aeschynanthus vs epiphyte

aeschynanthus and epiphyte both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aeschynanthus	Yes	No	No	No
epiphyte	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, epiphyte is a hypernym of aeschynanthus; that is, epiphyte 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
epiphyte: 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, air plant, epiphytic plant.

aeschynanthus (noun)	epiphyte (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