Table 1 Orchid taxa and orchid mycorrhizal fungi studied, their life form and habitat in the wild
From: Cryopreservation without vitrification suitable for large scale cryopreservation of orchid seeds
Orchid | Orchid life form | Habitat |
|---|---|---|
Angraecum magdalenae | Lithophyte | On or near quartz boulders |
Angraecum protensum | Lithophyte | Granite and quartz outcrops |
Angraecum sesquipedale | Epiphyte | Sloping tree trunks in humid forest (collected from glasshouse at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew) |
Angraecum rutenbergianum | Epiphyte | Tree trunks of evergreen humid forests |
Benthamia cinnabarina | Terrestrial | Montane grassland in sandy soil at the borders of granite and quartz boulders |
OTU (operational taxonomic unit) name of the mycorrhizal fungus (OMF) | Orchid life form of OMF partner | Habitat |
|---|---|---|
Tul1 | Angraecum magdalenae (Lithophyte) | Montane grassland in a crack in granite |
Tul2 | Benthamia cinnabarina (Terrestrial) | Montane grassland in sandy soil at the borders of granite and quartz boulders |