Epiphytes
Overview
Epiphytes, specifically terrestrial, vascular epiphytes, are those plants that germinate and take root on other plants. These plants generally exhibit commensal relationships with their host plants. Epiphytes can be both obligate and facultative. Additionally "accidental epiphytes" can occur when a plant that does not usually grow epiphytically at any point in its life cycle does [1].
Ecology and Evolution
Common Terrestrial Epiphytes
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Zotz, Gerhard. (12 Nov 2012). "The systematic distribution of vascular epiphytes – a critical update." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. The Linnean Society of London. 171: 453–481. https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/171/3/453/2416203.