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Vegetative

 17-Liana

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Lianas are big woody vines, typically found in tropical forests. In the middle of this picture, you can see the base of a Maripa scandens liana (the thick, twisted stem climbing up a tree). Lianas are typical of tropical rain forests.
Photo of Daniel F. Austin by K. R. Robertson in Amazonian Peru.
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