Phytotelmata, or literally from Greek, plants that hold some water. The water accumulated on these plants may serve as substratum for a associated fauna, sometimes the fauna associated with phytotelmata is unique.

Examples of those plants are bromeliads, bamboos and treeholes. Genera See text Bromeliads include epiphytes, such as Spanish moss, and ground plants, such as the Pineapple. ... Genera Many, see text Bamboos are a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae. ...