Pouring from
the earth like a botanical boa constrictor, the
thick woody vine of the Entada Gigas slithers across
the Rainforest floor and clings to trees on its
rapid ascent towards the sunlight. Growing at an
astonishing rate of 1-3 inches per day, the jungle
vine can grow 100 feet in 18 months! High in the
trees Entada vines create a network of arboreal
highways, joining the canopy, in what the forest
people call "monkey ladders."
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