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Lilium auratum: apogeotropic movement of stem, traced on a vertical glass during 2 days and 2 nights, from 10.40 A.M.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

The tendrils of Passiflora gracilis are likewise apogeotropic.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

Cytisus fragrans: apogeotropic movement of stem from 10o beneath to 60o above horizon, traced on vertical glass, from 8.30 A.M.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

Phalaris Canariensis: apogeotropic movement of cotyledon, traced on a vertical and horizontal glass, from 9.10 A.M.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

Several other analogous cases were casually observed, and in all of them the apogeotropic movement could be seen to consist of modified circumnutation.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles