EPIPHYTES or air plant,grows upon another living plant while remaining independent of it except for support. An epiphyte obtains its moisture from the air or from moisture-laden pockets of the host plant, rather than from the soil. Of the flowering plants, the best-known epiphytes are orchids and bromeliads, such as Spanish moss. Epiphytes may grow upon the trunk, branches, or leaves of the host plant and are most abundant in the moist tropics.
