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Lithophytes are
plants that grow in or on rocks. They can be
classified as
either epilithic (or epipetric) or endolithic;
epilithic lithophytes grow on...
- The
leaves of
Macodes sanderiana, a
semiterrestrial or rock-hugging ("
lithophyte") orchid, show a
sparkling silver and gold
veining on a
light green background...
- a
range of
habitats as
epiphytes (on
branches or
trunks of trees) or
lithophytes. It has a
continuous distribution along the east
coast of
Australia and...
- lithagogue, lithic, lithography, lithology, lithophile, lithophone,
lithophyte, lithosphere, lithotomy, megalith, Mesolithic, microlite, monolith, monolithic...
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water shortage.
Plants which grow on
trees or
rocks (as
epiphytes or
lithophytes) also
experience variations in
water availability. Salinity, high light...
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Utricularia aureomaculata is a small,
probably annual,
lithophyte carnivorous plant that
belongs to the
genus Utricularia. U. aureomaculata is endemic...
- the host tree has been
overwhelmed and killed. It can also grow as a
lithophyte in a
crevice in a rock or a man made structure. It is
sometimes planted...
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family Orchidaceae.
Orchids in this
genus are
monopodial epiphytes or
lithophytes with long, co**** roots, short,
leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers...
- Gesneriaceae,
native to
southern China and
northern Vietnam. An
epiphyte and
lithophyte, it is
found growing in
forests at
elevations from 1,300 to 2,200 m (4...
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Peperomia tuisana is a
species of perennial,
lithophyte or
epiphyte from the
genus Peperomia. It was
first described by
Casimir de
Candolle and published...
