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A liana is a long-stemmed woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. [1] The word liana does not refer to a taxonomic grouping, but rather a habit of plant growth – much like tree or shrub .
Dolichandra unguis-cati is a liana with semipersistent foliage and woody stems that can reach a height of 30 metres (98 ft). Thin and small aerial roots are used for climbing. Leaves are dark green, opposite and bifoliate. Leaflets have a length of 3 to 4 cm (1.2 to 1.6 in).
Telfairia pedata, commonly known as oysternut [4] (alternately spelled as 'oyster nut', etc. [5]), queen's nut, [4] Zanzibar oilvine [4] (alternately spelled as 'oil vine', etc. [5]), kweme or kulekula, is a dioecious African liana which can grow up to 30 metres long, having purple-pink fringed flowers, and very large (30–90 cm × 15–25 cm), many-seeded, drooping, ellipsoid berries which ...
The species grows as a shrub, a liana or as a medium to large sized tree that can reach an height of about 25 m (82 ft), [1] the bark is grey while the slash is reddish to pale brown exuding a creamy white latex; [2] Stem is brownish in color with minute hairs.
Landolphia owariensis is a species of liana from the family Apocynaceae found in tropical Africa. Latex can be extracted from this plant for the manufacture of natural rubber. [ 1 ] Other names for this vine are eta , the white rubber vine and the Congo rubber plant. [ 2 ]
The supplejack vine is an evergreen climbing vine or liana. It climbs by coiling its hard but flexible stems around tree trunks and branches. [ 6 ] When there are no supporting trees for the vines to climb up, the vines form a dense knotted tangle on the forest floor. [ 6 ]
Entada phaseoloides is a large woody liana whose stems may reach up to 18 cm (7.1 in) diameter. They are dark brown with a course bark, and are flattened laterally and spirally twisted. They are dark brown with a course bark, and are flattened laterally and spirally twisted.
Ipomoea alba is a perennial, herbaceous liana growing to a height of 5–30 m (20–100 ft) tall with twining stems. The leaves are entire or three-lobed, 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long, with a stem 5–20 cm (2–8 in) long.