Lifespan of Chiloschistas

[Rothrock42]

Don't know about Chiloschistas per se, but at one of our society meetings someone was talking about orchids that tend to grow out on the ends/twigs of certain trees.

An environment like that isn't going to last terribly long. So perhaps it is an adaptation to an environment that doesn't last more than three years. By that time it should have flowered and seeded and done its work.

Just a theory.