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The short answer is that the microscopic roughness of the leaf, combined with its waxy surface, causes water to sit on top of the roughness, with air trapped underneath most of the drop. This means it's not sticking to much of anything, and rolls off easily.
For more information search for 'Lotus Effect', 'Superhydrophobic' or 'Ultrahydrophobic'.
This is my area of research at the University of Alberta, so I hope these links point you in the correct direction to find out as much as you want to know.
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∙ 7y agoThe lotus leaf needs to repel water to prevent the leaf from getting flooded by water and to retain the required amount of moisture for the plant.
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Why the leaf of the lotus has a waxy coating on it?
Lotus have waxy coating on the leaves to protect them from water.
Does A water lotus have a swollen leaf stalk?
no
Do lotus leaf have stomata?
Yes they do! All leaves have stomata, but the lotus's stomata are on the top of the leaf, not the bottom.
What are hydrophobic plants?
Hydrophobic plants are plants which have leaves which repel water. This causes the water tension to increase, so a sort of 'bubble' of water is formed on the leaf surface.
Why is the top of a leaf waxy?
Leaves have a waxy coating called a cuticle to prevent excess water loss through transpiration. Without this coating they would dry up. The waxy layer blocks the stomata preventing as much water evaporating from them
Is water lily leaf the same as lotus leaf?
no
Why the leaf of the lotus has a waxy coating on it?
Lotus have waxy coating on the leaves to protect them from water.
Does A water lotus have a swollen leaf stalk?
no
What is lotus leaf?
It is a leaf belongs to an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae.
Do lotus leaf have stomata?
Yes they do! All leaves have stomata, but the lotus's stomata are on the top of the leaf, not the bottom.
What effects does the lotus leaf have on Odysseus's men?
It turned them into what we would today term stoners.
Does mint repel snakes?
i dont think a mint leaf would bother a snake
How does a lotus plant adapt itself to live in water?
A lotus plant adapts itself to live in water by developing leaves and stems that waxy in texture and essentially "hydrophobic." Lotus plants have achieved the hydrophobic effect.
What does The lotus of the Leaf Village blooms twice even mean?
k wat there trying to say the white lotus is a flower and it bloomed twice thts why they say the lotus of the leaf village blooms twice!
What are hydrophobic plants?
Hydrophobic plants are plants which have leaves which repel water. This causes the water tension to increase, so a sort of 'bubble' of water is formed on the leaf surface.
What the effects of lotus leaf tea?
Lotus leaf tea can help to produce saliva and slake thirst, dispel the toxin, lower lipid and slim the body.
Where is the stomata in the lotus?
They are found on the upper surface of the leaf.
