Table 4.
The epiphyllous communities in Mt. Alab, a mossy cloud (elfin) forest at 1900–1940 m elevation.
| Leaf surface area in cm2 | 100 | 75 | 72 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 35 | 80 | 63 | 36 | 100 | 35 | 16 | 67 | 22 | 27 | 50 | 15 | 60 | 36 | 207 | 41 | 26 | 120 | |
| Cover of epiphylls in % of leaf surface | 30 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 40 | 70 | 40 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 30 | 45 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 55 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 65 | 65 | 2 | |
| Species number of each leaf | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| Drepanolejeuna thwaitesiana (Mitt.) Steph. | X | X | . | . | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | . | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | X | X | . | . | |
| Diplasiolejeunea jovet-astiae Grolle | X | X | . | X | . | X | . | . | X | X | . | X | . | X | . | . | X | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | |
| Drepanolejeunea dactylophora (Nees et al.) Schiffn. | . | . | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | X | X | . | . | X | . | X | |
| Cololejeunea peraffinis (Schiffn.) Schiffn. | . | X | . | . | X | X | X | . | . | X | X | . | X | X | . | X | . | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | |
| Leptolejeunea elliptica (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Schiffn. | . | X | X | . | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | X | |
| Drepanolejeunea pentadactyla (Mont.) Steph. | X | . | X | X | . | . | X | X | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | X | . | . | . | |
| Microlejeunea punctiformis (Taylor) Steph. | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | X | . | |
| Drepanolejeunea tenera K.I.Goebel | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | |
| Cololejeunea haskarliana (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Schiffn. | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | X | . | X | . | X | X | . | |
| Drepanolejeunea vesiculosa (Mitt.) Steph. | X | . | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | X | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Cololejeunea ensifera Tixier | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | |
| Leptolejeunea subdentata Herzog | . | . | X | . | X | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Frullania ramuligera (Nees) Mont. | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | |
| Cololejeunea dozyana (Sande Lac.) Schiffn. | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | |
| Cololejeunea macounii (Underw.) A.Evans | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Cololejeunea stephanii Benedix | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | |
| Cheilolejeunea trapezia (Nees et al.) R.M.Schust. & Kachroo | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | |
| Colura tenuicornis (A.Evans) Steph. | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Cololejeunea papillosa (K.I.Goebel) Mizut. | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | |
| Cololejeunea sphaerodonta Mizut. | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | X | . | . | . | |
| Colura verdornii Herzog & Ast | . | X | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | |
| Drepanolejeunea aff. serricalyx Herzog | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | |
| Lejeunea sp. | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | |
| Leptolejeunea maculata (Mitt.) Schiffn. | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | |
| Frullania sp. | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Drepanolejeunea fissicornua Steph. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Microlejeunea constricta (Grolle) Grolle | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Radula tjibodensis K.I.Goebel | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | |
| Schiffneriolejeunea tumida (Nees) Gradst. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Cheilolejeunea aff. ventricosa (Schiffn.) Xiao L.He | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Cheilolejeunea occlusa (Herzog) T.Kodama & N.Kitag. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Cheilolejeunea meyeniana (Nees et al.) R.M.Schust. & Kachroo | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Cololejeunea cf. filicaulis Steph. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | |
| Cololejeunea magnilobula (Horik.) S.Hatt. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Cololejeunea sp. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Colura sp. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Drepanolejeunea teysmannii Steph. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Drepanolejeunea ternatensis (Gottsche) Schiffn. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Lopholejeunea eulopha (Taylor) Schiffn. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | |
| Metalejeunea cucullata (Reinw. et al.) Grolle | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Myriocoleopsis minutissima (Sm.) R.L.Zhu et al. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Leaf surface area in cm2 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 20 | 50 | 145 | 18 | 110 | 65 | 13 | 20 | 60 | 86 | 60 | 93 | 20 | FR |
| Cover of epiphylls in % of leaf surface | 20 | 65 | 60 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 60 | 5 | 50 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 60 | A |
| Species number of each leaf | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 50 |
| Drepanolejeuna thwaitesiana (Mitt.) Steph. | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | . | X | . | X | . | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | . | X | X | . | 32 |
| Diplasiolejeunea jovet-astiae Grolle | X | . | X | X | . | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | . | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | . | 26 |
| Drepanolejeunea dactylophora (Nees et al.) Schiffn. | X | . | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | 26 |
| Cololejeunea peraffinis (Schiffn.) Schiffn. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | X | 22 |
| Leptolejeunea elliptica (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Schiffn. | X | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | X | X | . | . | X | X | . | X | . | 21 |
| Drepanolejeunea pentadactyla (Mont.) Steph. | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | X | X | X | . | 18 |
| Microlejeunea punctiformis (Taylor) Steph. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | X | . | X | X | X | X | . | . | X | . | 16 |
| Drepanolejeunea tenera K.I.Goebel | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | 13 |
| Cololejeunea haskarliana (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Schiffn. | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 12 |
| Drepanolejeunea vesiculosa (Mitt.) Steph. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | X | . | 12 |
| Cololejeunea ensifera Tixier | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | 11 |
| Leptolejeunea subdentata Herzog | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | X | X | X | . | . | 10 |
| Frullania ramuligera (Nees) Mont. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | 9 |
| Cololejeunea dozyana (Sande Lac.) Schiffn. | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | X | 8 |
| Cololejeunea macounii (Underw.) A.Evans | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | 8 |
| Cololejeunea stephanii Benedix | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | 8 |
| Cheilolejeunea trapezia (Nees et al.) R.M.Schust. & Kachroo | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | X | . | . | X | . | 7 |
| Colura tenuicornis (A.Evans) Steph. | X | . | . | . | . | X | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 7 |
| Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | 6 |
| Cololejeunea papillosa (K.I.Goebel) Mizut. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| Cololejeunea sphaerodonta Mizut. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| Colura verdornii Herzog & Ast | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| Drepanolejeunea aff. serricalyx Herzog | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| Lejeunea sp. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| Leptolejeunea maculata (Mitt.) Schiffn. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | 4 |
| Frullania sp. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 |
| Drepanolejeunea fissicornua Steph. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | 2 |
| Microlejeunea constricta (Grolle) Grolle | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
| Radula tjibodensis K.I.Goebel | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
| Schiffneriolejeunea tumida (Nees) Gradst. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
| Cheilolejeunea aff. ventricosa (Schiffn.) Xiao L.He | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Cheilolejeunea occlusa (Herzog) T.Kodama & N.Kitag. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Cheilolejeunea meyeniana (Nees et al.) R.M.Schust. & Kachroo | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Cololejeunea cf. filicaulis Steph. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Cololejeunea magnilobula (Horik.) S.Hatt. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Cololejeunea sp. | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Colura sp. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Drepanolejeunea teysmannii Steph. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Drepanolejeunea ternatensis (Gottsche) Schiffn. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Lopholejeunea eulopha (Taylor) Schiffn. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Metalejeunea cucullata (Reinw. et al.) Grolle | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Myriocoleopsis minutissima (Sm.) R.L.Zhu et al. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |