Rainforest Biodiversity Guide

Scientific Name: Bauhinia liana

Category: Plant

Primary Layer: Understory

Fun Facts:

• Over 50 vines may grow in a single acre of rainforest
• The main stems of the liana grows to greater than one foot in diameter.
• The seedpod of the plant can be as long as 2m (6 feet).
• The seeds, when released, are occasionally washed all the way to the ocean where they can float for years before coming ashore to propagate.