- a
rheophyte. In
order to
prevent being uprooted by the
rushing currents,
rheophytes have an
extremely strong wide
spreading root system.
Rheophytes comprise...
- both
parasites (Parasitaxus),
epiphytes (Zamia pseudoparasitica) and
rheophytes (Retrophyllum minus).
Conifers are by far the most
abundant extant group...
- "Microsorium" or "Microsoreum". It
includes some
species that are
lithophytic rheophytes. The
genus Phymatosorus is
included in
Microsorum in the Pteridophyte...
- the
family Araceae,
native to
Kalimantan on Borneo. It is an
obligate rheophyte,
found on
granite boulders alongside small streams. "Bucephalandra chimaera...
- water, as they
prefer alluvial soils. They can
occur from
shrublands of
rheophytes, in
areas often subjected to flooding, to
rainforests where they flourish...
-
genus of the
family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1790.
These are
rheophytes and
usually found in
groups at
riverbanks in India,
southern China, Southeast...
- then
sends roots back to the soil. In rare
cases they are
terrestrial rheophytes (plants that grow in fast-flowing water).
Their bast
fibers have typically...
-
Cryptocoryne on the
other hand
exhibit convolute vernation. Helophytes,
rarely rheophytes, with
thick creeping rhizome; leaf
blade simple,
ovate to
almost linear...
- the
family Araceae,
native to
Kalimantan on Borneo. It is a
facultative rheophyte,
found on
granite along high
altitude riversides. "Bucephalandra kishii...
- "Living
under water for up to four
months of the year:
observations on the
rheophytes of the
Mekong River in the Pha Taem
National Park area (Thailand/Laos...
