RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1877.12.12. Mimosa pudica. CUL-DAR209.2.119. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR209.2 contains materials on circumnutation of leaves and stems for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).
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Dec. 12th. 77/ Mimosa pudica
The first true, small compound leaf with no bloom! & only slightly sensitive when leaflets pinched close only a little & petiole falls a little. depressed at 10° 15'. P.m leaflets quite closed all in a packet & petiole so upright as almost to be in line with stem— Cots much raised, but not at all closed.
Dec. 14 tried first leaves again when in hot case, about as sensitive as before.
Dec. 16' No 2d leaf yet formed.— above pinched leaflets rise about 45°, but do not shut — of one almost, petiole fell 13°— the other did not fall. (over)
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One seedling instead of compound leaf has a dentated one exactly like that of a Maple, the 2 sides did not shut when this was pinched.─
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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