Physiological characterization of two tropical epiphyte species: Dyckia distachya and Vriesea platynema (Bromeliaceae)

Virgilio Gavicho Uarrota; Regina de Oliveira Rodrigues; Marilia Shibata; Ricardo Cipriani; Daniele Nerling; Luana dos Santos de Sousa; Rosete Pescador

doi:10.3923/ajps.2012.70.76

Physiological characterization of two tropical epiphyte species: Dyckia distachya and Vriesea platynema (Bromeliaceae)

Virgilio Gavicho Uarrota, Regina de Oliveira Rodrigues, Marilia Shibata, Ricardo Cipriani, Daniele Nerling, Luana dos Santos de Sousa, Rosete Pescador

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Abstract

Leaf extracts of two species of bromeliads (Vriesea platynema and Dyckia distachya) differing in their phenotype were investigated in this study. Physiological and biochemical changes combined with the photosynthetic behavior were investigated. Dyckia distachya showed superiority in chlorophylls, carotenoids and total carbohydrates. Vriesea platynema showed higher starch content, light and C0₂ flow curves following a quadratic model. We find out that Dyckia distachya has an efficient mechanism for surviving adverse environmental factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	70-76
Number of pages	7
Journal	Asian Journal of Plant Sciences
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3923/ajps.2012.70.76
State	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Carotenoids
Dyckia distachya
Photosynthesis
Starch
Vriesea platynema

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Physiological characterization of two tropical epiphyte species: Dyckia distachya and Vriesea platynema (Bromeliaceae)

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