Ecology and population structure of a terrestrial mycoheterotrophic orchid, Aphyllorchis montana Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae) in Soppinabetta forests of the Western Ghats, India.

Autor: Sinu, Palatty Allesh, Sinu, Neethu, Chandrashekara, Kruthik
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Zdroj: Journal of Threatened Taxa; Aug2012, Vol. 4 Issue 9, p2915-2919, 5p, 1 Chart, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: The article presents the study on the ecology and breeding system of a terrestrial mycoheterotrophic orchid, Aphyllorchis montana in Soppinabetta forests (SBF) of the Western Ghats, India. It states that fourteen different SBF in Sringeri area of the Western Ghats, India were surveyed from July 2007-September 2008. The study revealed that A. montana was distributed in a cluttered manner in forest fragments indicating that the germination took place in the vicinity of fruiting orchid.
Databáze: Complementary Index