I was unlike any tree or branch or liana which had come their way before; I do not doubt that they thought me some new kind of ant-nest, since these structures are alike only as their purpose in life is identical-for they express every possible variation in shape, size, color, design, and position.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
The pathless jungles of teak and iron wood, inextricably tangled by ropes of liana or ladders of rattan, latticed with creepers and wreathed with clambering fern, make an impenetrable barrier between the settlements of the coast and the unknown interior, where barbarism still reigns triumphant, and "head-hunting" remains the traditional sport.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings
As they watched his motions, their eyes were caught by a shining object that moved along the wrinkled bark of the liana.
"The Boy Hunters"
Captain Mayne Reid