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Epiphyte diversity on host trees in an urban environment, eThekwini Municipal Area, South Africa

A BhattSchool of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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S GairolaSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Y GovenderRandles Nursery, Durban, South Africa
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H BaijnathSchool of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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S RamdhaniSchool of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Pages 24-37 | Received 03 Jul 2014, Accepted 25 Nov 2014, Published online: 17 Feb 2015

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Table 1 Sites surveyed within the eThekwini Municipal Area (EMA) during March–July 2012.

Table 2 List of the epiphyte species (n = 30) recorded during study.

Figure 1 Examples of South African epiphytes. A, Ficus lutea on Elaeis guineensis; B, Schefflera actinophylla on Delonix regia; C, F. thonningii on Caryota mitis; D, Schefflera actinophylla on Colvillea racemosa; E, F. thonningii on Halleria lucida.
Figure 1 Examples of South African epiphytes. A, Ficus lutea on Elaeis guineensis; B, Schefflera actinophylla on Delonix regia; C, F. thonningii on Caryota mitis; D, Schefflera actinophylla on Colvillea racemosa; E, F. thonningii on Halleria lucida.
Figure 2 A, Number of epiphytes on trees of different height class (m). (A: 6–10; B: 11–15; C: 16–20; D: >20); B, Number of epiphyte on trees of different CBH class. JM, Jacaranda mimosifolia; DR, Delonix regia; TD, Trichilia dregeana; BA, Brachychiton acerifolium; PT, Pleiogynium timorense; CR, Colvillea racemosa; CE, Casuarina equisetifolia; RA, Raphia australis; PR, Phoenix reclinata.
Figure 2 A, Number of epiphytes on trees of different height class (m). (A: 6–10; B: 11–15; C: 16–20; D: >20); B, Number of epiphyte on trees of different CBH class. JM, Jacaranda mimosifolia; DR, Delonix regia; TD, Trichilia dregeana; BA, Brachychiton acerifolium; PT, Pleiogynium timorense; CR, Colvillea racemosa; CE, Casuarina equisetifolia; RA, Raphia australis; PR, Phoenix reclinata.

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