| Sumario: |
The family Orchidaceae with broad diversification and speciation, is one of the
largest families with more than 20.000 species. In Panama we found about 1,150
species of orchids, among the best known is Peristeria alata (Flower of the Holy
Spirit). But little is known about the degree of specificity with which the host
phorophytes and fluctuations in the levels of association with mycorrhizalfungi
As this paper aims to identify levels of mycorrhizal fungi are associated with
species of orchids Epidendrum difforme, Scaphyglotis bidentata, Encyclia
stellata, and Oeceoclades maculata throughout the year and determine the type
of association trophic, host trees in orchids, taking into account factors such as
host tree (phorophyte), crustal structure, position in which he was the epiphyte
on the tree in order to determine whether there is a preference for orchids under
study for some phorophyte or a type of bark and phorophyte area. These results
can help rescue and relocation processes of species or species reintroduction
cases, and that having a clear idea of the preferences of the orchid species can
achieve greater success in these activities favoring the survivalof species.
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