Abstract
Epiphyte diversity and abundance were surveyed in trees that were felled by a logging operation in the Cameroonian semi-deciduous rain forest to determine the importance of pteridophytes. Six host tree species were surveyed, including 150 individual phorophytes. Triplochiton scleroxylon hosted the greatest number of pteridophytes while Canarium schweinfurthii and Terminalia superba hosted the fewest. Of the 78 epiphytic species recorded, the largest groups were the monocotyledons (51 species) and the pteridophytes (20 species), while the dicotyledons (7 species) were the smallest. Regardless of the host, pteridophytes represented over 25% of the epiphytic flora. More than 5 pteridophytes were always hosted by each of the individual host trees. Within the pteridophytes, Polypodiaceae (8 species) was the most diversified family, followed by Davalliaceae (5 species) and Aspleniaceae (4 species). Factor analysis showed no strict specificity between tree species and pteridophytes.
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Claim · model-written summary
Triplochiton scleroxylon hosted the most pteridophytes.
- Taxon
- Triplochiton scleroxylon
Triplochiton scleroxylone0 - Interactor
- pteridophytese0other
- Outcome
- number of pteridophytese0
- Direction
- greateste0
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e0“Triplochiton scleroxylon hosted the greatest number of pteridophytes”
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Canarium schweinfurthii hosted among the fewest pteridophytes.
- Taxon
- Canarium schweinfurthii
Canarium schweinfurthiie0 - Interactor
- pteridophytese0other
- Outcome
- pteridophytese0
- Direction
- feweste0
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e0“Canarium schweinfurthii and Terminalia superba hosted the fewest. Of the 78 epiphytic species recorded, the largest groups were the monocotyledons (51 species) and the pteridophytes”
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Terminalia superba hosted among the fewest pteridophytes.
- Taxon
- Terminalia superba
Terminalia superbae0 - Interactor
- pteridophytese0other
- Outcome
- pteridophytese0
- Direction
- feweste0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Canarium schweinfurthii and Terminalia superba hosted the fewest. Of the 78 epiphytic species recorded, the largest groups were the monocotyledons (51 species) and the pteridophytes”
Claim · model-written summary
The survey recorded 78 epiphytic species.
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e0“Of the 78 epiphytic species recorded”
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Monocotyledons accounted for 51 epiphytic species.
- Taxon
- monocotyledonsLiliopsidae0
- Outcome
- monocotyledonse0
- Value
- 51 speciese0
Verbatim
e0“the monocotyledons (51 species)”
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Pteridophytes accounted for 20 epiphytic species.
Verbatim
e0“the pteridophytes (20 species)”
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Dicotyledons accounted for seven epiphytic species, the smallest group.
Verbatim
e0“the dicotyledons (7 species) were the smallest”
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Pteridophytes represented over one quarter of the epiphytic flora regardless of host.
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e0“Regardless of the host, pteridophytes represented over 25% of the epiphytic flora”
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Each host tree had more than five pteridophytes.
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e0“More than 5 pteridophytes were always hosted by each of the individual host trees”
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Polypodiaceae was the most diverse pteridophyte family, with eight species.
- Taxon
- PolypodiaceaePolypodiaceaee0
- Outcome
- most diversified familye0
- Value
- 8 speciese0
Verbatim
e0“Polypodiaceae (8 species) was the most diversified family”
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Davalliaceae comprised five species.
- Taxon
- DavalliaceaeDavalliaceaee0
- Outcome
- Davalliaceaee0
- Value
- 5 speciese0
Verbatim
e0“Davalliaceae (5 species)”
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Aspleniaceae comprised four species.
- Taxon
- AspleniaceaeAspleniaceaee0
- Outcome
- Aspleniaceaee0
- Value
- 4 speciese0
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e0“Aspleniaceae (4 species)”
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Factor analysis found no strict tree species specificity for pteridophytes.
- Taxon
- pteridophytese0
- Interactor
- tree speciese0other
- Outcome
- specificity between tree species and pteridophytese0
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e0“Factor analysis showed no strict specificity between tree species and pteridophytes”