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Geographical, Taxonomical and Ecological Aspects of Lianas in Subtropical Forests of Argentina

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Lianas are more diverse and typically more abundant in tropical than temperate forests, with subtropical forests being intermediate. In this chapter, we analyze geographical, taxonomical and ecological patterns of lianas in subtropical forests of Northern Argentina, including Mountain Forests (MF), Atlantic Forests (AF); and Dry and Humid Chaco Forests (DCh and HCh, respectively). A total of 184 woody species of climbing plants were recognized in all four subtropical forests, with 35 species exclusive to MF, 38 exclusive to AF, while DCh and HCh had 2 and 8 exclusive species, respectively. In MF most liana species belonged to Sapindaceae and Bignoniaceae (16 % each), followed by Malpighiaceae (11 %) and Apocynaceae (10 %). In AF most liana species belonged to Bignoniaceae (21 %) followed by Apocynaceae (12 %), Fabaceae (11 %), Malpighiaceae (11 %) and Sapindaceae (10 %). Considering all liana species together, the most common climbing mechanisms included tendrils and twiners. The highest liana density was observed in the semideciduous Atlantic Forest, followed by the deciduous Humid Chaco Forest and the semideciduous Montane Forest. The semideciduous Atlantic Forest has also relatively high liana species richness as compared to other subtropical forests, followed by semideciduous MF. Besides geographical location and forest disturbances, little is known about how lianas respond to other environmental factors that drive patterns of liana density and diversity in these subtropical forests.

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  1. CONICET, Instituto de Ecología Regional, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Casilla de Correo 34, Yerba Buena, Tucumán, 4107, Argentina

    Agustina Malizia & Sergio Ceballos

  2. CONICET, Instituto de Biología Subtropical, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Bertoni 85, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, 3370, Argentina

    Paula I. Campanello & Mariana Villagra

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Appendix

Appendix

Liana species recorded in subtropical forests of northern Argentina, listed by plant family, climbing mechanism, and forest type

Liana species

Climbing mechanism

Forest type

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LM

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DCh

HCh

AF

Amaranthaceae

Alternanthera scandens Herzog

Scrambler

  

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Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Scrambler

 

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Hebanthe eriantha (Poir.) Pedersen

Scrambler

     

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Hebanthe occidentalis (R.E. Fr.) Borsch & Pedersen

Scrambler

 

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Apocynaceae

Condylocarpon isthmicum (Vell.) A.DC.

Twiner

     

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Fischeria stellata (Vell.) E.Fourn.

Twiner

     

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Forsteronia glabrescens Mull. Arg.

Twiner

 

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Forsteronia pubescens A. DC.

Twiner

  

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Forsteronia refracta Müll. Arg.

Twiner

     

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Forsteronia thyrsoidea (Vell.) Müll. Arg.

Twiner

   

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Jobinia lindbergii E. Fourn.

Twiner

     

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Macropharynx meyeri (C. Ezcurra) Xifreda

Twiner

 

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Macroscepis aurea E. Fourn.

Twiner

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Mandevilla pentladiana (A. DC.) Woodson

Twiner

 

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Marsdenia macrophylla (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult) E. Fourn.

Twiner

     

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Mesechites trifidus (Jacq.) Müll. Arg.

Twiner

  

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Oxypetalum erianthum Decne.

Twiner

   

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Peltastes peltatus (Vell.) Woodson

Twiner

  

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Prestonia coalita (Vell.) Woodson

Twiner

    

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Prestonia cyaniphylla (Rusby) Woodson

Twiner

 

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Prestonia quinquangularis (Jacq.) Spreng.

Twiner

  

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Prestonia riedelli (Mull. Arg.) Markgr

Twiner

 

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Aristolochiaceae

Aristolochia esperanzae Kuntze

Tendril

    

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Aristolochia gibertii Hook.

Tendril

    

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Aristolochia odoratissima L.

Tendril

    

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Aristolochia triangularis Cham.

Tendril

    

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Euglypha rojasiana Chodat & Hassl.

Tendril

    

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Asteraceae

Mikania glomerata Spreng.

Twiner

    

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Mikania variifolia Hieron.

