Striations occur within minutes from when mechanical stress is applied to the proximal (purple) adaxial region of the hibiscus petal in the longitudinal direction.

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Description: Striations occur within minutes from when mechanical stress is applied to the proximal (purple) adaxial region of the hibiscus petal in the longitudinal direction.
 
Created: 2021-09-14 11:15
Collection: Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU)
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Sarah Robinson
Language: eng (English)
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Author:  Sarah Robinson
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Abstract: Mechanical buckling can pattern the light diffracting cuticle of Hibiscus trionum: By combining the application of mechanical stress with high-resolution imaging University of Cambridge plant scientists demonstrated that the cuticle buckles to create a striated pattern.
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