Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns As Epiphytes
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Madagascar's Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns , Continued
The Shield Fronds , Of These Three Prehistoric Ferns Are Quite Thin , But Do Have A Very Tight Makeup And The Ability To Completely Cover The Root Mass System And Their Host Plant . These Two Nature Given Features Slows Air Penetration Through Them And The Drying Back Time Of The Root Mass , Which Is Brought On By The Excellent And Natural Air Circulation Found Around These Three Platy. (Staghorn) Ferns Living , Within Madagascar's Prehistoric Rain Forest Jungle . Platy. Ferns Madagascariense , Ellisii And Platy. Alcicorne Madagascar Will Survive The No Rain State , With Their Root Mass Drying Back Very Slowly , While Waiting For The Next Heavy Rains Arrival To The Western Side , Of The Rain Forest .
With Three , Of The Platycerium Fern Species , Madagascariense , Ellisii And Alcicorne Madagascar Having Shield Fronds That Completely Cover The Root Mass And A Rather Tight Body Makeup The Heavy Rains Are Needed To Penetrate Behind These Fronds And Completely Water Their Root System . The Misty Rains Can Only Place Moisture On The Outer Surface , Of Their Shield Fronds . These Three Platycerium Ferns Do Not Absorb Moisture Through Their Shield Or Fertile Fronds . The Nature Given Manner , By Which , The Shield Fronds Completely Cover The Root Mass Coupled With Their Ability To Form To And Around Their Host Plant The Misty Rains That Arrive Are Unable To Penetrate Between The Shield Fronds And Host Plant In Order To Give Moisture To The Growing Roots And Root Mass , Of These Species .
Nature Sends To The Western Side , Of Madagascar's Rain Forest Jungle , The Periodic Heavy Hitters , Which Gives These Platy. Ferns The Moisture Needed For Their Continued Growth And Survival . These Heavy Rains Are Able To Penetrate Between The Host Plant And The Species Shield Fronds In Order To Completely Drench The Growing Roots . The Growing Roots Are Located Between Each Old And New Shield Frond And The Heavy Rains Will Also Completely Soak The Root Mass And Dampen The Host Plant To Allow The Holding Roots To Be Drawn To It .
This Total Drenching Is Accomplished , By The Amount Of Moisture Released Onto The Species . For Example , Place A Little Water Into A Spray Bottle And Begin To Water A Platycerium Fern And Notice How Wet The Platycerium Becomes On Its Outer Surface , But Neither Damp Nor Wet On It's Inner Surface . This Method Simulates The Misty Rain Falling Upon A Platycerium Fern . Misty Rains Are Excellent For Producing Humidity , But Not Watering . Now , Take A Garden Hose And Begin Watering The Species And Notice How The Heavy Volume Of Water Will Deeply Wet The Inner And Outer Portions , Of The Platy. Fern . The Fertile Fronds Of Platy. Fern Quadridichotomum Will Absorb Moisture And Uncurl , When The Heavy Rains Arrive . This Method Simulates The Deep And Complete Watering The Four Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns Receives , When The Heavy Rains Arrive .
The Prehistoric Rain Forest Jungle , Of Madagascar , Is Becoming A Little Smaller Year By Year Like Many Other Prehistoric Tropical Rain Forest's Areas Around The World . This Shrinkage Automatically Places The Species Of Flora And Fauna That Inhabit These Areas Like The Prehistoric Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns , In Danger Of Not Having A Natural Living Habitat To Live And Survive In As Nature Intended . When Nature Makes A Change , Within A Prehistoric Rain Forest Jungle , It Leaves Or Makes A Habitat For The Prehistoric Flora And Fauna , But When Man Makes A Change , Within A Prehistoric Rain Forest Jungle , No Doors Or Means Are Left Open For The Continued Survival Of These Prehistoric Flora And Fauna Species That Inhabit The Area .
The Team At Madagascar Tropicals Hope That With Mans Continued Growth In Population And Money Needs , For Survival Or Greed , He Will Also Take A Little Time To Set Aside And Preserve The Prehistoric Tropical Rain Forest Jungles That He Has Control Over . In Doing This The Living And Breathing Entity's That Inhabit These Areas Will Also Be Able To Live And Survive , Within Their Natural Living Habitats . These Prehistoric Tropical Rain Forest Jungles Are The Last Remaining Remnants Of Land Left , From The Dinosaur Era .
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