Twiner

    

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Mutisia acuminata Ruiz et Pav. var paucijuga (Griseb.) Cabrera

Tendril

 

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Mutisia saltensis Cabrera

Tendril

 

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Piptocarpha sellowii (Sch. Bip.) Baker

Scrambler

    

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Pseudogynoxys cabrerae H. Rob. et Cuatrec.

Twiner

 

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Salmea scandens (L.) DC.

Scrambler

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Vernonia fulta Griseb.

Scrambler

 

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Wedelia saltensis Cabrera

Scrambler

 

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Bignoniaceae

Adenocalymma marginatum (Cham.) DC. marginatum

Tendril

    

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Adenocalymma paulistarum Bureau & K. Schum.

Tendril

     

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Adenocalymma scansile Miers

Tendril

     

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Amphilophium carolinae (Lindl.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

  

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Amphilophium crucigerum (L.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

  

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Amphilophium paniculatum (L.) Kunth

Tendril

 

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Amphilophium pannosum (DC.) Bureau & K. Schum.

Tendril

 

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Amphilophium sandwithii Fabris

Tendril

 

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Bignonia binata Thumb.

Tendril

    

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Bignonia callistegioides Cham.

Tendril

 

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Bignonia decora (S. Moore) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

     

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Bignonia sciuripabulum (K. Schum.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

     

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Cuspidaria convoluta (Vell.) A.H. Gentry

Tendril

    

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Dolichandra chodatii (Hassl.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

  

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Dolichandra cynanchoides Cham.

Tendril

 

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Dolichandra quadrivalvis (Jacq.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

  

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Dolichandra uncata (Andrews) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

    

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Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

 

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Fridericia candicans (Rich.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

   

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Fridericia caudigera (S. Moore) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

    

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Fridericia chica (Bonpl.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

     

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Fridericia dichotoma (S. Moore) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

  

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Fridericia florida (DC.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

    

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Fridericia samydoides (Cham.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

  

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Fridericia triplinervia (DC.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

    

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Fridericia truncata (Sprague) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

  

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Mansoa difficilis (Cham.) Bureau & K. Schum.

Tendril

    

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Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers

Tendril

    

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Tanaecium cyrtathum (Mart. ex DC.) Bureau et K. Schum.

Tendril

 

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Tanaecium mutabile (Bureau & K. Schum.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

    

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Tanaecium selloi (Spreng.) L.G. Lohmann

Tendril

  

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Tourretia lappacea (L’Her) Willd.

Tendril

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Tynanthus micranthus Corr. Méllo ex K. Schum.

Tendril

     

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Cactaceae

Pereskia aculeata Mill.

Twiner

    

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Celtidaceae

Celtis iguanaea (Jacq.) Sarg

Scrambler/Spines

 

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Cucurbitaceae

Siolmatra brasiliensis (Cogn.) Baill. var. pubescens (Griseb.) Cogn.

Tendril

  

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Dilleniaceae

Tetracera oblongata DC.

Twiner

     

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Euphorbiaceae

Dalechampia stipulacea Müll. Arg.

Twiner

    

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Fabaceae

Acacia nitidifolia Speg.

Scrambler

     

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Acacia parviceps (Speg.) Burkart

Scrambler/Spines

 

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●

  

●

Acacia tucumanensis Griseb.

Scrambler/Spines

 

●

●

 

●

●

Acacia velutina DC.

Scrambler/Spines

     

●

Bauhinia microstachya (Raddi) J.F. Macbr.

Tendril

     

●

Canavalia piperi Killip et J.F. Macbr.

Twiner

  

●

   

Clitoria cordobensis Burkart

Twiner

  

●

   

Cratylia intermedia (Hassl.) L.P. Queiroz & R. Monteiro

Tendril

     

●

Dalbergia frutescens (Vell.) Britton

Tendril

    

●

●

Dioclea violacea Mart. ex Benth.

Tendril

    

●

●

Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze

Tendril

    

●

●

Mimosa sensibilis Griseb.

Scrambler/Spines

  

●

 

●

 

Mimosa velloziana Mart.

