Re: FW: "accidental epiphyte"

From: Jody Haynes webmaster at plantapalm.com> on 2000.06.17 at 15:37:45(4818) Mark, I have not personally witnessed any such "accidental epiphytic" aroid, but I can refer you to a photo of such a cycad: . If this can occur with the New World's largest cycad, I see no reason why this wouldn't also happen with aroids. Jody +More -- Jody Haynes Corresponding Secretary, Editor & Webmaster Palm & Cycad Societies of Florida (PACSOF) Virtual Palm & Cycad Encyclopedias Website: & Seedbank Facilitator, Webmaster & List Owner Azafady Madagascar Seedbank Website: E-mail List: > ---------- > From: "Dr. Mark W. Moffett" > Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 16:06:00 -0700 > To: hyndman@aroid.org > Subject: "accidental epiphyte" > > I am finishing an invited paper for the journal BIOTROPICA on the > terminology of canopy biology. I am wondering whether there is such a > thing as a vine (or similarly a 2ndary hemiepiphyte) that can be an > "accidental epiphyte" by sprouting sometimes in the canopy say in the > soil of a branch crotch, rather than on the ground. In flooded or > innundated forests this might even be common, I should think. > > I'm hopeful you can send this question out to the aroid community in > case anyone has seen examples. This would be a new and interesting type > of behavior. > > I'll send the same e-mail to Don Burns in case you are not around. > Would love any thoughts on this. > > best, > > mark > > Mark W. Moffett > respond to: moffett@uclink4.berkeley.edu > University of California at Berkeley, Integrative Biology

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