Topochory
Topochory, also called Engychory or close-up propagation, describes a group of propagation mechanisms in plants . The common feature is that the seeds remain close to the mother plant and are not spread over long distances.
The demarcation of the Nahausbreitung for long distance dispersal (Telechorie) is controversial. Some authors still speak of close range distribution up to a distance of 100 meters, with others the limit is even 10 km.
Otherwise many different propagation mechanisms such as barochory or aestatiphore are understood under topochory .
literature
- Oliver Tackenberg: Methods for evaluating gradual differences in the dispersal potential of plant species . Phillips University Marburg, 2001 ( d-nb.info [PDF]).
- Paul Müller-Schneider, Marie Lhotská: On the terminology of the distribution biology of flowering plants . In: Folia Geobotanica . tape 6 , no. 4 , December 1971, p. 407-417 .