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Biomechanics and functional morphology of a climbing monocot.
Christoph NeinhuisSarah T. WagnerLinnea Hessesubject
0106 biological sciences10031029Plant ScienceBiologythree-point bending010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencestwist-to-bend ratioTendrilVascular cambiummedicineBiomechanicsclimbing plantsResearch Articlesmonocotyledonsstructural modulus of torsionfunctional morphologyFlexural modulusBiomechanicsStiffnessfood and beveragesFlexural rigiditystructural bending modulusAnatomyVascular bundleFlagellaria indicaClimbingmedicine.symptomhuman activities010606 plant biology & botanydescription
Climbing monocots can develop into large bodied plants despite being confined by primary growth. In our study on Flagellaria indica we measured surprisingly high stem biomechanical properties (in bending and torsion) and we show that the lack of secondary growth is overcome by a combination of tissue maturation processes and attachment mode. This leads to higher densities of mechanically relevant tissues in the periphery of the stem and to the transition from self-supporting to climbing growth. The development of specialised attachment structures has probably underpinned the evolution of numerous other large bodied climbing monocot taxa.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-24 | AoB PLANTS |