A liana often has stiff young growths and older, more flexible growth at the base of the stem. [16] Because of these stresses, some lianas grow flat ribbon-like stems which are very flexible, including certain Bauhinia species, Entada species, some Tetrastigma species, as well as Serjania icthyoctonia and Thinonia scandens, both in the Sapindaceae.
Liana, any long-stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil and climbs or twines around other plants. They are a conspicuous component of tropical forest ecosystems and represent one of the most important structural differences between tropical and temperate forests. Flattened or twisted lianas
A liana is any of various long-stemmed, woody vines rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees and other means of vertical support to climb up to the canopy to access well-lit forest areas. Lianas are characteristic of tropical moist deciduous forests (especially seasonal forests) but may be found in temperate rainforests.
lianas – woody climbers with stems reaching more than 10 m in length. vine, bejuco [Spanish], cipó, trepadeira, corda, icipó [Portuguese] – a general term for climbing plants but often used for herbaceous or slightly woody climbers, the word bejuco is synonymous with liana in many Spanish speaking countries in the Americas. Twiners, voluble, enredadera [Spanish] - a climber with twining ...
The Liana Ecology Project is a clearinghouse for liana and vine ecology, behavior, physiology, and systematics research, and a tool for individuals to contribute their work to the growing world-wide body of liana research.
Liana Lianas in India Lianas are vines which live in rainforests. They are climbing plants which are rooted in the ground. Then they wrap around trees as they grow. Rain forests have them everywhere there are trees. The term "liana" refers to the vine, not the tree. It is not a taxonomic group: many plants have adopted this growth-mode.