1. Epiphytes that end up as free standing trees are also called hemiepiphytes . 2. Secondary hemiepiphytes do not always start their lives close to a tree. 3. The explosively, yet is heavily laden with hemiepiphytes however. 4. The seeds of primary hemiepiphytes germinate in the canopy and initially live epiphytically. 5. This palms; there is usually plentiful undergrowth and / or epiphytes and hemiepiphytes ( e . g. 6. Most members of the other main Neotropical subgenus, " Urostigma " begin life as hemiepiphytes . 7. Hemiepiphytes like the strangler fig begin as epiphytes but eventually set their own roots and overpower and kill their host.8. A "'hemiepiphyte "'is a plant that spends part of its life cycle as an epiphyte. 9. Pinkwood is the dominant tree species of cool-temperate rainforests of southeastern NSW . Young plants often grow as hemiepiphytes . 10. Wind blown seeds often germinate in the form of a hemiepiphyte on the trunks of rocks and tree ferns such as Dicksonia antarctica.
