Lack of Araceae in Young Forests Highlights the Importance of Mature Forest Conservation

Barrancos, Estefania P. Fernandez; Reid, J. Leighton; Hall, Jefferson S.

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“…Non-collected Araceae can grow wild because the seeds disperse outside the Araceae collection gardens. Barrancos et al (2019) andRenner (2004) reported Araceae could disperse via wind, water current, and animals, such as a bird. Furthermore, Araceae grow in a wide range of environments, so they are easy to find anywhere (Croat, 2019).…”

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Araceae Floristic and Potential Study in Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java, Indonesia

Asharo

Novitasari

Azizah

et al. 2022

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Bogor Botanical Gardens is a conservation area that assists the preservation of flora in Indonesia, including the Araceae. Araceae is often used by the public as medicine, food sources, and ornamental plants. Therefore, the Araceae is often used as an interesting research object and conservation efforts have commenced maintaining its sustainability. The purpose of this research was to determine the species of living Araceae and the potential possessed by each living Araceae species in the conservation area of the Bogor Botanical Gardens. This research was conducted on 8-9 June 2021 to determine the diversity and potential of the Araceae in Bogor Botanical Gardens. The method used in this research is the exploring method and data analysis using descriptive method. The result of this research revealed there were 60 species of Araceae consisting of 25 genera. The genera with the highest number of species are Philodendron. Two species of them are Araceae which has a habitat in the waters. A total of 33 species are terrestrial and 25 are epiphytic plants. Araceae have many potentials, such as food, aromatic, medicine, flavoring, animal feed, and ornamental plants. More than 50% of the Araceae species were used as ornamental plants.

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Araceae Floristic and Potential Study in Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java, Indonesia

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Azizah

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Vascular epiphytes are extraordinarily diverse in the tropical Andean region, reaching up to 50% of vascular plant species diversity at a local scale (Gentry and Dodson, 1987a,b). Compared to trees and terrestrial herbs, epiphytes are more vulnerable to forest alteration due to their environmental requirements such as higher humidity and substrate accumulation (Nadkarni, 2000;Köster et al, 2013;Barrancos et al, 2020). Seeds and spores of epiphytes arrive and colonize host trees, increasing species biomass and abundance in a well-establishedFrontiers in Forests and Global Change frontiersin.org

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Surviving in a new host: Eight years of monitoring translocated aroids, bromeliads, and orchids in the Andean forests in Colombia

Benavides¹,

Calderón-Caro²,

Canal³

2023

Front. For. Glob. Change

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Vascular epiphytes are extraordinarily diverse in the tropical Andean region. Compared to trees and terrestrial herbs, epiphytes are more vulnerable to forest alteration due to their structural dependence on trees and environmental requirements. Based on experimental approaches for ecological purposes, monitoring air pollutants, and seeking propagation alternatives, the rescue and translocation of vascular epiphytes (mainly bromeliads and orchids) from a threatened forest to a safer forest has been recently conducted in Colombia. Preliminary assessments indicate that epiphytes benefit from such well-planned measures, and their mortality and survival might be associated with extrinsic and intrinsic factors, which remain to be understood. We evaluated the survival of 16 vascular epiphyte species after translocation into a secondary forest in Antioquia (Colombia) for 8 years. We assessed the role of intrinsic (foliar area, number of leaves, initial pseudobulbs, stems or rosettes, functional group, and epiphyte species) and extrinsic factors (host tree species, bark water-holding capacity, type of substrate, location on the host tree, nutrients, and hormone addition) and the effect of climatic variables on plant survival. The overall mortality rate in this study ranked 1–7% per year, and survival decreased annually, reaching 44% by the end of the 8th year. Host tree species and intrinsic factors such as the functional group and epiphyte species significantly affected the probability of survival. Bromeliads, in particular, exhibited high mortality, which their monocarpic growth form could explain. Another group of species showing high mortality were the miniature orchids, Masdevalia amanda and M. platyglossa, and are associated with short life cycles. Five host tree species appear to affect the survival of translocated epiphytes; however, the factors or characteristics involved remain unclear. A higher seasonality of precipitation was related to the percentage of overall mortality. This result indicates that extreme precipitation events or drought reduce epiphyte longevity. In conclusion, our study suggests that a wide range of epiphytes may be successfully translocated to secondary forests in the Colombian Andes and demonstrates that the effective introduction of epiphyte assemblages may be useful for ecological restoration efforts in Andean forests.

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Are expanding rolled leaves of aroids used as shelter sites by arthropods? Effects of leaf size and environmental context

Lucas-García,

Aguirre-Jaimes,

Quijano-Cuervo

et al. 2023

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Lack of Araceae in Young Forests Highlights the Importance of Mature Forest Conservation

Cited by 3 publications

References 31 publications

Araceae Floristic and Potential Study in Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java, Indonesia

Araceae Floristic and Potential Study in Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java, Indonesia

Surviving in a new host: Eight years of monitoring translocated aroids, bromeliads, and orchids in the Andean forests in Colombia

Are expanding rolled leaves of aroids used as shelter sites by arthropods? Effects of leaf size and environmental context

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