The Search for Champion Lianas: The Largest Lianas on Six Continents
ABSTRACT Determining species' maximum sizes provides valuable insights into their ecology, natural history, and potential ecosystem contributions. Using both plot‐based and forest‐wide surveys on six continents, we document the largest “Champion” liana ever recorded (866 mm diameter) from an African forest, as well as continental Champions Lianas from around the world.
Authors
- Ernesto Gianoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-8640)
- David M. DeFilippis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-8003)
- Emma Mackintosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9367-7164)
- Hideki Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7496-5217)
- Begüm Kaçamak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4859-0863)
- Vivek Pandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-2522)
- Hannes De Deurwaerder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9287-2062)
- Rahmad Zakaria
- Kanda Naveen Babu
- Alfredo Di Filippo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5863-8339)
- Patrick Addo‐Fordjour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5102-2961)
- Warren Y. Brockelman
- Santiago Sinaca‐Colín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2763-4658)
- Boris Bernal
- Guillermo Ibarra‐Manríquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-8660)
- Annik Schnitzler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3189-3684)
- Francis E. Putz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0051-6675)
- N. Parthasarathy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4172-5441)
- Anuttara Nathalang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-0289)
- Jacob D.J. Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9387-3983)
- Andrew R. Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3261-7326)
- Isaac Zombo
- Stefan A. Schnitzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2715-9455)
- Wirong Chanthorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9854-2179)
- Felipe Nery Arantes Mello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8832-2869)
- Geertje van der Heijden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2110-5173)
- Yajun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5753-5565)
- María M. García León
- C. J. Davis
- Gabriel A. Dabo
- Christian Dronneau
Institutions
- Marquette University (US)
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (PA)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- National Science and Technology Development Agency (TH)
- Università degli Studi della Tuscia (IT)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of the Sunshine Coast (AU)
- Pondicherry University (IN)
- Kasetsart University (TH)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Institut Agro Montpellier (FR)
- Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (NG)
- West Yorkshire Police (GB)
- Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (CN)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Christian Bilingual University of Congo (CD)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations (FR)
- Forests and Societies (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier de Rochefort (FR)
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (JP)
- St. Francis Hospital (US)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- Tarleton State University (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
- French Institute of Pondicherry (IN)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
- Amref Health Africa (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biotropica
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70119
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31