TITLE:
Biodiversity of the Micro-morphologies of the Petal Epidermis of Angiosperms & Their Scientific Aesthetics, Quasi-Geometry
AUTHORS:
Shaoyong Yang, Dixin Wu, Hua Wang, Weibo Liu, Dongming Zhou, Fan Du
KEYWORDS:
Biodiversity, Micro-Morphology, Petal Epidermis, Pigment Cells, Scientific Aesthetics, Quasi-Geometry, Planarity, Scientific Popularization
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.12 No.7,
July
22,
2021
ABSTRACT: The micro-morphologies and biodiversities of the
epidermis of flower petals of angiosperms were reported for the first time. By
manual slicing anatomy and microscopic photography technique, the micro-morphologies
of the upper and lower epidermis of petals of some common ornamental flowers in
Kunming were studied, and the biodiversities were discovered. The results
showed these much-varied pigment cells appeared not only a new compensation to
anatomy, but a new criteria to taxonomy, so that a brand new research field of “Cell Taxonomy” was established instead of
the current “Chromosome
Taxonomy” widely
used in phytosystematics research. Furthermore, the most interesting and
significant phenomena was their scientific aesthetics: these pigment cells of flower petals were
quite special, planary, far different from the ordinary plant cells in plant organs
& tissues. By comparison to ordinary geometry, these colorful cells of the fresh
flower petals could be described as “Quasi-geometry” for their special origin and micro-morphological
characteristics. As for the aspect of art, it was quite similar to
“Quasi-crystal” discovered by Daniel Schechtman, so that the art future was discussed,
obviously another new epoch of scientific-art history began.