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ArticleAdvanced biology2025

Unrolling of Syngonium podophyllum: Functional Anatomy, Morphology and Modelling of Its Peltate Leaves.

Michelle Modert, Nick Seinsche, Sören Bartels, Tom Masselter, Thomas Speck

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Article in Advanced biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

5 authors.

Michelle ModertPlant Biomechanics Group @ Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5533-2518
Nick SeinscheDepartment for Applied Mathematics, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Sören BartelsDepartment for Applied Mathematics, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Tom MasselterPlant Biomechanics Group @ Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5465-8252
Thomas SpeckPlant Biomechanics Group @ Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2245-2636

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft EXC-2193/1-390951807Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg 15648035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanisms underlying leaf unfolding remain largely speculative and are often inferred from mathematical models. Peltate leaves, unlike typical foliage leaves, frequently emerge in a "rolled-up" state. This study investigates mechanisms related to the unrolling process in the peltate species Syngonium podophyllum by analyzing anatomical and morphological changes and quantifying forces that arise during unrolling. Leaf unrolling in S. podophyllum appears to be primarily driven by cell expansion, particularly in the upper epidermis, with cell turgor playing an important role in leaf development and unrolling. Considering leaf properties such as cell dimensions and leaf radius of curvature, this work proposes a mathematical model to further characterize the unrolling process. The model provides satisfactory predictions of curvature variations, highlighting its potential for other plant movements involving dynamic curvature changes.

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AlismatalesModels, BiologicalPlant Leavescell expansionleaf unfoldingmathematical modelpeltate leaves

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PMID40904230
PMCPMC12624840

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