Floristic composition of vascular epiphytes in a disturbed forest of the Douala- Edea National Park (Cameroon)
Table 1.
Epiphytic species richness of the Douala-EdeaNational Park.
|
| Species |
Families |
Life-forms |
LD |
MD |
HD |
Occurrence (%) |
|
|
| Asplenium nidus L. |
Aspleniaceae |
S |
+ |
+ |
- |
6.89 |
|
| Asplenium L. |
Aspleniaceae |
S |
+ |
+ |
- |
5.57 |
|
| Bulbophyllum calamarium Lindl. |
Orchidaceae |
S |
+ |
+ |
- |
0.87 |
|
| Campylospermum laxiflora (De Wild & T. Durand) Tiegh. |
Ochnaceae |
H |
- |
- |
+ |
0.22 |
|
| Cercestis dinklagei Eng. |
Araceae |
H |
+ |
+ |
- |
3.5 |
|
| Cercestis Schott |
Araceae |
H |
+ |
+ |
+ |
16.5 |
|
| Culcasia P. Beauv. |
Araceae |
H |
+ |
+ |
+ |
30.27 |
|
| Ficus Tourn. ex L. |
Moraceae |
H |
+ |
+ |
+ |
1.09 |
|
| Funtumia africana (Bent.) Stapf. |
Apocynaceae |
C |
- |
+ |
- |
0.11 |
|
| Haumania danckelmaniana (J. Braun and K. Schum) Milne-Redh. |
Marantaceae |
H |
- |
+ |
+ |
15.74 |
|
| Lomariopsis guineensis (Underw.) Alston |
Lomariopsidaceae |
H |
+ |
- |
- |
3.28 |
|
| Microgramma C. Presl |
Polypodiaceae |
S |
+ |
+ |
- |
0.55 |
|
| Nephrolepis bisserata (Sw.) Schott |
Dryopteridaceae |
S |
+ |
- |
- |
1.2 |
|
| Passiflora L. |
Passifloraceae |
H |
- |
- |
+ |
0.22 |
|
| Piper L. |
Piperaceae |
H |
+ |
- |
- |
1.97 |
|
| Platycerium stemaria (P. Beauv .) Desv . |
Polypodiaceae |
S |
+ |
- |
- |
0.33 |
|
| Rhaphidophora africana N.E.Br. |
Araceae |
H |
+ |
+ |
+ |
10.49 |
|
| Stephania Kuntze. |
Menispermaceae |
H |
- |
- |
+ |
1.2 |
|
| C: Casual epiphyte; H: Hemi-epiphyte; S: Strict epiphyte; LD: low disturbed; MD: Moderately disturbed; HD: highly disturbed. + presence; - absence. |
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