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The first E demonstrates the full diversity of epiphytes, from Orchids to Bromeliads to Bryophytes.
P focuses on arboreal ferns, lichens, and mosses. Approximately a third of all ferns are epiphytes. These plants gradually generate a sort of arboreal soil in their leaf litter. Approximately a third of all ferns are epiphytes. The cutout at th
I is focused on the diversity among and supported by Bromeliads, among the most common types of epiphytes. 
The second P is aimed at flowering epiphytes, including aroid flowers but overwhelmingly orchids, whose almost dust-like seeds can sail across seas to settle on the branches of tropical and temperate forests.
H focuses on hemi-epiphytes such as climbing vines and parasitic plants, including the famous Strangler Fig.
The last three letters are to showcase the canopy ecology as a whole, including the diversity of wildlife it can support.
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