| 15 Seeds of Dancing Plant Codariocalyx motorius (Syn. Desmodium gyrans) Teleg.

Description

This plant is really interesting, it is called dancing plant or telegraph plant. The dancing plant (Codariocalyx motorius) has drawn much interest among plant physiologists because of its peculiar movements of the leaflets. While the terminal leaflets move from a horizontal position during the day and downward during the night, the lateral leaflets display rhythmic up and down movements in the minute range. The period length of the lateral leaflets is temperature dependent, while that of the terminal leaflet is temperature compensated.