Contributors siteID environment lat lon elevation country notes TK 5 palos cafetal natural environment 19.54639 -96.975 1320 Mexico old coffee plantation below shade trees TK Acahual Los Capulines natural environment 19.54639 -96.975 1640 Mexico secondary forest WW Alban natural environment 4.89944 -74.42417 2010 Colombia wet montane tropical evergreen forest AB Amalfi natural environment 6.77662 -75.07618 1006 Colombia premontane wet forest (sensu Holdridge), Vereda La Solita, hacienda La Unión, propiedad de Maria Eugenia Sosa y Mario Sosa, parcela F de Expedición Antioquia, bh-PM. AB Angelopolis natural environment 6.12092 -75.69156 2183 Colombia low montane wet forest (sensu Holdridge), Vereda La Clara, camino de Las Brujas, cerca al charco de El Loco, sendero hacia la Reserva Alto El Romeral, parcela G de Expedición Antioquia, bh-MB. AB Anori natural environment 6.98711 -75.14333 1783 Colombia premontane very wet forest (sensu Holdridge), DMI Divisoria Valle de Aburra Rio Cauca, Vereda El Roble, Reserva La Forzosa, parcela P de Expedición Antioquia, bmh-PM. Lit_NL_2010 Arboretum_Rio natural environment -22.89 -43.16 n/a Brazil all individuals growing on Mangifera indica, temp summer/winter Lit_JS_1986 Arena natural environment 10.74005 -61.06982 30 Trinidad and Tobago growing epiphytically in an open canopy at Arena, detailed site description in Smith, J. A. C., Griffiths, H. & Lüttge, U. (1986) Comparative ecophysiology of CAM and C3 bromeliads. I. The ecology of Bromeliaceae in Trinidad. Plant, Cell and Environment, 9, 359-376. JM AripoH natural environment 10.70008 -61.23264 380 Trinidad and Tobago (Heights of Aripo)- young secondary lower montane forest, fringed by primary lower montane forest TK BC Los capulines natural environment 19.54639 -96.975 1450 Mexico mesophyll rainforest GZ, HE, Lit_GZ_1994, Lit_GZ_1996, Lit_GZ_1997, Lit_GZ_2003, Lit_KM_2012, Lit_GZ_2009 BCI natural environment 9.15 -79.85 160 Panama tropical moist forest CW BCI_Armour natural environment 9.15 -79.85 160 Panama old-growth forest in lowland moist forest CW BCI_Barbour natural environment 9.15 -79.85 160 Panama 115 year old secondary forest in lowland moist forest (aged in 2009) CW BCI_Bohio natural environment 9.15 -79.85 160 Panama 85 year old secondary forest in lowland moist forest (aged in 2009) CW BCI_Fosters natural environment 9.15 -79.85 160 Panama 55 year old secondary forest in lowland moist forest (aged in 2009) CW BCI_Pearson natural environment 9.15 -79.85 160 Panama 115 year old secondary forest in lowland moist forest (aged in 2009) CW BCI_Poachers natural environment 9.15 -79.85 160 Panama 85 year old secondary forest in lowland moist forest (aged in 2009) CW BCI_Zetek natural environment 9.15 -79.85 160 Panama old-growth forest in lowland moist forest HE BCI-Ana1 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Ana2 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Ana3 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Ana4 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Ana5 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Ana6 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Bro1 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Bro2 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Bro3 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Bro4 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Bro5 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Cei1 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Cei2 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Cei3 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Cei4 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Cei5 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Cui1 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Cui2 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Cui4 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Cui6 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Pse1 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Pse2 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Pse3 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Pse4 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a HE BCI-Pse5 natural environment 9.15556 -79.83889 160 Panama n/a AB Belmira natural environment 6.61203 -75.65433 2887 Colombia low montane very wet forest / montane rain forest (sensu Holdridge), DMI SPBANMA (páramo de Santa Inés), vereda Río Arriba, finca La Montañita, propiedad de Corantioquia, parcela D de Expedición Antioquia, bmh-MB/bp-M. Lit_DS_1984 Berkeley growth chamber n/a n/a n/a USA on sandy loam soil, grown in greenhouse, transferred to chambers for experiments, values for day/night cycle CR Biological Station of Chamela natural environment 19.5 -105.05 n/a Mexico tropical dry deciduous forest Lit_GZ_2009 Bocas_del_Toro natural environment 9.4 -82.28 n/a Panama coastal forest RF Bonito-Pernambuco natural environment -8.5045 -35.72072 650 Brazil Submontane Tropical Forest remnant CR botanical garden Xalapa natural environment 19.48333 -97.15 1400 Mexico glasshouse, semicontrolled JM BrSeco natural environment 10.74983 -61.26234 150 Trinidad and Tobago (Brasso Seco)- young secondary evergreen seasonal forest, frequently-disturbed due to logging activity TK Cafetal Consolapa Coatepec natural environment 19.46 -96.94 1500 Mexico coffee plantation below shade trees Lit_FP_1989 Calabozo natural environment 8.56667 -67.58333 n/a Venezuela seasonally flooded savanna CR Calakmul natural environment 19.25 -90.16667 230-380 Mexico secondary forest, semievergreen forest CR cambridge greenhouse greenhouse 52.195 0.129 n/a England glasshouse, semicontrolled AB Caucasia natural environment 8.13367 -74.94286 62 Colombia tropical wet forest (sensu Holdridge), Hacienda Egipto, propiedad de Empresas Pecuarias del Bajo Cauca, parcela O de Expedición Antioquia, bh-T. CC CC_1000 natural environment 10.44722 -84.01139 1000 Costa Rica premontane rainforest, Continuous elevational gradient CC CC_1600 natural environment 10.44722 -84.01139 1600 Costa Rica montane rainforest, Continuous elevational gradient CC CC_2000 natural environment 10.44722 -84.01139 2000 Costa Rica montane rainforest, Continuous elevational gradient CC CC_2600 natural environment 10.44722 -84.01139 2600 Costa Rica upper montane rainforest, Continuous elevational gradient CC CC_30 natural environment 10.44722 -84.01139 30 Costa Rica lowland rainforest, Continuous elevational gradient CC CC_500 natural environment 10.44722 -84.01139 500 Costa Rica lowland rainforest, Continuous elevational gradient CR Celestún natural environment 20.85 -90.36667 3 Mexico scrub mangrove JM Chaguaramal natural environment 10.70733 -61.24002 660 Trinidad and Tobago primary montane forest Lit_SW_2011 Changuinola natural environment 9.21667 -82.48333 n/a Panama tropical moist forest, samples from large area (18 plots) in Río Changuinola valley with varying climates (e.g. annual precipitation 3000-4500 mm) Lit_HG_1989 Chichiriviche natural environment 10.92 -68.29 n/a Venezuela Ciénega el Ostional, Chichiriviche, Venezuela CR CICY greenhouse greenhouse 21.02944 -89.63722 9 Mexico glasshouse, semicontrolled CR cicy growth chamber growth chamber 21.02944 -89.63722 9 Mexico growth chamber, controlled light, temperature, humidity DS COF1 natural environment -3.24296 37.25106 1307 Tanzania Coffee plantation, commercial plantation with shade trees DS COF2 natural environment -3.23316 37.26923 1360 Tanzania Coffee plantation, commercial plantation with shade trees DS COF3 natural environment -3.24785 37.32032 1300 Tanzania Coffee plantation, commercial plantation with shade trees DS COF4 natural environment -3.28103 37.32236 1120 Tanzania Coffee plantation, commercial plantation with shade trees DS COF5 natural environment -3.27506 37.4705 1660 Tanzania Coffee plantation, commercial plantation with shade trees AS Contulmo_CL natural environment -38.01556 -73.18111 400-450 Chile Secondary forest / temperate forest / mixed (deciduous - evergreen) MK Cotapata natural environment -16.21667 -67.9 2250 Bolivia humid montane cloud forest, source of coordinates: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_nacional_y_%C3%A1rea_natural_de_manejo_integrado_Cotapata MK Cotapata_2000 natural environment -16.21667 -67.9 2000 Bolivia humid montane cloud forest, source of coordinates: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_nacional_y_%C3%A1rea_natural_de_manejo_integrado_Cotapata MK Cotapata_2100 natural environment -16.21667 -67.9 2100 Bolivia humid montane cloud forest, source of coordinates: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_nacional_y_%C3%A1rea_natural_de_manejo_integrado_Cotapata MK Cotapata_2200 natural environment -16.21667 -67.9 2200 Bolivia humid montane cloud forest, source of coordinates: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_nacional_y_%C3%A1rea_natural_de_manejo_integrado_Cotapata MK Cotapata_2300 natural environment -16.21667 -67.9 2300 Bolivia humid montane cloud forest, source of coordinates: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_nacional_y_%C3%A1rea_natural_de_manejo_integrado_Cotapata MK Cotapata_2400 natural environment -16.21667 -67.9 2400 Bolivia humid montane cloud forest, source of coordinates: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_nacional_y_%C3%A1rea_natural_de_manejo_integrado_Cotapata MK Cotapata_2500 natural environment -16.21667 -67.9 2500 Bolivia humid montane cloud forest, source of coordinates: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_nacional_y_%C3%A1rea_natural_de_manejo_integrado_Cotapata JM Cumaca natural environment 10.71365 -61.14569 110 Trinidad and Tobago primary evergreen seasonal forest Lit_UL_1986 Darmstadt_University growth chamber n/a n/a n/a Germany some of the species collected in the wild and cultivated in botanical garden, others reared in botanical garden VG DF_0 natural environment 19.59349444 -96.38176111 38 Mexico Semi humid deciduous forest VG DF_1500 natural environment 19.52054167 -96.98916111 1490 Mexico Humid montane forest VG DF_500 natural environment 19.42180556 -96.74522222 625 Mexico Semi humid deciduous forest HE DR-F-W5 natural environment 7.60167 -80.22028 152 Panama secondary forest HE DR-F-W7 natural environment 8.35833 -82.23722 52 Panama secondary forest HE DR-PAT-dir-Calob natural environment 8.31528 -80.86417 n/a Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-dir-StM natural environment 8.1225 -80.67778 n/a Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Iso6 natural environment 8.34389 -82.11861 76 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Iso7 natural environment 8.21306 -81.72861 32 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Iso9 natural environment 8.08167 -81.05083 78 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-P58 natural environment 7.83222 -80.98278 46 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-P59 natural environment 8.02389 -81.23722 122 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp01 natural environment 8.24556 -80.88111 97 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp02 natural environment 8.24056 -80.915 62 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp02_S natural environment 8.24056 -80.915 62 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp03 natural environment 8.08111 -81.05083 76 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp10 natural environment 8.02778 -81.44056 203 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp11 natural environment 8.05167 -81.59306 47 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp14 natural environment 7.89944 -81.27111 37 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp15 natural environment 8.15528 -81.06778 84 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp16 natural environment 8.15472 -81.06778 94 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp17 natural environment 8 -81.05083 63 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp18 natural environment 8.01861 -81.05083 41 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp19 natural environment 8.01861 -81.05083 40 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp20 natural environment 8.00778 -80.93194 107 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp21 natural environment 7.74389 -80.22028 59 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp26-29 natural environment 7.96667 -80.62694 71 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp33 natural environment 7.76778 -80.27111 49 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp36 natural environment 7.97833 -80.4575 74 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp41 natural environment 7.69806 -80.18639 53 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp43 natural environment 8.02056 -81.25417 131 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp45 natural environment 8.42583 -82.37278 72 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp46 natural environment 8.01 -80.49139 28 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PAT-Wp59 natural environment 8.01 -80.49139 80 Panama pasture tree HE DR-PLT-Pi3 natural environment 7.77333 -80.74556 323 