Scrambler/Spines

  

●

 

●

●

Mucuna sloanei Fawc. & Rendle

Twiner

     

●

Nissolia fruticosa Jacq.

Twiner

 

●

●

 

●

●

Vigna caracalla (L.) Verdc.

Tendril

    

●

●

Hippocrateaceae

Elachyptera micrantha (Cambess.) AC. Sm.

Twiner

     

●

Hippocratea volubilis L.

Twiner

    

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●

Pristimera andina Miers

Twiner

  

●

  

●

Liliaceae

Herreria bonplandii Lecomte

Scrambler/Twiner

  

●

 

●

●

Herreria montevidensis Klotzsch ex Griseb.

Twiner

  

●

 

●

 

Logoniaceae

Strychnos brasiliensis (Spreng.) Mart.

Scrambler

     

●

Malphighiaceae

Alicia anisopetala (A. Juss.) W.R. Anderson

Twiner

    

●

 

Banisteriopsis caapi (Griseb.) C.V. Morton

Twiner

 

●

 

●

●

 

Banisteriopsis lutea (Griseb.) Cuatrec.

Twiner

 

●

●

   

Banisteriopsis muricata (Cav.) Cuatrec.

Scrambler/Twiner

  

●

 

●

●

Callaeum psilophyllum (A. Juss.) D.M. Johnson

Scrambler/Twiner

  

●

  

●

Dicella nucifera Chodat

Twiner

    

●

●

Heladena multiflora (Hook. & Arn.) Nied.

Twiner

     

●

Heteropterys amplexicaulis Morong

Twiner

    

●

 

Heteropterys argyrophaea A. Juss.

Twiner

    

●

●

Heteropterys bicolor A. Juss.

Twiner

     

●

Heteropterys cochleosperma A. Juss.

Scrambler/Twiner

  

●

 

●

 

Heteropterys dumetorum (Griseb.) Nied.

Scrambler/Twiner

 

●

●

●

●

 

Heteropterys intermedia (A. Juss.) Griseb.

Twiner

     

●

Heteropterys mollis (Nied.) Nied.

Scrambler

  

●

   

Heteropterys schulziana W.R. Anderson

Scrambler/Twiner

  

●

   

Heteropterys sylvatica A. Juss

Scrambler

 

●

●

   

Hiraea fagifolia (DC.) A. Juss.

Twiner

    

●

●

Janusia guaranitica (St. Hil.) A. Juss.

Twiner

 

●

●

●

●

●

Mascagnia brevifolia Griseb.

Twiner

  

●

●

  

Mascagnia divaricata (Kunth) Nied.

Twiner

    

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●

Niedenzuella sericea A. Juss. W.R. Anderson

Twiner

     

●

Stigmaphyllon bonariense (Hook. & Arn.) C.E. Anderson

Twiner

    

●

●

Stigmaphyllon jatrophifolium A. Juss.

Twiner

    

●

●

Menispermaceae

Odontocarya acuparata Miers

Twiner

    

●

●

Odontocarya asarifolia Barneby

Twiner

  

●

●

●

 

Nyctaginaceae

Pisionella arborescens (Lag. Et Rodr.) Standl

Scrambler

 

●

●

   

Pisonia aculeata L.

Scrambler

    

●

●

Passifloraceae

Passiflora alata Curtis

Tendril

     

●

Passiflora edulis Sims

Tendril

     

●

Passiflora elegans Mast.

Tendril

     

●

Phytolaccaceae

Seguieria aculeata Jacq.

Scrambler/Spines

  

●

 

●

●

Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H. Walter

Scrambler/Spines

  

●

 

●

●

Polygonaceae

Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia (Ortega) Meisn.

Twiner

 

●

●

●

●

 

Ranunculaceae

Clematis bonariensis Juss. Ex DC.

Twiner

    

●

 

Clematis campestris A. St.-Hil.

Twiner

     

●

Clematis dioica L.

Twiner

     

●

Clematis haenkeana C. Presl.

No special organs

●

●

    

Clematis montevidensis Spreng.

No special organs

 

●

●

●

●

 

Rhamnaceae

Gouania latifolia Reissek.

Tendril

     

●

Gouania lupuloides (L.) Urb.

