The Glow of Jawahar
Kingdom: Plantae
Class : Angiosperms
Division : Dicots
Order : Caryophyllales
Family : Droseraceae
Genus : Dionaea
Species : Dionaea muscipula
Some carnivorous plants act as blue "fluorescent lamps" to lure prey, according to scientists scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Carnivorous plants are known to attract insects with nectar, colours and smells. The research team discovered blue fluorescent emissions from the plants when tested in ultraviolet (UV) light.The alluring blue glow reveals a new prey capture mechanism in some species, according to the findings.
The team found the blue emissions, caused by molecular mechanisms, in "prey traps" of pitcher plants Nepenthes and Sarracenia and in Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula).The study is published in the journal Plant Biology.
Full Paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
News Courtesy: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Class : Angiosperms
Division : Dicots
Order : Caryophyllales
Family : Droseraceae
Genus : Dionaea
Species : Dionaea muscipula
Some carnivorous plants act as blue "fluorescent lamps" to lure prey, according to scientists scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Carnivorous plants are known to attract insects with nectar, colours and smells. The research team discovered blue fluorescent emissions from the plants when tested in ultraviolet (UV) light.The alluring blue glow reveals a new prey capture mechanism in some species, according to the findings.
The team found the blue emissions, caused by molecular mechanisms, in "prey traps" of pitcher plants Nepenthes and Sarracenia and in Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula).The study is published in the journal Plant Biology.
Full Paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
News Courtesy: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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