Different Leaf Strategies Between Lithophytic and Terrestrial Orchids in a Subtropical Karst Forest.

Mei Yang, Dan Sun, Xiaoyin Wang, Shidan Zhu, Uromi Manage Goodale

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Mei YangGuangxi Key Laboratory of Forestry Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.

Dan SunGuangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Biodiversity Conservation, College of Marine Sciences, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou 535011, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5701-250X

Xiaoyin WangGuangxi Key Laboratory of Forestry Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9625-4181

Shidan ZhuGuangxi Key Laboratory of Forestry Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.

Uromi Manage GoodaleDepartment of Health and Environmental Science, School of Science, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3111-8899

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Guangxi University Guangxi Overseas High-level Talent "Hundred People Program" to Uromi Manage GoodaleNational Nature Science Foundation of China 32060330

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Abstract

The leaf economic spectrum framework explains how plants optimize leaf traits for productivity, distribution, and stress tolerance. Orchids in Southwestern China's karst forests, especially lithophytic species, are challenged by prolonged drought and limited light availability. This study investigated different leaf strategies between lithophytic and terrestrial orchids under the harsh karst environment. We measured key leaf traits, including photosynthesis, structure, biomechanics, nitrogen allocation, and water relations, in twenty-two lithophytic and six terrestrial orchids in a subtropical karst forest. After accounting for phylogenetic influences, we found that lithophytic orchids had a higher leaf mass per area, cuticle thickness, and biomechanical resistance (

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biomechanicsleaf saturated water contentnitrogen allocationOrchidaceae

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PMID40284049

DOI10.3390/plants14081161

PMCPMC12030510

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