Most common species: Orchids. In fact, according to a guide, Mark, in the park, 90% of the orchids in cloud forests are epiphytes. Also, of the 9,000 vascular plants, 3,000 of them are epiphytes. Overall, the cloud forest has a very diverse and abundant collection of epiphytes. Functions in this climate: As both Robert Welch read more »

Most common species: Orchids, bromileads, and ferns. The least amount of epiphytes are found in highlands. Functions in this climate: In this climate with less rain, epiphytes are particularly important. Their ability to direct water to the trunk of the host is crucial to the survival of the trees. For the epiphytes, the ability to read more »

Most common species: On land, the most common is orchids, while epiphytes grow on the coral reefs as well, mostly algae and bacteria. According to a paper from Revista de Biología Tropical, a total of 26 species of microalgae were found on just one species of seagrass off the coast of Cahuita. Functions in this climate: read more »

Most common species: Orchids (114 species), aroids and ferns Functions in this climate: The humidity and precipitation in this climate, even in the dry season, allows for the epiphytes to easily collect water, both for themselves and the plants they are growing on. Specializations in this climate: The amount of orchids in this climate allow read more »