest
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热带山地云雾林：秘鲁山地云雾林中一棵扼杀榕（Ficus crassiuscula）的独特附生植物群
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2011
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J. Kirkpatrick
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D. Catchpole;J. Kirkpatrick
从秘鲁山地云林中一棵绞杀无花果 (Ficus crassiuscula) 的树冠和树干中采集到了 190 种全附生维管束植物和 5 种半附生维管植物。绝大多数维管束物种很少出现，表明云林内斑驳分布的物种比例很高。维管束附生植物中有 114 种是兰花，37 种是蕨类植物，17 种是凤梨科植物。 73 种兰花属于侧耳亚科 (Pleurotallidinae)。秘鲁是全球剩余未改造热带山地云林的据点之一。然而，有关秘鲁主题的云森林研究相对较少。单棵树的附生植物物种丰富度突出，凸显了云雾林对全球生物多样性的重要性，以及在秘鲁云雾林内开展更多研究和保护举措的紧迫性。
An unprecedented total of 190 holo-epiphytic and five hemi-epiphytic vascular plant species were collected from the canopy and the trunk of a single strangler fig (Ficus crassiuscula) in a Peruvian montane cloud forest. A large majority of the vascular species were rare in occurrence, suggesting a high proportion of patchily distributed species within the cloud forest. One hundred and fourteen of the vascular epiphyte species were orchids, 37 species were ferns, and 17 species were bromeliads. Seventy-three of the orchid species belonged to the Pleurothallidinae. Peru is one of the global strongholds of remaining unmodified tropical montane cloud forest. However, cloud forest studies on any topic emanating from Peru are relatively rare. The outstanding epiphyte species richness of a single tree highlights both the importance of cloud forests for global biodiversity, and the urgency for more research and conservation initiatives within the cloud forests of Peru.