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Cover image: A large Bauhina refexa (Fabaceae) liana branching into numerous canopy trees in a Panamanian secondary forest © S.A. Schnitzer Set in 9/11 Photina by Laserwords Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India 12015 Chapter 19 LIANA ANATOMY: A BROAD PERSPECTIVE ON STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE VASCULAR SYSTEM Veronica Angyalossy, Marcelo R. Pace, and André C. Lima Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP), Brazil Ecology of Lianas, First Edition. Edited by Stefan A. Schnitzer, Frans Bongers, Robyn J. Burnham, and Francis E. Putz. ©2015JohnWiley&Sons,Ltd.Published2015byJohnWiley&Sons,Ltd. Companion Website: www.wiley.com/go/schnitzer/lianas 253 254 Liana anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics OVERVIEW new data that show how the vascular anatomy of lianas has evolved and diversifed, and how lianas The vascular system of lianas exhibits a number of respond to environmental cues. A neotropical bias will shared features that result from convergent evolution be evident inasmuch as this is our research expertise, and are independent of their taxonomic affnities. In though aspects of paleotropical lianas are also covered this chapter we explore the vascular system of lianas based on the literature (Obaton 1960; Rajput & Rao in major lineages addressing different aspects of their 1999, 2003; Rajput et al. 2009; Patil et al. 2011). An anatomy, development, seasonal growth, and evolu- Appendix of glossary terms is also given. tion. Since lianas are twining plants that climb in the The lianescent habit evolved many times during search of light, various special features favor this habit the evolutionary history of plants (Gentry 1991; and guarantee an effcient fuid conduction through- Burnham 2009; Spicer & Groover 2010; Isnard & out their long stems. Both xylem and phloem of lianas Feild, Chapter 17 in this volume), being present in are conspicuous for their wide conducting cells. In lycophytes, monilophytes (ferns), fossil pteridosperms, xylem it is also common to fnd a reduced volume of gymnosperms and angiosperms (Fig. 19.1). Several fbers associated with an increased amount of axial convergences evolved along with these multiple ori- parenchyma. The fexibility required to twine seems gins, including the development of modifed organs to have been facilitated by the widespread presence specialized for climbing, such as tendrils, spines, or of variant secondary growth, which derives from the adventitious roots that enable vines to reach the activity of one or multiple cambia. The evolution of canopy (Darwin 1865; Schenck 1892; Isnard & Silk cambial variants in different lineages seems to have 2009). Additionally, the development of a highly spe- led to an increase in anatomical complexity in lineages cialized vascular system has been key to the success of in which variants occur. Cambial variants also affect lianas, and this is the focus of this chapter. The vascular xylem differentiation and seasonal response to envi- system of lianas is special since scandent plants must ronmental cues. Lianas may have active cambia for cope with very specifc physical constraints inherent to a very short period of time, from two months to up their habit, including water transport along extremely to a year, most likely a taxon-dependent feature. The long stems (Isnard & Feild, Chapter 17 in this vol- vascular system of lianas provides a wealth of features ume), and the demand for fexibility to accommodate to explore the link between habit, development, and twining (or circumnutation). Lianas do not support the evolution of complex anatomies. their own body, but instead use external supports, usually other plants, as the means to reach the canopy and keep their bodies erect, a characteristic that gave INTRODUCTION: THE UNIQUE them the epithet of “structural parasites” (Stevens VASCULAR SYSTEM OF LIANAS 1987). The fact that lianas are not self-supporting has The study of the vascular system of lianas has a enabled them, along their evolutionary trajectory, long history. It fourished in the works of Heinrich to favor conduction and fexibility at the expense of Schenck (1892, 1893), who traveled from Germany to mechanical stiffness. This reliance on host support Brazil and compiled a treatise on both morphological may explain why lianas have narrower stems than (Schenck 1892) and anatomical aspects (Schenck trees, even though they frequently sustain a leaf area 1893) of lianas. Most textbooks dealing with liana comparable to that of trees (Ewers & Fisher 1991). anatomy subsequently used Schenck’s work and his The broad canopies of lianas, in turn, are only made detailed hand-line drawings as a basis for their treat- possible by the development of a highly specialized ments (Solereder 1908; Boureau 1957; Metcalfe & vascular system with very wide vessels (or wider than Chalk 1950). Most recently, Obaton (1960) on lianas those from closely related self-supporting species), low of Africa, and Carlquist (1991, and references therein) density, and intermixed soft and stiff tissues, features on lianas of different continents, have introduced a that ensure both optimal water conduction, fexibility, large volume of new data, enriching the knowledge and toughness. Together these traits may be termed the in this feld. In this chapter we summarize general “lianescent vascular syndrome,” and they are common aspects of the vascular system of lianas, and provide to most scandent plants. Liana anatomy 255 Monilophyta (ferns) Pteridosperms (seed ferns) Cycadophyta Ginkgophyta Pinaceae Gnetales Cupressopsida Amborellales Nhymphaeales Laurales Magnoliales Canellales Piperales Chloranthales Monocots Ranunculales Proteales Trochodendrales Dilleniales Rosids Vitales Asterids Caryophyllales Santalales Fig. 19.1 Tracheophytes phylogeny, according to APweb (Stevens 2001 onwards, excluding lycophytes), showing examples of liana species that evolved independently in major lineages of vascular plants. Monilophyta: Blechnaceae, Salpichlaena volubilis. Pteridosperms: Medullosaceae, Medullosa steinii (fossil; dotted line). Gymnosperms: Gnetales, Gnetum sp. Angiosperms: Magnoliids, Piperales, Piperaceae, Manekia obtusa.Monocots:Arecales,Arecaceae,Calamus sp. Eudicots, Rosids, Sapindales, Sapindaceae, Serjania sp. Eudicots: Asterids, Lamiales, Bignoniaceae, Lundia longa. (Source: Illustrator L.W.Gussella. Reproduced with permission.) 256 Liana anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics THE LIANESCENT VASCULAR (Schenck 1893; Obaton 1960; Carlquist 1985a). In SYNDROME lianas with secondary growth, the combination of wide and narrow vessels or vasicentric tracheids (termed Regardless of whether the vine is a fern (e.g., Salpich- vessel dimorphism by Carlquist 1981), the presence of laena volubilis, Fig. 19.2A), gymnosperm (e.g., Gnetum non-lignifed axial and ray parenchyma, high and