Los Amigos Jungle Cucumbers - Figure 2 1.1 2003/08/14 14:09:18 GMT-5 2003/08/14 16:15:22.542 GMT-5 John Janovec jjanovec@brit.org John Janovec jjanovec@brit.org Mariyah Poonawala mariyah@rice.edu Kyle Clarkson kclarks@rice.edu

Gurania plants are herbaceous and woody vines that climb into the forest canopy with tendrils. The herbaceous plants are sometimes found in disturbed and sunny habitats. The species that produce large woody vines have their greatest success in undisturbed primary forests-- in fact, mature vines (those that are large enough to produce female flowers and therefore fruits) can only survive without disturbance of the large trees that support them.