Plants Flashcards
(145 cards)
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What is the distribution of Avecennia germinans?
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Neotopical and West Africa
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What is the common name of Avecennia germinans?
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Black mangrove
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What is the disperser of Avicennia germinans?
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Water
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What is the pollinator of Avicennia germinans?
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Small insects
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What is special about Avicennia germinans?
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Found in high salinity water (excretes it) and it’s crytovivaporous
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How do you identify Avicennia germinans?
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Petioles that don’t have glands
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What is the family for Avicennia germinans?
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Acanthaceae
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What is the family for Monstera tenuis?
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Araceae
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What is the distribution for Monstera tenuis?
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Neptropical, up to 1800 m
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What pollinates Monstera tenuis?
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Small insects (beetles)
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What disperses Monstera tenuis?
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Birds
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What is special about Monstera tenuis?
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Skototrophic, calcium oxate, hemiepiphyte
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What is the family of Acrocomia aculeata?
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Aracaceae
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What is the Latin name of the coyal palm tree?
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Acrocomia aculeata
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What is the distribution of Acrocomia aculeata?
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Likely brought to CR by native Americans, neotropical
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What is the pollinator of Acrocomia aculeata?
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Trigona bees
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What is the disperser of Acrocomia aculeata?
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Cattle
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What is special about Acrocomia aculeata?
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Monoecious, early successional plant
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What is the common name of Cocos nucifera?
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Coconut palm
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What is the family of Cocus nucifera?
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Arecaceae
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What is the pollinator of Cocos nucifera?
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Trigona bees
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What is the disperser of Cocos nucifera?
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Water
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What is the distribution of Cocos nucifera?
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Pan tropical (and some sub tropical)
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What is special about Cocos nucifera?
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Monoecious, fruit year round, poor competitor, lives in harsh conditions
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What is the common name of Elaeis guineensis?
African oil palm
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What is the family of Elaeis guineensis?
Arecaceae
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What is the distribution of Elaeis guineensis?
Originally W. Africa, now in many more areas
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What is the pollinator of Elaeia guineensis?
Trigona bees
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What is the disperser of Elaesis guineensis?
Birds and mammals (rodents)
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What is special about Elaesis guineensis?
Needs lots of freshwater, monocropped, monocot
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What is the family of Crescentia alata?
Bignoniaceae
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What is the distribution of Crescentia alata?
Southern Mexico to Panama
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What is the disperser for Crescentia alata?
Horses, was plestocene megafauna
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What is the leaf of Crescentia alata like?
Trifoliate, no petiole (sessile), winged rachus, whorled
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What is the pollinator of of Crescentia alata?
Bats
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What is the family for Aechema magdalanae?
Bromeliaceae
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What is the pollinator of Aechmea magdalenae?
Hummingbirds
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What is the disperser of Aechmea magdalenae?
Mammals
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What is the family of Bursera simbaruba?
Burseraceae
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What is the common name of Bursera simaruba?
Gumbo limbo
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What is the pollinator of Bursera simaruba?
Small insects
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What is the disperser of Bursera simaruba?
Birds and monkeys
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What is the distribution of Bursera simaruba?
Neo- and sub- tropical
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What is the special about Bursera simaruba?
Peely bark Fast growing Deciduous Common in dry forrest
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What is the family of Languncularia racemosa?
Combretaceae
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What is the common name of Languncularia racemosa?
White mangroves
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What is the disperser of Languncularia racemosa?
Water
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What is the pollinator of Languncularia racemosa?
Small insects
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What is the disperser of Languncularia racemosa?
Water
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What is the distribution of Languncularia racemosa?
Pantropical
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What is special about Languncularia racemosa?
Prop roots and pneumatophors, resistant to salt, 2 glands on petioles and leaves with lateral veins
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What is the family of Terminalia catappa?
Combretaceae
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What is the distribution of Terminalia catappa?
Neotropical
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What is the disperser of Terminalia catappa?
Water
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What is the pollinator of Terminalia catappa?
Bats
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What is the seed predator of Terminalia catappa?
Scarlett macaw
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What is special about Terminalia catappa?
Intertidal area, rooted above tides, terminal leafing
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What is the family of Costus laevis?
Costaceae
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What is the pollinator of Costus laevis?
Small insects
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What is the disperser of Costus laevis?
Birds
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What is the predator of Costus laevis?
Weevils
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What is the distribution of Costus laevis?
Costa Rica
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What is the family of Hymenaea courbaril?
Fabaceae (caesalpinioideae)
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What is the distribution of of Hymenaea courbaril?
Mexico and S. America (neotropical), Pacific coast of CR up to 800m
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What is the pollinator of Hymenaea courbaril?
Bats
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What is the distributor of Hymenaea courbaril?
Mammals, large rodents, tapirs
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What is special about Hymenaea courbaril?
Dehiscent capsules
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What is the family of Mora oleifera?
Fabaceae (caesalpinioideae)
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What is the pollinator of Mora oleifera?
Honey bee
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What is the disperser of Mora oleifera?
water
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What is the distribution of Mora oleifera?
??
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What is special about Mora oleifera?
Can grow in brackish conditions, not shade tolerant, grows inn shorleines
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What is the family of Vachelllia collinsii?
Fabaceae (mimosoideae)
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What is the distribution of Vachellia collinsii?
Not native to CR, originally in thorny scrubs
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What is the pollinator of Vachellia collinsii?
bees
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What is the disperser of Vachellia collinsii?
birds
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What is special about Vachellia collinsii?
obligate ant plant!
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What is the family of Quercus costaricensis?
Fagaceae
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What is the distribution of Quercus costaricensis?