Panama pine plantation HE DR-PLT-T02 natural environment 8.00056 -81.28806 43 Panama teak plantation HE DR-PLT-T03 natural environment 8.09083 -81.67778 123 Panama teak plantation HE DR-V-ElTig natural environment 7.64417 -80.99972 n/a Panama tree in village HE DR-V-Mariato natural environment 7.64417 -80.99972 n/a Panama tree in village HE DR-V-Oc natural environment 7.94361 -80.77944 135 Panama tree in village HE DR-V-Oc_II natural environment 7.94361 -80.77944 135 Panama tree in village CR Dzibilchaltún natural environment 21.09083 -89.59028 9 Mexico secondary forest, seasonally dry forest AB El_Bagre natural environment 7.65606 -74.81517 67 Colombia tropical very wet forest (sensu Holdridge), Vereda Santa Isabel, finca La Sierrita, propiedad de Mineros de Antioquia, parcela L de Expedición Antioquia, bmh-T. Lit_ED_2019 Facatativa natural environment 4.81 -74.34 2500-3000 Colombia tropical cloud forest, mean annual precipitation: in the city, higher where samples have been collected JM FigWalk natural environment 10.74005 -61.06982 170 Trinidad and Tobago primary evergreen seasonal forest, gallery type (fringing riverbed) DS FLM1 natural environment -3.16747 37.23629 1920 Tanzania Lower montane forest, disturbance by occasional resource extraction by locals, i.e. herbs, firewood, honey DS FLM2 natural environment -3.21178 37.34334 1800 Tanzania Lower montane forest, disturbance by occasional resource extraction by locals, i.e. herbs, firewood, honey DS FLM3 natural environment -3.26015 37.41746 1620 Tanzania Lower montane forest, disturbance by occasional resource extraction by locals, i.e. herbs, firewood, honey DS FLM4 natural environment -3.25775 37.42005 1650 Tanzania Lower montane forest, disturbance by occasional resource extraction by locals, i.e. herbs, firewood, honey DS FLM6 natural environment -3.22835 37.51975 2040 Tanzania Lower montane forest, disturbance by occasional resource extraction by locals, i.e. herbs, firewood, honey DS FOC1 natural environment -3.14499 37.24333 2120 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest DS FOC2 natural environment -3.13675 37.24547 2260 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest DS FOC3 natural environment -3.13992 37.30309 2540 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest DS FOC4 natural environment -3.13864 37.30525 2650 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest DS FOC5 natural environment -3.17224 37.35832 2750 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest DS FOD1 natural environment -3.1511 37.28989 2220 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest, disturbance by past selective logging (Ocotea usambarensis) DS FOD2 natural environment -3.1837 37.35834 2470 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest, disturbance by past selective logging (Ocotea usambarensis) DS FOD3 natural environment -3.22183 37.45458 2270 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest, disturbance by past selective logging (Ocotea usambarensis) DS FOD4 natural environment -3.19367 37.51408 2560 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest, disturbance by past selective logging (Ocotea usambarensis) DS FOD5 natural environment -3.20185 37.51576 2370 Tanzania Middle montane Ocotea forest, disturbance by past selective logging (Ocotea usambarensis) Lit_KM_2012, Lit_GZ_2009 Fortuna natural environment 9.2 -82.4 n/a Panama lower montane forest DS FPD1 natural environment -3.12559 37.31171 3060 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest, disturbance by past fire lead to a young tree layer DS FPD2 natural environment -3.16404 37.36757 2990 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest, disturbance by past fire lead to a young tree layer DS FPD3 natural environment -3.18979 37.43898 2880 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest, disturbance by past fire lead to a young tree layer DS FPD4 natural environment -3.18642 37.44033 2820 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest, disturbance by past fire lead to a young tree layer DS FPD5 natural environment -3.17586 37.51913 2770 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest, disturbance by past fire lead to a young tree layer DS FPO1 natural environment -3.10351 37.26034 2850 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest DS FPO2 natural environment -3.16582 37.36265 2940 