%0 Journal Article
%J Fractals
%D 1994
%T Observation of space filling in Celosia cristata
%A Semkow, T. M.
%A Harris, P. R.
%A Schwenker, C. D.
%A Semkov, A. G.
%A N. G. Miller
%K biology
%X
The fasciate flower aggregates (inflorescences) of Celosia cristata (Amaranthaceae) exhibit fractal behavior in the range from ~2 to ~21 cm and have a surface fractal dimension ~3 in 3-dimensional embedding Euclidean space. The inflorescence of this plant thus provides an outstanding example of the space-filling concept that originated from Peano in 1890. Such a structure of Celosia cristata may be advantageous in wind pollination.
%B Fractals
%V 2
%P 137-142
%G eng
%U http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218348X94000132?journalCode=fractals
%R 10.1142/S0218348X94000132