Structural colour from helicoidal cell-wall architecture in fruits ofMargaritaria nobilis
Abstract
The bright and intense blue-green coloration of the fruits ofMargaritaria nobilis(Phyllanthaceae) was investigated using polarization-resolved spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Optical measurements of freshly collected fruits revealed a strong circularly polarized reflection of the fruit that originates from a cellulose helicoidal cell wall structure in the pericarp cells. Hyperspectral microscopy was used to capture the iridescent effect at the single-cell level.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1098/rsif.2016.0645
Entities
People
- Alfie Lethbridge
- Beverley J. Glover
- Edwige Moyroud
- Mathias Kolle
- Paula J. Rudall
- Peter Vukusic
- Silvia Vignolini
- Thomas Gregory
- Ullrich Steiner
Organizations
- Adolphe Merkle Institute
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Leverhulme Trust
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- University of Cambridge