%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