Plants Flashcards
What is the distribution of Avecennia germinans?
Neotopical and West Africa
What is the common name of Avecennia germinans?
Black mangrove
What is the disperser of Avicennia germinans?
Water
What is the pollinator of Avicennia germinans?
Small insects
What is special about Avicennia germinans?
Found in high salinity water (excretes it) and it’s crytovivaporous
How do you identify Avicennia germinans?
Petioles that don’t have glands
What is the family for Avicennia germinans?
Acanthaceae
What is the family for Monstera tenuis?
Araceae
What is the distribution for Monstera tenuis?
Neptropical, up to 1800 m
What pollinates Monstera tenuis?
Small insects (beetles)
What disperses Monstera tenuis?
Birds
What is special about Monstera tenuis?
Skototrophic, calcium oxate, hemiepiphyte
What is the family of Acrocomia aculeata?
Aracaceae
What is the Latin name of the coyal palm tree?
Acrocomia aculeata
What is the distribution of Acrocomia aculeata?
Likely brought to CR by native Americans, neotropical
What is the pollinator of Acrocomia aculeata?
Trigona bees
What is the disperser of Acrocomia aculeata?
Cattle
What is special about Acrocomia aculeata?
Monoecious, early successional plant
What is the common name of Cocos nucifera?
Coconut palm
What is the family of Cocus nucifera?
Arecaceae
What is the pollinator of Cocos nucifera?
Trigona bees
What is the disperser of Cocos nucifera?
Water
What is the distribution of Cocos nucifera?
Pan tropical (and some sub tropical)
What is special about Cocos nucifera?
Monoecious, fruit year round, poor competitor, lives in harsh conditions
What is the common name of Elaeis guineensis?
African oil palm
What is the family of Elaeis guineensis?
Arecaceae
What is the distribution of Elaeis guineensis?
Originally W. Africa, now in many more areas
What is the pollinator of Elaeia guineensis?
Trigona bees
What is the disperser of Elaesis guineensis?
Birds and mammals (rodents)
What is special about Elaesis guineensis?
Needs lots of freshwater, monocropped, monocot
What is the family of Crescentia alata?
Bignoniaceae
What is the distribution of Crescentia alata?
Southern Mexico to Panama
What is the disperser for Crescentia alata?
Horses, was plestocene megafauna
What is the leaf of Crescentia alata like?
Trifoliate, no petiole (sessile), winged rachus, whorled
What is the pollinator of of Crescentia alata?
Bats
What is the family for Aechema magdalanae?
Bromeliaceae
What is the pollinator of Aechmea magdalenae?
Hummingbirds
What is the disperser of Aechmea magdalenae?
Mammals
What is the family of Bursera simbaruba?
Burseraceae
What is the common name of Bursera simaruba?
Gumbo limbo
What is the pollinator of Bursera simaruba?
Small insects
What is the disperser of Bursera simaruba?
Birds and monkeys
What is the distribution of Bursera simaruba?
Neo- and sub- tropical
What is the special about Bursera simaruba?
Peely bark Fast growing Deciduous Common in dry forrest
What is the family of Languncularia racemosa?
Combretaceae
What is the common name of Languncularia racemosa?
White mangroves
What is the disperser of Languncularia racemosa?
Water
What is the pollinator of Languncularia racemosa?
Small insects
What is the disperser of Languncularia racemosa?
Water
What is the distribution of Languncularia racemosa?
Pantropical
What is special about Languncularia racemosa?
Prop roots and pneumatophors, resistant to salt, 2 glands on petioles and leaves with lateral veins
What is the family of Terminalia catappa?
Combretaceae
What is the distribution of Terminalia catappa?
Neotropical
What is the disperser of Terminalia catappa?
Water
What is the pollinator of Terminalia catappa?
Bats
What is the seed predator of Terminalia catappa?
Scarlett macaw
What is special about Terminalia catappa?
Intertidal area, rooted above tides, terminal leafing
What is the family of Costus laevis?
Costaceae