facts on peacock plant needed??

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I need to know what is the use of the purplish pigment found on the unserside of the leaves. I need sum1 to explain in scientifically n based on the topic adaptations.Thnk U

Answer 1

I'm not certain what you are asking for, but here's some stuff to get you started.

"Peacock Plant
Calathea makoyana
Maranta family
The peacock plant is well adapted to the low light of the forest floor. Its broad leaves help capture the limited light and the red-purple pigment on the underside of the leaves is a special adaptation which captures the greenish light present at the forest floor. It has striking markings on the upper surface of the leaf. These markings occur naturally; it is not a cultivar. Like the prayer plant (Maranta sp.) the leaves of the peacock plant fold up at night."
-- http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm

Many plants, especially those native to tropical areas, have
natural color patterns that are part of the species’ character. The
patterns are thus heritable from generation to generation—in
common parlance, they “come true from seed.” The patterns
result from the interplay of various pigments: chlorophylls (greens), carotenes and xanthophylls (yellows), and anthocyanins (reds, violets, and blues). White areas on the leaves of these plants are due to a lack of pigmentation. As those cells cannot photosynthesize, they are parasitic on green tissues. The best-known examples of this lovely coloration are the common houseplant called prayer plant or rabbit tracks (Maranta leuconeura) and its cousins in the genus Calathea.
-- http://www.northwesthort.org/GardenNotes/2006%20Spring/GardenNotesSpring2006.pdf

And finally, Wikipedia.org has a rather large article on Anthocyanin, which will tell you about what it does for the plant. (i.e., adaptations.)
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthocyanin

Answer 2

Peacock Plant

Answer 3

Peacock Plant - Calathea makoyana (from Maranta family)

The peacock plant is well adapted to the low light of the forest floor. Its broad leaves help capture the limited light and the red-purple pigment on the underside of the leaves is a special adaptation which captures the greenish light present at the forest floor. It has striking markings on the upper surface of the leaf. These markings occur naturally; it is not a cultivar. Like the prayer plant (Maranta sp.) the leaves of the peacock plant fold up at night.

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facts on peacock plant needed??
I need to know what is the use of the purplish pigment found on the unserside of the leaves. I need sum1 to explain in scientifically n based on the topic adaptations.Thnk U

Answer 5

They get food from flowers...the nectar inside them. They stick their 'tongue' down into the...crap, I dont know what it's called...and get the nectar out. IDK about any of the other ones.