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The pillows of azorellae could exceed 1 meter in thickness and adjacent plants could join to form a continuous sheet. Walking on this kind of vegetation was very difficult and was environmentally harmful. On the other hand, this tender medium was ideal for certain species of marine birds which could dig nest burrows there.
Lignocellulosic tissues are biologically derived natural resources containing some of the main constituents of the natural world. [4] Holocellulose is the carbohydrate fraction of lignocellulose that includes cellulose, a common building block made of sugar that is the most abundant biopolymer, as well as hemicellulose. Recent advances in the ...
Biofluorescence is frequent in plants, and can occur in many of their parts. [4] The biofluorescence in chlorophyll but has been studied since the 1800s. [5] Generally, chlorophyll fluoresces red, [6] and can be used as a measure of photosynthetic capabilities, [7] [6] or general health. [5]
A bio-based material is a material intentionally made, either wholly or partially, from substances derived from living (or once-living) organisms, [1] such as plants, animals, enzymes, and microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and yeast. [2] [3]
Around 15% of Australia's flora is made up of introduced species. [58] The following is a non-inclusive list of some of the more significant plant species. See also: List of invasive species in Australia § Plants
Chlorophyll is the primary pigment in plants; it is a chlorin that absorbs blue and red wavelengths of light while reflecting a majority of green. It is the presence and relative abundance of chlorophyll that gives plants their green color. All land plants and green algae possess two forms of this pigment: chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b.
From the biological viewpoint, the used part is the wood of the stem; the plant's name presumably comes from the similarity of its spongy wood to the soft pith of harder woody plants. [ 5 ] Aeschynomene spp. wood is one of the lightest woods in the world.
The Strelitziaceae comprise a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, very similar in appearance and growth habit to members of the related families Heliconiaceae and Musaceae (banana family). The three genera with seven species [ 2 ] of Strelitziaceae have been included in Musaceae in some classifications, but are generally recognized as ...