Eudicots employ a host of distinct leaf venation types that can serve as distribution pathway champions for many different conditions.
A eudicot leaf distributes liquid throughout its surface area, featuring varying vein lengths and thicknesses to adjust for fluid flow rate depending on needs. Twelve distinct venation types emerge from the thousands of topologies these leaves employ, accounting for ideal distribution pathways under system size, fluid flow rate within system extremities, recirculation needs, initial investment requirements, and threats of blockage, breakage, or other malfunction. Engineers may be inspired to design distribution systems needs based on various system factors and hierarchal requirements.
