Structural adaptations of two sympatric epiphytic orchids (Orchidaceae) to a cloudy forest environment in rocky outcrops of Southeast Brazil

The survival of plants in epiphytic environments depends on vegetative adaptations capable to defraud different stresses. Based on the structural diversity of the Orchidaceae, the current study has the objective of relating the anatomical structure of Dichaea cogniauxiana and Epidendrum secundum wit...

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Main Authors: Ana Sílvia Franco Pinheiro, José Pires de Lemos Filho, Rosy Mary dos Santos Isaias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2013-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442013000400006&lng=en&tlng=en