16 
RAIN FOREST — Continued! 
B. Epiphytic — Continued. 
Name. 
Thick- 
frond. 
Thick- 
ness of 
upper 
epi- 
dermal 
wall. 
Thick- 
ness of 
lower 
epi- 
dermal 
wall. 
Chloro- 
phyll 
in epi- 
dermis. 
Hypo- 
dermis. 
Stom- 
ata per 
square 
milli- 
meter. 
Average 
length and 
width of 
stomata. 
mm. 
M 
Antfophyum plantagi- 
neum _ 
0.39 
11 
9 
+ ■ 
— 
5 
102 x 48 
■ A. reticulatum 
.44 
9 
11 
— * 
10 
83 x 37 
Prosaptia contigua 
.22 
5.5 
2.5 
+ ■ 
— 
46 
63 x 54 
P. cryptocarpa _ 
.25 
5 
1 
+ ■ 
— 
48 
54x49 
Polypodium csespitosum— 
.77 
2.5 
2.5 
+ 
— 
88 
47 x 46 
P. pediculatum _ 
.25 
2 
1.5 
' +' • ' 
- 
33 
62 x 46 
P. papillosum 
.11 
1.5 
1 
— 
30 
50 x 30 
P. subauriculatum • 
.15 
1 
1 
'+ 
— 
64 
40 x 31 
P. aceedens 
.47 
4 
4 
* f? . 
— 
23 
46 X 34 
P. punctatum 
.40 
3.5 
3 
- + ' ; . 
— 
29 
42 x 31 
P. Zippelii 
.22 
2 
2 
+• 
— 
16 
52x33 
P. mussefolium (?) 
.32 
2 
2 
+ 
— 
28 
63x35 
P. palmatum 
.25 
5 
3 
s 
— 
42 
59x32 
P. angustatum 1 ... 
.27 
3.5 
4 
— 
— 
46 
43x31 
P. caudiforme 
.32 
4 
5 
— 
4- . 
60 
50 x 36 
Thayeria Cornucopia 
• 23. 
3 
3.5 
— 
+ 
100 
32x28 
Lomagramma pteroides 
.23 
4 
3 
+ 
- 
56 
63 X 29 
Average for epi- 
phytes _ 
Average for rain 
forest 
.313 
4.3 
3.7 
75.8%- 
9.68% 
40.2 
54. 9 x 35. 8 : 
.2666 
3.52 
2.78 
83.22%’ 
5.08% 
46.4 
54. 1 x 33. T 
MOSSY FOREST. 
A. Terrestrial. 
Dipteris conjugata 
0 . 15 
5 
3 
+ 
300 
31x23 
Oleandra colubrina (?) 
Dennstaedtia erythrora- 
.24 
5 
3 
: 
232 
32x28 
chis 
.23 
4 
2 
■ 
- 
56 
63 x 35 
Average 
.207 
4.67 
2.67 
66f% 
;33f% 
196 
42 x 28. 7 
B. Epiphytic. 
Lindsaya Havicei- 
0.10 
2.5 
1 
+ 
_ 
55 
52 x 33 : 
L. hymenophylloides. 
.13 
1 
1 
— 
35 
66x40 ; 
L. pulchella ___ .. 
.19 
1. 5 
1 
— 
22 
66x34 ! 
Polypodium cucullatum— 
.17 
5 
5 
— 
28 
53 x 45 1 
P. gracillimum 
.10 
3 
3 
+ 
— 
20 
54x36 
P. celebicum 
,;46 
2 
1.5 ' 
— 
168 
40x38 
P. obliquatum _ _ ___ 
.26 
5 . 
2 
+ 
- 
55 
50x 38 | 
Average for epi- 
phytes _ - . 
.21 
2.86 
2.07 
100% 
0% 
54.7 
54. 4 X 37. 7 
Average for mossy 
forest - 
.209 
3.4 
2.25 
90% 
10% 
113.5 
50. 7 x 35 
Average for ter- 
restrial 
.195 
2.95 
1. 82 
90. 34% 
2.27% 
105.2 
49. 1 X 29. 5 , 
Average for epi- 
phytes ' -J 
.3498 
4.65 
4.48 
59,88% 
' 27.78% 
48.3 
52. 2 x 35. 7 j 
Average for all— 
.2663 
3.77 
3.09 
75.74% 
14.50% 
77.9 
50. 6 X 32. 5 
