Claim · model-written summary
Mature stems develop regular undulations
- Taxon
- Bauhinia glabra
Schnella glabrat0 - Organ / stage
- mature stemse0
- Outcome
- regular undulationse0
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Verbatim
t0“Bauhinia glabra (Fabaceae)”
e0“Their mature stems are flattened and develop regular undulations”
Title
Jack B. Fisher; Mario A. Blanco American Journal of Botany 2014. doi:10.3732/ajb.1300407
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Undulation shortens the stem segments by up to 28% of their original length
- Observation The concave side of each undulation has a greater area and quantity of G-fibers than the convex side
- Observation Some older stems are not undulated and have less lobing of outer secondary xylem
- Mechanism Uneven distribution of G-fibers produces tensions involved in the development of undulations
- Mechanism Older stems may use undulations and persistent branch bases to maintain their position in the canopy
- Mechanism Flattened and undulated stems with G-fibers produce flexible woody stems
- Observation Growing stems are initially straight
- Observation As stems age they become increasingly undulated, with two lobes of outer secondary xylem