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Pressing ISS-05
Pressing no.
ISS-05
Nyctinasty & Turgor Motors: The Circadian Mechanics of Marantaceae
Plate I
Abaxial pulvinus articulation at the petiole-lamina junction of Goeppertia orbifolia.
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Dr. Clara Lindqvist
Plant Morphologist & Herbarium Curator
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Inside the potassium-ion osmotic pumps that raise and lower prayer plant foliage in synchronization with the solar cycle.
Hydraulic Articulation Without Nerves
Without muscle fibers, Goeppertia orbifolia executes daily 80-degree foliar movements by shuttling potassium and chloride ions across flexor and extensor cell membranes in the pulvinus, drawing water osmotically to hinge the leaf blade upward at dusk.
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