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest DS FPO3 natural environment -3.16155 37.36319 2970 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest DS FPO4 natural environment -3.19365 37.44207 2720 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest DS FPO5 natural environment -3.17887 37.51269 2800 Tanzania Upper montane Podocarpus forest Lit_WC_2005, Lit_CM_2009, Lit_CM_2004 Fushan natural environment 24.76667 121.56667 600 Taiwan moist subtropical forest, Fushan Experimental Forest WW Gamboa natural environment 9.12 -79.70194 40 Panama moist tropical evergreen forest, mean annual temperature: 27°C, mean annual precopitation: 2600 mm Lit_SJ_1995 Georgetown laboratory n/a n/a n/a USA stored in plastic bags PH Hietz IE natural environment 19.51667 -96.95 1350 Mexico natural, humid subtropical lower montane forest PH Hietz LaGamba natural environment 8.7 -83.2 100-300 Costa Rica natural, tropical lowland rainforest PH Hietz PCE1 natural environment 19.36364 -96.78846 720 Mexico natural, open, semideciduous forest with tropical dry forest trees and Quercus PH Hietz PCE2 natural environment 19.69091 -96.85577 1000 Mexico natural forest, open, semideciduous forest with tropical dry forest trees and Quercus, slightly higher than JVS1 PH Hietz PCE3 natural environment 19.64545 -96.875 1370 Mexico open pine forest on old lava flow PH Hietz PCE4 natural environment 19.6 -97.07692 1430 Mexico natural, humid subtropical lower montane forest PH Hietz PCE5 natural environment 19.47273 -96.95192 1980 Mexico natural, humid upper montane cloud forest PH Hietz PCE6 natural environment 19.41818 -96.79808 2370 Mexico natural, if somewhat disturbed, humid upper montane pine-oak forest DS HOM1 natural environment -3.18604 37.255 1640 Tanzania Agroforestry Chagga homegarden, traditional management, cultivated herbs, coffee trees, banana trees, and high shade trees DS HOM2 natural environment -3.26867 37.30798 1150 Tanzania Agroforestry Chagga homegarden, traditional management, cultivated herbs, coffee trees, banana trees, and high shade trees DS HOM3 natural environment -3.26953 37.41978 1840 Tanzania Agroforestry Chagga homegarden, traditional management, cultivated herbs, coffee trees, banana trees, and high shade trees DS HOM4 natural environment -3.3375 37.49301 1260 Tanzania Agroforestry Chagga homegarden, traditional management, cultivated herbs, coffee trees, banana trees, and high shade trees DS HOM5 natural environment -3.27294 37.60457 1560 Tanzania Agroforestry Chagga homegarden, traditional management, cultivated herbs, coffee trees, banana trees, and high shade trees AS Hualpen_CL natural environment -36.79417 -73.16139 15-50 Chile Mediterranean Sclerophyll forest / old growth forest / evergreen Lit_MP_2012, Lit_MP_2013, Lit_VA_2009 Ilhéus greenhouse -14.75 -39.21667 n/a Brazil potted in dry seeds of Spondias mombin, kept under shading nets, plants were collected at Itapebi (15°57'S, 39°32'W), rainfall 1100-1700mm, temp. 24°C, humidity 65-75% AB Jardin natural environment 5.49247 -75.89862 2525 Colombia low montane very wet forest (sensu Holdridge), Vereda La Mesenia, Reserva La Mesenia-Paramillo, propiedad de la Fundación Colibrí, parcela E de Expedición Antioquia, bmh-MB. Lit_AW_1999 Kansas greenhouse n/a n/a n/a USA potted in mixture of clay loam, peat moss, Perlite and vermiculite, plants were potted after collection and placed in a screenhouse Lit_MP_2009 Katalapi natural environment -41.51667 -72.75 n/a Chile second-growth forest, Andean foothills AS Katalapi_CL natural environment -41.52 -72.7525 60 Chile Secondary / temperate rainforest / evergreen broadleaf Lit_PG_1982 Kerigomna natural environment -6 145.18333 2500 New Guinea lower montane rain forest, pH in soil 5.5-6.3, slopes were <20°C CR Kiuic natural environment 20.08333 -89.53333 79 Mexico secondary forest, semideciduous forest Lit_Zhang1 Kunming greenhouse 25.01667 102.68333 1990 China NA, field collected plants grown in greenhouse 2-3 prior measurements, conditions: 30-40% of full sunlight, 20-25°C ambient temperature Lit_LY_2012 Kunming_Yunnan natural environment 25.06667 103.21667 n/a China n/a Lit_LC_1997 La_Calera natural environment 4.66806 -73.08639 2700 Colombia cloud forest, two spots for collection (second: 73°58'57'' O 4°40'42'' N) WW La Gamba natural environment 8.71694 -83.22694 100 Costa Rica wet tropical evergreen forest, mean annual temperature: 