Occasional epiphytes are those species that ordinarily grow terrestrially but from time to time may be found growing as epiphytes. Once established as an epiphyte they can grow to maturity unlike ephemeral epiphytes.
Nineteen vascular plant species have been recorded as occasional epiphytes in New Zealand. They are:
Asplenium bulbiferum
Asplenium oblongifolium
Blechnum discolor
Blechnum filiforme
Blechnum procerum
Davallia tasmanii subsp. tasmanii
Davallia tasmanii subsp. cristata
Epacris sinclairii
Grammitis rigida
Huperzia varia
Hymenophyllum atrovirens
Libertia ixioides
Luzuriaga parviflora
Microlaena avenacea
Nephrolepis hirsutula
Nertera dichondrifolia
Trichomanes endlicherianum
Xeronema callistemon f. bracteosa
Xeronema callistemon f. callistemon
This page last updated on 11 Jan 2013