what are epiphytes
EPIPHYTES AND HEMIEPIPHYTES. Epiphytes are plants that root and perch on other plants or nonliving objects. True epiphytes, also termed holoepiphytes, are plants that never root in soil; this type completes its entire life cycle anchored to a host plant, and receives mineral nutrients only from nonterrestrial sources.PIPHYTES AND HEMIEPIPHYTES. Epiphytes are plants that root and perch on other plants or nonliving objects. True epiphytes, also termed holoepiphytes, are plants that never root in soil; this type completes its entire life cycle anchored to a host plant, and receives mineral nutrients only from nonterrestrial sources.