Spanish Name:escalera de mono

Size:  6 feet tall

Life span: 

Predators: Hervivors and obnivor animals
 

Adaptations: It grows leaves only at the canopy to obsorb the largest amount of sun and rain.
 

Interesting Facts:
The monkey ladder is widely distributed throughout wet lowland forests. Although they are very large, the pods of monkey ladder are rather flimsy and typically break apart into 15 or more one-seeded compartments. The forest floor is often littered with their sections. The monkey ladder is an example of a vine or liana found in the rainforest. An acre of rainforest may have over 50 lianas, which are anchored in the ground, but have their leaves in the canopy. It's found in the Peruvian Amazon.
 
 

 Bibliography: 
"Corcovado Conservation Area (Caletas) Corcovado Conservation Area (Caletas) " 19 Mar. 2003
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shows/costaric/caletas.html&h=275&w=206&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmonkey%2Bladder%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3D>

"The World's Longest Legume, Sea Heart Of the Ocean, And Monkey Ladder Of The Tropical Rain Forest" 19 Mar. 2003 <http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plmay977.htm#draped> 

"Monkey Ladder" 19 Mar. 2003 <http://www.accessexcellence.org/21st/TL/sly/sly_imgWin4.html>

Researched by Igor and Javiera