Huntleya belongs to the tribe of Cymbidieae of the family Orchidaceae, and is epiphytic, which means it grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water, or from debris accumulating around it.
Tribe: Cymbidieae Family: Orchidaceae These are epiphytic, pseudobulbless and often larger plants with subplicate leaves nearing forty centimeters long, erect and single-flowered. An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. 
