- 期刊
台灣的維管束附生植物綜論
The Vascular Epiphyte in Taiwan-A Review
摘要
根據野外觀察、標本特徵與文獻比對，本研究針對台灣的維管束附生植物進行名錄的編製，結果顯示有341種，而附生植物商數為8%。其中蘭科(Orchidaceae)為第一大科，有124種，約佔全部物種的36%，但物種數排名前十名的科以蕨類居多，台灣的附生蕨共有171種，約佔50%，與世界其他植物區系的比較，台灣的附生植物組成顯現出熱帶－亞熱帶的過渡性質。本名錄特有的附生植物有77種，特有比例23%，略低於全體維管束植物26%，可能是因為附生植物優越的散播能力使然。此外，台灣鐵角蕨屬(Asplenium)附生蕨的高度多樣性，與優勢的大型蓮座狀附生蕨類族群，顯現出舊熱帶的附生蕨類組成特質。
並列摘要
The first checklist of vascular epiphytes in Taiwan was compiled based on herbarium specimens, literature records and field observations. We ascertain the presence of 341 species of vascular epiphytes in Taiwan, and the Epiphyte-Quotient is 8%. The family Orchidaceae contributes the most with 124 species. However, epiphytic Pteridophytes, with 171 species, comprise the majority of ten most species-abundant families. Comparing with epiphyte inventories of other floristic regions, Taiwanese epiphyte composition demonstrates features of transitions from tropical to subtropical regions. The epiphyte endemicity (23%) is slightly lower than the value of total vascular plants (26%). This is probably due to the superior dispersal ability of epiphyte. Furthermore, the highly diverse epiphytic genus Asplenium and abundant debris-trapping ferns in Taiwan reveal characteristics of the paleotropical epiphytic flora.