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 t...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<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">new criteria to taxonomy, so that a brand new research field of </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">“</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cell Taxonomy</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">”</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> was established instead of the current </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">“</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Chromosome Taxonomy</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">”</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> widely used in phytosystematics research. Furthermore, the most interesting and significant phenomena w</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">as</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 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</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">”</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> for their special origin and micro-morphological characteristics. As for the aspect of art, it was quite similar to “Quasi-crystal</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">”</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> discovered by Daniel Schechtman, so that the art future was discussed, obviously another new epoch of scientific-art history began.</span>展开更多
文摘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<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">new criteria to taxonomy, so that a brand new research field of </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">“</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cell Taxonomy</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">”</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> was established instead of the current </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">“</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Chromosome Taxonomy</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">”</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> widely used in phytosystematics research. Furthermore, the most interesting and significant phenomena w</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">as</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 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</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">”</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> for their special origin and micro-morphological characteristics. As for the aspect of art, it was quite similar to “Quasi-crystal</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">”</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> discovered by Daniel Schechtman, so that the art future was discussed, obviously another new epoch of scientific-art history began.</span>
