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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Iridescent Plants

Plants with iridescent pigmentation.

References (external):

  1. Katherine R. Thomas, Mathias Kolle, Heather M. Whitney, Beverley J. Glover, and Ullrich Steiner
    Function of blue iridescence in tropical understorey plants
    J R Soc Interface. 2010 Dec 6; 7(53): 1699–1707. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098%2Frsif.2010.0201
    Last accessed on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
  2. Beverley J. Glover, Heather M. Whitney
    Structural colour and iridescence in plants: the poorly studied relations of pigment colour
    Annals of Botany, Volume 105, Issue 4, 1 April 2010, Pages 505–511. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcq007
    Last accessed on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.

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data regenerated on Fri, 09 May 2025 02:13:16 -0400

4 Accessions:

Ctenanthe setosa Microsorum steerei Selaginella willdenowii Strobilanthes dyeriana


Number in parentheses references locator map icons

  • {1} Ctenanthe setosa - Music Paper - Marantaceae
  • {2} Strobilanthes dyeriana - Persian Shield - Acanthaceae
  • {3} Microsorum steerei - Blue Strap Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {4} Selaginella willdenowii - Wildenow's Spike Fern - Selaginellaceae

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