Endemic to Talamanca mountain range and other areas in CR
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What is the pollinator of Quercus costaricensis?
wind
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What is the disperser for Quercus costaricensis?
squirrels
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What is unique about Quercus costricensis?
Mass flowering and fruiting and its conservation story
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What is the family of Lycopodium clavatum?
Lycopodiaceae (division lycohphyta)
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How does Lycopodium clavatum reproduce?
Spores
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How is Lycopodium clavatum dispersed?
wind
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What is unique about Lycopodium clavatum?
flowerless, terrestrial or epiphytic
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What is distinctive about Melastomataceae?
Opposite leaves with lateral veins and cross veins
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What is the disperser of Melastomataceae?
birds
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What is the pollinator of Melastomataceae?
small insects
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What is the distribution of Melastomataceae?
4000 species in neotropics
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What is the family of Cederla odorata?
Meliaceae
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What is the distribution of Cederla odorota?
neotropical, dry forest
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What is the pollinator of Cederla odorota?
small insects
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What is the disperser of Cederla odorota?
wind (helicopter seeds)
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What is unique about Cederla odorota?
Dishiscent capsule similar to maple; persistent pioneer that does well around humans
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What is the family of Brosimum utile?
moraceae
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What is the distribution of Brosimum utile?
neotropical, pacific west lowlands in CR
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What is the pollinator of Brosimum utile?
small insects
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What is the disperser of Brosimum utile?
birds, monkeys, rats
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What is a distinguishing characteristic of Brosimum utile?
lenticles on orange roots, monoecious
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What is the family for Ficus spp.?
Moraceae
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What is the disperser of Ficus spp.?
birds, monkeys, bats, etc
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What is the pollinator of Ficus spp.?
Fig wasp (Agaonidae)
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What is unique about Ficus spp.?
Obligate mutualism with the fig wasp
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What is the family of Musa acuminata?
Muscaceae
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How does Musa acuminata reproduce?
Now only vegetative reproduction in agriculture
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What features does Musa acuminata have?
monocot, herbaceous, pseudo-stem, constant production of fruits in wet climates
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What is the family of Piper spp.?
Piperaceae
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What is the pollinator of Piper spp.?
Tiny insects
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What is the disperser of Piper spp.?
birds, mainly bats
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What is the distribution of Piper spp.?
Neotropical
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What are the characteristics of Piper spp.?
pioneer plant, one of first to grow in openings, sun loving
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What is the family for Chusquea tonduzii?
Poaceae
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What is the flower and pollination/dispersal like for Chusquea tonduzii?
Mast flowers and fruits every 13-15 years and then dies; pollinated/ dispersed by wind (parakeet= seed predator)
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What is the distribution of Chusquea tonduzii?
Neotropical, up to 3400 m in elevation
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What is the family for Eichhornia crassipes?
Pontederiaceae
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What is the pollinator and disperser for Eichhornia crassipes?
Pollinator: bumble bee Disperser: ? Also vegetative reproduction (in CR)
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What is the distribution for Eichhornia crassipes?
Originally from Brazil, now invasive in CR
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What is the family for Acrostichum aureum?
Ferns, division pteridophyta
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What is the distribution for Acrostichum aureum?
Native, found from Southern U.S. to Brazil; Neotropical
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How does Acrostichum aureum reproduce?
Sporangium make spores that are mainly dispersed by air
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What is the family for Rhizophora mangle?
Rhizoporaceae
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What is the pollinator and distributor for Rhizophora mangle?
Pollinator: small insects Disperser: Water
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What are some unique characteristics of Rhizophora mangle?
RO to keep salt out, large shiny leaves w/ no petioles or glands, prop roots w/ lentils (isopod mutualism)
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What is the range of Rhizphora mangle?
Pan- and Sub-tropical
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What is the family of Erythrochiton gymnathus?
Rutaceae
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What is the pollinator and disperser of Erythrochiton gymnathus?
Pollinator: moth Disperser: gravity \*\*no recruitment
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What is unique about Erythrochiton gymnathus?
No recruitment, understory plant, endemic to Carara
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What is the family of Manilkara zapota?
Sapotaceae
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What is the distribution of Manilkara zapota?
Native to Mexico and CR
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What is the pollinator and disperser of Manilkara zapota?
Pollinator: small insects Disperser: large mammals (tapirs)
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What are some characteristics of Manilkara zapota?
Chicle/sap, simple alternate leaves, source of timber
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What is the family for Smilax spp.?
Smiliaceae
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What is the pollinator and disperser of Smilax spp.?
Pollinator: bees Disperser: birds
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What is the distribution for Smilax spp.?
Worldwide tropical/temperate
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What is the family of Pelliciera rhizophorae?
Tetramersitacaceae
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What is the pollinator and disperser of Pelliciera rhizophorae?
Pollinator: mangrove hummingbird Disperser: water
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What are some characteristics of Pelliciera rhizophorae?
leaves without petiole (sessile), bumps on side (?) of leaves, tolerates salt but not found as close to ocean
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What is the family for Cecropia spp.?
Uritaceae
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What is the pollinator and disperser for Cecropia spp.?
Pollinator: Trigona bees, waps, small flys Disperser: birds and bats
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What is the distribution of Cecropia spp.?
neotropical, up to 2500 m in CR
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What are some characteristics of Cecropia spp.?
hollow truck, mullerian bodies, facultative mutualism with ants
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What is the family of Zamia fairchildiana?
Zamiaceae, division cycad
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What is the pollinator and disperser of Zamia fairchildiana?
bee fertilisation of cones, dispersed by birds????
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What is the distribution of Zamia fairchildiania?
Pacific wet lowlands into panama
