The systematic distribution of vascular epiphytes - a critical update

• Published in: Botanical journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 171; no. 3; pp. 453 - 481
• Main Author: Zotz, Gerhard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2013; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: accidental epiphytes; Bromeliaceae; Comparative studies; hemiepiphytes; intraspecific variation; life form; Orchidaceae; Plant diversity; vines

Vascular epiphyte species exclusively, or at least primarily, germinate and grow on other plants without contact with the soil and, in contrast to mistletoes, without parasitizing their hosts. The last review of the systematic distribution of this diverse group of plants dates back more than two dec...