PhorophyteFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In botany phorophytes are plants, on which epiphytes grow. The term is composed of phoro, meaning bearer or carrier[1] and phyte, meaning plant.[2] An epiphyte growing on the phorophyte bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) Phorophytic tree densely covered in epiphytic bromeliads
In botany phorophytes are plants, on which epiphytes grow. The term is composed of phoro, meaning bearer or carrier[1] and phyte, meaning plant.[2] An epiphyte growing on the phorophyte bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) Phorophytic tree densely covered in epiphytic bromeliads