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. 2015 Jan 6;7:plu092. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plu092

Table 2.

Studies reporting extreme basic host specificity.

References Epiphyte species Epiphyte family Endemic Host species/genus Host family Host life form Habitat Other trees?
Copeland (1916) Stenochlaena areolaris Blechnaceae Yes Pandanus simplex1 Pandanaceae Tree n/a n/a
Cortez (2001) Trichomanes capillaceum Hymenophyllaceae No Alsophila spp., Cyathea spp., Dicksonia spp. Cyatheaceae, Dicksoniaceae Tree fern n/a Present
da Mota et al. (2009) Lepanthopsis vellozicola Orchidaceae Yes Vellozia compacta Velloziaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a
Hernández and Diaz (2000) Tetramicra malpighiarum Orchidaceae Yes Malpighia sp. Malpighiaceae Shrub Forest n/a
La Croix et al. (1991) Polystachya dendrobiiflora Orchidaceae n/a Xerophyta spp. Velloziaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a
Lecoufle (1964) Cymbidiella falcigera1 Orchidaceae Yes Raphia sp. Arecaceae Palm n/a n/a
Cymbidiella pardalina1 Orchidaceae Yes Platycerium madagascariense Polypodiaceae Epiph. herb n/a n/a
Li and Dao (2014) Coelogyne pianmaensis Orchidaceae Yes Tsuga spp. Pinaceae Tree Forest Present
Matias et al. (1996) Constantia cipoensis Orchidaceae Yes Vellozia piresiana, Vellozia compacta Velloziaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a
Mayo et al. (2000) Anthurium bromelicola subsp. bromelicola Araceae Yes Hohenbergia sp. Bromeliaceae Terr. herb Outcrop n/a
Anthurium bromelicola subsp. bahiense Araceae Yes Aechmea sp. Bromeliaceae Terr. herb Coastal n/a
Mesler (1975) Ophioglossum palmatum Ophioglossaceae No Sabal palmetto Arecaceae Palm Forest Present
Morris (1968) Polystachya johnstonii Orchidaceae n/a Xerophyta splendens Velloziaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a
Porembski (2003) Polystachya microbambusa Orchidaceae No Afrotrilepis pilosa Cyperaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a
Polystachya pseudodisa Orchidaceae No Afrotrilepis pilosa Cyperaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a
Polystachya odorata var. trilepidis Orchidaceae Yes Afrotrilepis pilosa Cyperaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a
Polystachya dolichophylla Orchidaceae No Afrotrilepis pilosa Cyperaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a
Pseudolaelia vellozicola Orchidaceae n/a n/a Velloziaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a
Schimper (1888) Trichomanes polypodioides1 Hymenophyllaceae No n/a n/a Tree fern Forest n/a
Zygopetalum sp. Orchidaceae n/a n/a n/a Tree fern n/a n/a
Sehnem (1977) Zygopetalum maxillare Orchidaceae n/a n/a n/a Tree fern n/a n/a
Pecluma truncorum Polypodiaceae n/a n/a n/a Tree fern n/a n/a
Song et al. (2009) Thrixspermum odoratum Orchidaceae Yes Quercus bawanglingensis Fagaceae Tree Forest Present
Soto Arenas (1994) Laelia speciosa Orchidaceae Yes Quercus deserticola Fagaceae Tree Forest Absent
Tremblay et al. (1998) Lepanthes caritensis Orchidaceae Yes Micropholis guianensis Sapotaceae Tree Forest Present
Válka Alves et al. (2008) Vriesea oligantha Bromeliaceae No Vellozia spp. Velloziaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop Present
Epidendrum saxatile Orchidaceae No Vellozia spp. Velloziaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop Present
Van den Berg et al. (2006) Leptotes vellozicola Orchidaceae Yes Vellozia sp. Velloziaceae Shrubby monocot Outcrop n/a

Plant names follow The Plant List (2013, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/).

n/a, not available (no information given in publication); Endemic, notes whether epiphyte species has a small distributional range; Other trees?, notes whether other potential hosts are present in the area to which publication refers.

1A different species name was used in the original publication.