Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link on Liana: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana
The *liana* is any of various long-stemmed, usually woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canopy_(forest)>in order to get access to well-lit areas of the forest. [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana#cite_note-0> Lianas are especially characteristic of tropical moist deciduous forests<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous#Regions>and rainforests <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest>. These climbers often form bridges between the forest canopy, connect the entire forest and provide arboreal animals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arboreal> with paths across the forest. They also compete with forest trees for sunlight.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana#cite_note-1>There are also temperate lianas, however, for example the members of the genus *Clematis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis>*. Well-known lianas include Monkey Ladder, Water Vine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine> and Pothos <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pothos>.[*citation needed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed> *] Lianas play an ecological role in providing access routes in the forest canopy for arboreal species such as lemurs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur>. For example, in the eastern rainforests<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest>of Madagascar <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar>, many prosimians<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosimian>achieve higher mobility from the web of lianas draped amongst the vertical tree species. Many lemurs prefer trees with lianas for their roost sites.[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana#cite_note-2>Some lianas are strong enough to support the weight of an adult human. Note that "liana" is not a taxonomic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy>grouping, but rather a description of the way the plant grows, and lianas may be found in many different plant families<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(biology)> . 2008/12/20 Neil Soares <[email protected]> > Hi Ananda, > Great photographs, but the first looks like they are the adventitious > roots of a Ficus tree. Lianas, by definition, are thick and woody perennial > climbers. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Fri, 12/19/08, Ananda Banerjee <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: Ananda Banerjee <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:6641] Liana > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 2:08 PM > > > > Corbett Tiger Rserve > December 2009 > > -- > Ananda > > > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
