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.