Research Article
Vascular Epiphytes in Doshke and Kurpaye: A Comparative Study, Gamo Gofa, Ethiopia
Table 4
List of vascular epiphytic plant species in Kurpaye forest.
| | No. | Scientific name | Local name | Family | Life form |
| | 1 | Aerangis brachycarpa (A. Rich.) Th. Dur. & Schinz. | Mulmula | Orchidaceae | TE | | 2 | Aerangis luteoalba Schltr. | | Orchidaceae | TE | | 3 | Amauropelta bergiana (Schldl.) Holttum | Bista (tinishu) | Thelypteridaceae | TE | | 4 | Arthropteris orientalis (Gmel.) Posth. | Bista (tinishu) | Oleandraceae | TE | | 5 | Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth. | Wushawusho | Rutaceae | AE | | 6 | Commelina foliacea Chiov. | Dalesha | Commelinaceae | AE | | 7 | Drynaria volkensii (Kunze ex Mett) J. Sm | Bista (tiliku) | Polypodiaceae | TE | | 8 | Ficus ovate Vahl. | Made | Moraceae | AE | | 9 | Ficus sycomorus L. | Shishaye | Moraceae | AE | | 10 | Jasminum abyssinicum Hoschst. ex DC. | Tsinbalo | Oleaceae | AE | | 11 | Loxogramme abyssinica (Baker) M. G. Price. | | Polypodiaceae | TE | | 12 | Oncocalyx fischerii (Engl.) M. G. Gilbert | Urmale | Loranthaceae | TE | | 13 | Pappea capensis Eckl. and Zeyh. | Shuchamache | Sapindaceae | AE | | 14 | Rhus natalensis Brenh. | Ongafire | Anacardiaceae | AE |
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AE: accidental epiphyte, TE: true epiphyte, and HE: hemiepiphyte.
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