Towards a Standardization of Terminology of the Climbing Habit in Plants

Sperotto, Patrícia; Acevedo‐Rodríguez, Pedro; Vasconcelos, Thaís; Roque, Nádia

doi:10.1007/s12229-020-09218-y

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“…Here, we first show that functional trait differences are significant between the two main categories of liana climbing mechanisms: active and passive climbing (Sperotto et al, 2020). Subsequently, we show that the factors driving abundance and species richness of lianas across tropical forests differ significantly between active and passive climbing species.…”

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“…Classifications of the climbing mechanisms used by lianas may vary substantially throughout literature, ranging from three categories (Vaughn & Bowling, 2011) to as high as nine in some cases (Addo-Fordjour & Rahmad, 2015), as recently reviewed by Sperotto et al (2020). In this study, we followed the recently proposed classification of climbing mechanisms from Sperotto et al (2020) to establish a framework which considers a continuum from highly-specialized obligate lianas (active climbing) to species with an intermediate behavior (passive climbing) and devoid of highly specialized attachment systems (Fig. 1).…”

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Climbing mechanisms as a central trait to understand the ecology of lianas -- a global synthesis.

Dias¹,

Oliveira²,

Martins³

et al. 2021

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Lianas are a distinctive component of tropical forests and their increase in abundance may have profound ramifications for forest composition and ecosystem functioning. However, so far, the current view considers lianas as a single, functional plant type and, therefore, ignores the life history differences among species resulting from their climbing mechanisms. Here, we integrate data from the main functional traits used to characterize plant form and function with global abundance data to reveal that lianas consistently have differences associated with their main climbing mechanisms. Overall, lianas with active climbing were characterized by an acquisitive strategy, showing higher specific leaf area, foliar nitrogen and slightly higher (marginally significant) maximum photosynthetic rates compared to lianas with passive climbing. Using structural equation modeling, we show that across the tropics the abundance of lianas with active climbing is mainly determined by forest structure (stem size distribution). Our study shows that active and passive climbing lianas clearly diverge in their functional traits and factors affecting their distribution. We conclude that a shift in the current view, where lianas are considered a single, functional plant type, is urgently needed to increase our predictability of their effects on tropical forests in the future.

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Climbing mechanisms as a central trait to understand the ecology of lianas -- a global synthesis.

Dias¹,

Oliveira²,

Martins³

et al. 2021

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“…In the descriptions below, the term ‘nomadic vine' (or ‘nomadic appressed climber') follows Sperotto et al (2020). The seedling stage is defined as that after germination but before the plant starts to climb a phorophyte (host tree); the juvenile stage begins at that point, and the adult stage begins when the foliage leaves attain the same general shape and size as that of reproductive plants.…”

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Three new species of Monstera (Araceae: Monsteroideae: Monstereae) from the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica, threatened by the expansion of coffee plantations

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Croat

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Nordic Journal of Botany

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Monstera alfaroi Croat & M. Cedeño, M. tarrazuensis Croat & M. Cedeño and M. wilsoniensis M. Cedeño & Grayum, all apparently endemic to central and southern Costa Rica at middle elevations on the Pacific slope, are described as new species. Monstera alfaroi is characterized by having warty light brown petioles with undulate sheaths, very large adult leaves and inflorescences with warty peduncles, and externally light green spathes. Monstera tarrazuensis is characterized by its smooth, light green petioles with white dots and deciduous sheaths, coriaceous, entire leaf blades and inflorescences on hanging stems. Monstera wilsoniensis is characterized by its deciduous petiole sheaths, cordate or subcordate, weakly or not fenestrated leaf blades with entire margins and numerous primary lateral veins, and inflorescences in ascending or hanging stems. The three novelties are compared, respectively, with M. buseyi Croat & Grayum, M. luteynii Madison and M. adansonii Schott, and all are illustrated with color photos of living material.

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“…In 2000, Moffett introduces the term 'nomadic vine' for secondary hemiepiphytes, however this term was never used in any publication. Due to the abundance of terms, defining habits has turned a complex matter (Sperotto et al 2020). In the case of hemiepiphytes the term 'secondary hemiepiphytes' continues to be a matter of debate (Watts et al 2019).…”

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“…And, suggest that term 'hemiepiphyte' would be exclusive to 'primary hemiepiphytes' sensu Putz & Holbrook (1986). This reduce the ambiguity associated with the term 'hemiepiphyte' that is often seen in the literature (Sperotto et al 2020). Therefore, for this study, we follow the most recent terminology proposed by Sperotto et al (2020) in which the term 'hemiepiphyte' refers exclusively to plants that begin with an epiphytic stage and have root connections with the soil.…”

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Inferindo o hábito hemiepífito em Ficus L. por meio da anatomia do xilema secundário em espécies viventes e fósseis

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Towards a Standardization of Terminology of the Climbing Habit in Plants

Cited by 47 publications

References 77 publications

Climbing mechanisms as a central trait to understand the ecology of lianas -- a global synthesis.

Climbing mechanisms as a central trait to understand the ecology of lianas -- a global synthesis.

Three new species of Monstera (Araceae: Monsteroideae: Monstereae) from the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica, threatened by the expansion of coffee plantations

Inferindo o hábito hemiepífito em Ficus L. por meio da anatomia do xilema secundário em espécies viventes e fósseis

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