28°C, mean annual precopitation: 5700 mm JM LaLaja natural environment 10.71281 -61.27946 460 Trinidad and Tobago abandoned mixed citrus plantation fringed by market gardens and young secondary lower montane forest, near ridge-crest CW, Lit_WT_2012 LaSelva natural environment 10.43111 -84.00333 40 Costa Rica old-growth forest in lowland wet rainforest Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_B4 laboratory -30.5 151.5833333 1000 Australia Glasshouse good , Armidale Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_A natural environment -32.08333333 151.4166667 1000 Australia Temperate rainforest , Barrington Tops Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_B1 natural environment -30.41666667 151.9166667 850 Australia Dry subtropical , Long Point Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_B2 natural environment -30.41666667 151.9166667 950 Australia Shrubby eucalypt , Chandler Gorge Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_B3 laboratory -30.5 151.5833333 1000 Australia Glasshouse limited , Armidale Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_C1 natural environment -17.4 145.5833333 760 Australia Open rainforest , Malanda Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_C2 natural environment -17.13333333 145.7166667 5 Australia Lowland rainforest , Mulgrave River Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_C3 natural environment -17.13333333 145.8166667 5 Australia Open eucalypt , Gordonvale Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_C4 natural environment -17.51666667 145.7833333 100 Australia Wet lowland , Babinda Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_C5 natural environment -17.1 145.5833333 1200 Australia Submontane rainforest , Mt Haig Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_C6 natural environment -17.53333333 145.4166667 960 Australia Tall open forest, Kaban Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_C7 natural environment -17.4 145.5833333 760 Australia Outdoor cultivation , Malanda Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_C8 laboratory -17.4 145.5833333 760 Australia Glasshouse limited , Malanda Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_C9 laboratory -17.4 145.5833333 760 Australia Glasshouse good , Malanda Lit_KW_1983b Lit_KW_1983b_D natural environment -13.75 143.3 300 Australia Lowland rainforest , McIlwraith Range Lit_DB_1979 Loop_Road natural environment 26.14 -81.79 n/a USA n/a Lit_PN_1990 Los_Angeles greenhouse n/a n/a n/a USA grown on catus mix, temp and humidity day/night AB Maceo natural environment 6.458 -74.78675 1023 Colombia tropical wet forest / premontane wet forest (sensu Holdridge), Vereda San Pedro, Reserva San Pedro, propiedad de Rodrigo de Jesús Celis, parcela N de Expedición Antioquia, bh-T/bh-PM. Lit_MK_1995 Madagaskar natural environment -16.15 49.6 n/a Madagaskar Regenwälder der Küstenebene, sowie untere montane Region, häufig epilithisch Lit_CG_1989 Mandai_Garden natural environment 1.28 102.8 n/a Singapore growing on a Rambutan tree, Mandai Orchid Garden Singapore JM MBleu natural environment 10.72934 -61.30019 720 Trinidad and Tobago (Morne Bleu)- primary montane forest on crest of main ridge of Northern Range MK MK-1 natural environment -15.23333 -68.66667 1450 Bolivia Drought-deciduous forest MK MK-10 natural environment -16.61667 -67.63333 1500 Bolivia Drought-deciduous forest MK MK-11 natural environment -13.66667 -68.41667 400 Bolivia Evergreen forest MK MK-12 natural environment -17.1 -64.75 220 Bolivia Evergreen forest MK MK-2 natural environment -17.11667 -65.23333 1250 Bolivia Evergreen forest MK MK-3 natural environment -17.13333 -65.63333 2250 Bolivia Evergreen forest MK MK-4 natural environment -17.13333 -65.61667 3250 Bolivia Evergreen forest MK MK-5 natural environment -17.21667 -65.68333 3750 Bolivia Evergreen forest MK MK-6 natural environment -16.96667 -66.86667 3400 Bolivia Evergreen forest MK MK-7 natural environment -15.16667 -68.9 2800 Bolivia Evergreen forest MK MK-8 natural environment -14.66667 -66.33333 200 Bolivia Evergreen forest MK MK-9 natural environment -16.28333 -67.28333 900 Bolivia Drought-deciduous forest Lit_HG_1988 Moorbank_Botanical_Garden laboratory n/a n/a n/a UK grown on forest bark compost , young plants were taken from Trinidad from montane forest on the northern slopes of the Northern Mountain Range JM MSB natural environment 10.67477 -61.39735 540 Trinidad and Tobago (Mount St Benedict)- abandoned planted mangos in frequently-disturbed secondary lower montane forest, recent fire events nearby Lit_DB_1979 Naples_East natural environment 26.14 -81.79 n/a USA dwarfed cypress forest, nutrient stressed epiphytes, about 8 km east of Naples Lit_DB_1979 Naples_North natural environment 26.14 -81.79 n/a USA n/a Lit_DJ_1974 Nimba_Mountains natural environment 7.6 -8.46 n/a Liberia not clear from which localities plants were sampled Lit_DB_1981 Oberlin_College laboratory n/a n/a n/a USA grown in glasshouse Lit_DB_1974 Oberlin_College growth chamber n/a n/a n/a USA plants field collected in Jamaica, Trinidad, Florida CR Ocosingo natural environment 16.9 -89.43333 900 Mexico evergreen broadleaf forest VG OG_0 natural environment 19.60960556 -96.38176111 45 Mexico Semi humid deciduous forest VG OG_1500 natural environment 19.51649444 -97.00795556 1615 Mexico Humid montane forest VG OG_500 natural environment 19.41938889 -96.74572222 630 Mexico Semi humid deciduous forest JM OldRoad natural environment 10.73103 -61.37945 540 Trinidad and Tobago (Tucuche Old Road)- primary lower montane forest bordering bench trail Lit_GH_2004 Orange_County natural environment 28.49 -81.26 n/a USA comparison between the years 1973/1974 and 1998, in between: land use change Lit_NB_2001 Orinoco natural environment 3.16667 -65.66667 n/a Venezuela site includes both terra firme and seasonally inundated forest, site at Surumoni Crane Project AT Otari natural environment -41.2671 174.7571 70-280 New Zealand Mature and regenerating coastal conifer–broadleaf forest. For detailed site description see Taylor and Burns 2015 (Epiphyte community development throughout tree ontogeny) CR Petén Celestún natural environment 20.85 -90.36667 3 Mexico peten mangrove Lit_CL_2009 Petit_Saut natural environment 5.05833 -52.90944 n/a French Guiana tropical moist, pioneer growths along forestedges around the field station at Petit Saut, Sinnamary Lit_EL_2013 Pico_del_Este natural environment 18.275 -65.76278 900 Puerto Rico elfin forest Lit_LY_2012 Pingbian_Yunnan natural environment 23.13333 104.11667 n/a China n/a JM Platanal natural environment 10.73701 -61.14646 180 Trinidad and Tobago primary evergreen seasonal forest, gallery type (fringing riverbed) AS Puyehue_CL natural environment -40.66417 -72.16944 450-700 Chile Temperate rainforest /old growth forest / evergreen broadleaf AS Queulat_CL natural environment -44.47028 -72.5425 195 Chile Temperate rainforest / old growth forest / evergreen broadleaf Lit Rio_Bot_Gard natural environment -22.9675 -43.22389 n/a Brazil arboretum of botanical garden, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro_Botanical_Garden Lit_PH_1986 Riverside greenhouse n/a n/a n/a USA n/a JM Salybia natural environment 10.68418 -61.04875 40 Trinidad and Tobago abandoned mixed citrus plantation fringed by young secondary evergreen seasonal forest CR San Benito natural environment 21.31667 -89.43333 2 Mexico coastal scrub KW, GZ San Lorenzo natural environment 9.28083 -79.97444 147 Panama lowland rainforest Lit_DB_1979 Sanibel_Island natural environment 26.45 -82.1 n/a USA central uplands and mangrove swamps Lit_VG_2012 Santa_Catarina greenhouse n/a n/a n/a Brazil n/a Lit_MR_2013 Sao_Paulo growth chamber n/a n/a n/a Brazil moss substrate, plants obtained from micropropagation, values for chamber AB Segovia natural environment 7.11142 -74.73145 769 Colombia tropical wet forest (sensu Holdridge), Vereda Popalos, predio La Cantarilla, propiedad de Corantioquia, en los arededores de la finca Los Naranjos, parcela C de Expedición Antioquia, bh-T. Lit_AM_2009 Serra_da_Piedade natural environment -19.81972 -43.67 1300 Brazil NA VG SF_0 natural environment 19.60042778 -96.39984722 35 Mexico Semi humid deciduous forest VG SF_1500 natural environment 19.51823611 -97.00156389 1598 Mexico Humid montane forest VG SF_500 natural environment 19.42556111 -96.75143056 658 Mexico Semi humid deciduous forest Lit_OA_1994 Sikkim natural environment 27.26 88.51 ~1300 India subtropical belt of Himalaya, sloping topography, dense forest JM, Lit_JS_1986 Simla natural environment 10.69343 -61.28641 270 Trinidad and Tobago young secondary seasonally deciduous forest on limestone, close to large quarries, detailed site description in Smith, J. A. C., Griffiths, H. & Lüttge, U. (1986) Comparative