Research Article

Vascular Epiphytes in Doshke and Kurpaye: A Comparative Study, Gamo Gofa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Epiphyte species recorded from the study sites.

Accidental epiphytesHemiepiphytesTrue epiphytes

Achyranthes asperaSchefflera myrianthaAerangis brachycarpaDrynaria volkensii
Bersama abyssinicaUrera hypselodendronAerangis luteoalbaElaphoglossum lostii
Clausena anisataAmauropelta bergianaEulophia petersii
Commelina foliaceaArthropteris orientalisHuperzia ophioglossoides
Ficus ovataAsplenium cf. bugoienseLiparis deistelii
Ficus sycomorusAsplenium smedsiiLoxogramme abyssinica
Impatiens tinctoriaAsplenium theciferumOncocalyx fischerii
Jasminum abyssinicumCanarina eminiiPeperomia abyssinica
Pappea capensisConiogramme africanaPolystachya caduca
Pycnostachys meyeriDiaphananthe schimperianaStolzia repens
Rhus natalensisDorstenia barnimianaVittaria volkensii