Carnivorous plants: Unlocking the secrets of peristome geometry in pitcher plants.

Curr Biol

Department for Molecular Plant-Physiology and Biophysics - Botany I, University of Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Institute for Biosciences, Würzburg, Germany. Electronic address:

Published: November 2023

A recent study employs computational models to explore the functional morphology of carnivorous trapping pitchers in Nepenthes. Focusing on the peristome, the study uncovers new dimensions in form-function relationships, offering theoretical insights into the role of complex trap morphology.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.056DOI Listing

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