Tendril

 

●

●

  

●

Gouania polygama (Jacq.) Urb.

Tendril

 

●

●

  

●

Gouania ulmifolia Hook. & Arn.

Tendril

     

●

Rosaceae

Rubus imperialis Cham et Schltdl.

Spines

 

●

●

  

●

Rubiaceae

Chiococca alba (L.) C.L. Hitchc

Scrambler

    

●

●

Sapindaceae

Paullinia elegans Cambess

Tendril

    

●

●

Paullinia meliaefolia Juss.

Tendril

     

●

Paullinia pinnata L.

Tendril

  

●

 

●

 

Serjania ampelopsis Planch. et Linden

Tendril

  

●

   

Serjania caracasana (Jacq.) Willd.

Tendril

 

●

●

●

●

 

Serjania confertiflora Radlk.

Tendril

  

●

   

Serjania foveata Griseb.

Tendril

●

●

●

   

Serjania fuscifolia Radlk.

Tendril

    

●

●

Serjania glabrata Kunth

Tendril

 

●

●

 

●

●

Serjania glutinosa Radlk.

Tendril

    

●

●

Serjania hebecarpa Benth.

Tendril

 

●

●

 

●

●

Serjania laruotteana Cambess

Tendril

    

●

●

Serjania longistipula Radlk

Tendril

 

●

    

Serjania marginata Casar.

Tendril

 

●

●

 

●

 

Serjania meridionalis Cambess

Tendril

 

●

●

 

●

●

Serjania perulacea Radlk.

Tendril

 

●

●

 

●

 

Serjania sufferruginea Radlk.

Tendril

●

●

    

Serjania tripleuria Ferrucci

Tendril

 

●

●

 

●

 

Thinouia mucronata Radlk.

Tendril

 

●

●

 

●

●

Urvillea chacoensis Hunz.

Tendril

  

●

●

  

Urvillea laevis Radlk.

Tendril

     

●

Urvillea ulmacea Kunth

Tendril

  

●

 

●

●

Urvillea uniloba Radlk.

Tendril

     

●

Smilacaceae

Smilax assumptionis A.DC.

Tendril

    

●

 

Smilax campestris Griseb.

Tendril

 

●

●

 

●

●

Smilax cognata Kunth

Tendril

     

●

Smilax fluminensis Steud.

Tendril

     

●

Smilax pilcomayensis Guagl. & Gattuso

Tendril

   

●

  

Solanaceae

Salpichroa scandens Dammer

Scrambler

 

●

    

Salpichroa tristis Miers var. tristis

Scrambler

●

     

Solanum calileguae Cabrera

Scrambler

●

     

Solanum hirtellum (Spreng.) Hassl.

Scrambler

     

●

Solanum ipomoeoides Chodat

No special organs

 

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●

 

Sterculiaceae

Byttneria catalpifolia Jacq.

Twiner

     

●

Byttneria filipes Mart. ex K. Schum

Twiner

   

●

●

 

Byttneria oranensis Cristóbal

Twiner

 

●

●

   

Violaceae

Anchietea pyrifolia Hallier

Twiner

 

●

   

●

Vitaceae

Cissus palmata Poir.

Tendril

  

●

●

●

 

Cissus simsiana Schult. et Schult. fil.

Tendril

  

●

   

Cissus striata Ruiz et Pav.

Tendril

 

●

●

  

●

Cissus subrhomboidea (Baker) Planch.

Tendril

  

●

   

Cissus sulcicaulis Planch

Tendril

    

●

●

Cissus tweediana (Baker) Griseb.

Tendril

●

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●

   

Cissus verticillata (L.) Nicolson et C.E. Jarvis

Tendril

 

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  1. UM upper montane forest, LM lower montane forest, P piedmont, DCh Dry Chaco Forest, HCh Humid Chaco forest, AF Atlantic forest

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Malizia, A., Campanello, P.I., Villagra, M., Ceballos, S. (2015). Geographical, Taxonomical and Ecological Aspects of Lianas in Subtropical Forests of Argentina. In: Parthasarathy, N. (eds) Biodiversity of Lianas. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14592-1_3

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