| TABLE I. Species with Stick-tight Dispersal in a Lowland Moist Forest in Central French Guiana. | Taxon | Habit | Diaspore | Adaptation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subclass: Caryophyllidae Order: Caryophyllales | |||
| Phytolaccaceae | |||
| Petiveria alliacea L. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit | Downward-pointing barbs |
| Amaranthaceae | |||
| Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit plus sterile fls | Hooks on sterile fls |
| Subclass: Hamamelidae Order: Urticales | |||
| Moraceae | |||
| Trymatococcus amazonicus Poepp. & Endl. | Terrestrial tree | Fruit | Hooked hairs |
| Subclass: Dilleniidae Order: Malvales | |||
| Malvaceae | |||
| Pavonia schiedeana Steud. | Terrestrial subshrub | Mericarp | Barbed spine |
| Sida setosa L. | Shrub | Mericarp | Apical spine |
| S. rhombifolia Mart. ex Colla | Shrub | Mericarp | Apical spine |
| Subclass: Rosidae Order: Fabales | |||
| Mimosaceae | |||
| Mimosa guilandica (DC.) Barneby | Liana | Fruit | Hooked hairs |
| M. polydactyla HBK | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit | Long, stiff hairs |
| M. pudica L. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit | Long, stiff hairs |
| Fabaceae | |||
| Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit segment | Hooked hairs |
| D. axillare (Sw.) DC. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit segment | Hooked hairs |
| D. barbatum (L.) Benth. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit segment | Hooked hairs |
| D. incanum (Sw.) DC. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit segment | Hooked hairs |
| D. wyderianum Urb. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit segment | Hooked hairs |
| Zornia latifolia Sm. | Terrestrial herb | Fruit | Hooked hairs |
| Subclass: Asteridae Order: Lamiales | |||
| Verbenaceae | |||
| Priva lappulacea (L.) Pers. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit plus calyx | Hooked hairs on calyx |
| Subclass: Asteridae Order: Asterales | |||
| Asteraceae | |||
| Ageratum conyzoides L. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit plus pappus | Barbed awns on pappus |
| Bidens cynapiifolia H.B.K. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit plus pappus | Barbed awns on pappus |
| B. pilosa L. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit plus pappus | Barbed awns on pappus |
| Cosmos caudatus H.B.K. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit plus chaff | Barbed pappus & barbs on fruit |
| Rolandra fruticosa (L.) Kuntze | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit plus chaff | Awned chaff |
| Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn. | Terrestrial subshrub | Fruit plus pappus | Barbed pappus |
| Subclass: Commelinidae Order: Cyperales | |||
| Poaceae | |||
| Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P. Beauv. | Terrestrial herb | Spikelet | Spikelet awn |
| Pharus lappulaceus Aubl. | Terrestrial herb | Infructescence or part of infructescence | Hooked hairs on lemma |
| P. latifolius L. | Terrestrial herb | Infructescence or part of infructescence | Hooked hairs on lemma |
| P. parvifolius Nash | Terrestrial herb | Infructescence or part of infructescence | Hooked hairs on lemma |
| Streptogyna americana C. E. Hubb | Terrestrial herb | Spikelet and part of rachilla internode | Base of spikelet and part of internode |