SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Iridescent Plants
Plants with iridescent pigmentation.
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References (external):
- 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. - 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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5 Accessions:
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} Mapania caudata - Mapania caudata - Cyperaceae
W/C
- {5} Selaginella willdenowii - Wildenow's Spike Fern - Selaginellaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days