Table 1.

Scientific name, family, climbing mechanism and shoot types of the seven more common vine species found in the temperate rainforest selected for the study

Species	Family	Climbing mechanism	Shoot type*
Boquila trifoliolata (DC.) Decne.	Lardizabalaceae	Twining stems	P – O
Cissus striata Ruiz et Pav.	Vitaceae	Adhesive tendrils	P – O
Elytropus chilensis (A.DC) Müll.Arg.	Apocynaceae	Twining stems	P – O
Hydrangea serratifolia (H. et A.) F.Phil.	Hydrangeaceae	Adhesive roots	P – O
Luzuriaga polyphylla (Hook) J.F. Macbr.	Luzuriagaceae	Adhesive roots	P
Luzuriaga radicans Ruiz et Pav.	Luzuriagaceae	Adhesive roots	P
Mitraria coccinea Cav	Gesneriaceae	Adhesive roots	P – O

* O, orthotropic; P, plagiotropic.