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单词 Desmodium
例句 Desmodium
Among spontaneous movements the most singular are those of Desmodium gyrans of India, sometimes called Telegraph-plant, which is cultivated on account of this action. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools
The sensitive plants close their leaves when touched, and the leaflets of Desmodium gyrans are continually revolving. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In
Desmodium gyrans.—An interesting plant of the pea family, called the moving plant, on account of the rotatory motion of the leaflets. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
Another plant Desmodium which has accompanied him in his world tour was filmed on the screen. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches
It has been designated botanically Desmodium molle, and is also known by the common names Beggar Weed, Giant Beggar Weed, Beggar Ticks and Tickweed. Clovers and How to Grow Them
In most plant-movements some obviously useful purpose is subserved: this of Desmodium gyrans is a riddle. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools
Desmodium Canadense.—This is a fine border hardy perennial, producing long racemes of rosy-purple flowers in June or July. Gardening for the Million
But the most curious instance is that of the telegraph-plant, or Desmodium gyrans, each complete leaf of which consists of a large terminal leaflet and two little lateral ones. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
By abstracting its stored-up heat—through the application of cold water—we can bring to a stop the automatic pulsations of Desmodium. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches
In the large genus Desmodium by far the greater number of the species are trifoliate; but some are unifoliate, and even the same plant may bear uni- and trifoliate leaves. The Power of Movement in Plants
Will you be so kind as to send and lend me the Desmodium gyrans by the bearer who brings this note. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
This was observed with Desmodium gyrans and Mimosa pudica. The Power of Movement in Plants
Desmodium is a papilionaceous plant and closely allied to the genus Hedysarum, which has pinnate leaves with numerous pairs of leaflets. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
That there is some lateral movement is shown by the ascending and descending lines not coinciding, and occasionally, as with Desmodium gyrans and Thalia dealbata, it was strongly marked. The Power of Movement in Plants
They move almost as rapidly as the little leaflets of Desmodium gyrans, alternately backwards and forwards through from 20 to 40 degrees, in a plane at right angles to that of the frond. The Power of Movement in Plants
Now I want to tell you, for my own pleasure, about the movements of Desmodium. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
This was plainly seen to be the case with the large terminal leaflets of Desmodium, Erythrina and Amphicarpaea, and is probably common to all leaflets provided with a pulvinus. The Power of Movement in Plants
Fortunately the direct proof of this assertion can be given, and in a case which is narrowly related, and quite parallel to that of the Desmodium, since it affects a plant of the same family. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
The petioles of the younger leaves of Desmodium gyrans also rise up vertically at night. The Power of Movement in Plants
The rapid gyrations of the little lateral leaflets of Desmodium belong to the same class of movements, somewhat exaggerated in rapidity and amplitude. The Power of Movement in Plants
Desmodium gyrans: leaf seen from above, reduced to one-half natural size. The Power of Movement in Plants
Desmodium gyrans: A, stem during the day; B, stem with leaves asleep. The Power of Movement in Plants
The sudden origin of this "one-leaved" acacia in a nursery may be taken as a prototype of the ancient origin of Desmodium. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
Thus the average length of the pulvinus in the large terminal leaflets of Desmodium is 3 mm., whilst that of the rudimentary leaflets is 2.86 mm.; so that they differ only a little in length. The Power of Movement in Plants
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