Exploring island syndromes: Variable matrix permeability in Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Orchidaceae), a specialist lithophyte of tropical Asian inselbergs

IntroductionPlants confined to island-like habitats are hypothesised to possess a suite of functional traits that promote on-spot persistence and recruitment, but this may come at the cost of broad-based colonising potential. Ecological functions that define this island syndrome are expected to gene...

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Main Authors: Zhe Zhang, Jihong Li, Somran Suddee, Somsanith Bouamanivong, Leonid V. Averyanov, Stephan W. Gale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1097113/full