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A resurrection plant is any poikilohydric plant that can survive extreme dehydration, even over months or years. The resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla reviving within 3 hours after the addition of water. Examples include: Anastatica hierochuntica, also known as the Rose of Jericho, a plant species native to deserts of North Africa
Myrothamnus flabellifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrothamnaceae native to central and southern Africa. [1] It is also called the resurrection plant for the appearance of dead leaves reviving during rain (see poikilohydry). 3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid is a tannin found in M. flabellifolius. [2]
Selaginella lepidophylla is a true resurrection plant that can revive and regain metabolic function after a period of extreme desiccation. Anastatica hierochuntica is not a resurrection plant, but rather a tumbleweed also capable of repeated expansion and retraction, which superficially resembles revival.
It is also commonly called the 'resurrection plant' in science. [22] In Zimbabwe, it has 2 common names, in Tonga language, it is known as 'mubatabata', [9] and in Ndebele language it is 'umabuyasibonze'. [1] The Latin specific epithet plantagineum refers to the leaves of the plant which are similar to those of a plantain. [1] [23]
A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός xeros 'dry' + φυτόν phuton 'plant') is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water. . Examples of xerophytes include cacti, pineapple and some gymnosperm pl
Colossal Biosciences, which aims to revive extinct species, has raised an additional $200 million. Critics say de-extinction in its purest sense isn’t possible.
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