ecophysiology of CAM and C3 bromeliads. I. The ecology of Bromeliaceae in Trinidad. Plant, Cell and Environment, 9, 359-376. Lit_CM_1995 Simla_laboratory laboratory 10.68333 -61.28333 n/a Trinidad and Tobago n/a Lit_CG_1989 Singapore_botanical_garden natural environment 1.28 102.8 n/a Singapore plants growing in situ in gardens of National University of Singapore Lit_MK_1989, Lit_CG_1989 Singapore_field natural environment 1.28 102.8 n/a Singapore plant growing 3m above Lit_CF_1982, Lit_CH_1989, Lit_TC_1999 Singapore_greenhouse greenhouse 1.28 102.8 n/a Singapore National University of Singapore RF Sirinhaém-Pernambuco natural environment -8.56403 -35.16711 75 Brazil Lowland Topical Forest remnant CK SMM natural environment -38.05278 175.56528 320 New Zealand lowland temperate rainforest, Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari: sanctuary with intensive mammalian predator control, the site is surrounded by a predator-proof fence so is in healthy natural state. JM StaCruz natural environment 10.68816 -61.45705 80 Trinidad and Tobago (Santa Cruz Valley)- active cocoa plantation, medium-intensity management, fringing young secondary seasonally deciduous forest RP T1 Federal District natural environment -15.95561 -47.94009 1078 Brazil natural and native non floodable riparian forest in Savannah of Central Brazil RP T10 Federal District natural environment -15.94403 -47.90734 1076 Brazil natural and native floodable riparian forest in Savannah of Central Brazil RP T2 Federal District natural environment -15.95478 -47.94672 1080 Brazil natural and native non floodable riparian forest in Savannah of Central Brazil RP T3 Federal District natural environment -15.95417 -47.94053 1081 Brazil natural and native non floodable riparian forest in Savannah of Central Brazil RP T4 Federal District natural environment -15.95464 -47.9418 1085 Brazil natural and native non floodable riparian forest in Savannah of Central Brazil RP T5 Federal District natural environment -15.9546 -47.94128 1083 Brazil natural and native non floodable riparian forest in Savannah of Central Brazil RP T6 Federal District natural environment -15.93995 -47.89968 1061 Brazil natural and native floodable riparian forest in Savannah of Central Brazil RP T7 Federal District natural environment -15.93139 -47.90277 1055 Brazil natural and native floodable riparian forest in Savannah of Central Brazil RP T8 Federal District natural environment -15.94186 -47.90364 1071 Brazil natural and native floodable riparian forest in Savannah of Central Brazil JM Tamana natural environment 10.47139 -61.18131 100 Trinidad and Tobago active cocoa plantation, low-intensity management, fringing young secondary evergreen seasonal forest AT Thorndon natural environment -41.275 174.77778 n/a New Zealand Amanda Taylor's backyard, sunny and sheltered from the wind JM Toco natural environment 10.81627 -60.98399 190 Trinidad and Tobago young secondary seasonally deciduous forest, fringed by market gardens Lit_HG_1986 Trinidad natural environment 10.74005 -61.06982 30-250 Trinidad and Tobago four different sites, from coastal to mountainous, site description: see reference Lit Tupper greenhouse 8.98 -79.74 n/a Panama n/a TK Tuxtlas BC natural environment 18.56 -85.19 1300 Mexico mesophyll rainforest TK Tuxtlas borde natural environment 18.56 -85.19 1200 Mexico roadside vegetation JM TValley natural environment 10.70244 -61.60823 5 Trinidad and Tobago (Tucker Valley)- isolated trees in grassy pasture, fringed by market gardens and young secondary seasonally deciduous forest AB Valdivia natural environment 7.0799 -75.47592 2080 Colombia low montane rain forest (sensu Holdridge), DMI Alto de Ventanas, vereda San Fermín, finca propiedad de Javier Torres, Parcela M de Expedición Antioquia, bp-MB. Lit_GZ_2009 Veraguas natural environment 8.03 -81.05 n/a Panama secondary vegetation Lit_LY_2012 Weixi_Yunnan natural environment 27.25 99.45 n/a China n/a Lit_LY_2012 Wenshan_Yunnan natural environment 23.61667 104.4 n/a China n/a Lit_MK_2005 Western_Ghats natural environment 10.14 77.13 n/a India n/a Lit_LY_2012 Xichou_Yunnan natural environment 23.7 105.13333 n/a China n/a Lit_Zhang2, Lit_QZ_2009 Xishuangbanna natural environment 21.68333 101.41667 570 China seasonal tropical rainforest, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden TK Zongolica BC natural environment 18.66 -97 1350 Mexico forest