Notes on the life history of the only epiphytic gymnosperm

As part of his undergraduate research project, Philip Bell-Doyon surveyed the Panamanian endemic cycad Zamia pseudoparasitica from May to July 2018 (here a previous paper from his project). The species is the only strictly epiphytic gymnosperm and its life history is little known due to the inaccessibility of the plants. He used single-rope and prussik-knot tree climbing techniques to estimate population density and ant-garden specificity were evaluated. Zamia pseudoparasitica is locally com...
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