Liana
Liana
Liana (pronounced: /liˈɑːnə/) is a type of 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 sunlight. The term 'liana' is not a taxonomic grouping, but rather a description of the way the plant grows.
Etymology
The term 'liana' comes from the French word 'liane', which was coined by French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1791. The word is derived from the Latin 'ligare', meaning 'to bind', which refers to the way these plants bind themselves to other plants for support.
Related Terms
- Vine: A plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground.
- Canopy (biology): The aboveground portion of a plant community or crop, formed by plant crowns.
- Climbing plant: Plants which climb up trees and other tall objects.
- Tendril: A specialized stem, leaf or petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by climbing plants for support, attachment and cellular invasion by parasitic plants.
- Woody plant: Plants that produce wood as its structural tissue.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Liana
- Wikipedia's article - Liana
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski