aeschynanthus vs air plant

aeschynanthus and air plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aeschynanthus	Yes	No	No	No
air plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, air plant is a hypernym of aeschynanthus; that is, air plant is a word with a broader meaning than aeschynanthus:

aeschynanthus: a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex
air plant: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

Other hypernyms of aeschynanthus include aerophyte, epiphyte, epiphytic plant.

aeschynanthus (noun)	air plant (noun)
a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex	plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it