Gains and losses of the epiphytic lifestyle in epidendroid orchids: review and new analyses with succulence traits
G. Collobert, B. Perez-Lamarque, J.-Y. Dubuisson, F. Martos
This paper reviews and analyzes the evolution of epiphytism and succulence in orchids, finding that epiphytism evolved multiple times and was often associated with stem succulence.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2022Evolutionary Biology