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Gains and losses of the epiphytic lifestyle in epidendroid orchids: review and new analyses of succulence traits.
Annals of botany - 25 Nov 2023
Collobert Géromine, Perez-Lamarque Benoît, Dubuisson Jean-Yves, Martos Florent
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Epiphytism has evolved repeatedly in plants and has resulted in a considerable number of species with original characteristics. Because water supply is generally erratic compared to that in soils, succulent forms in particular are widespread in epiphytic species. However, succulent organs also exist in terrestrial plants, and the question of the concomitant evolution of epiphytism and...
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