The cheadle (Na'vi name: eanean meaning "blue-blue plant") is a lovely, herbaceous plant found on Pandora that has rounded leaves, and resembles many types of Terran vegetation. It has a spiral-like structure within the flowers. This is a very exotic feature.
Botanical Description[]
Herbaceous life form with spiraling blue leaves along the stem. Leaves covered with soft hairs. The cheadle is a lovely herbaceous life form with rounded leaves, which resembles the lush vegetation found on tropical islands of Earth. The leaves grow in a tight spiral arrangement around the main stem and are covered in soft trichomes, or hairs, giving the plant a slightly fuzzy texture. The color of the cheadle is an electric blue due to the presence of chromatophores, which are pigment-containing cells usually found only in animals. With this unusual cell type, cheadle are capable of camouflage, a defense mechanism usually reserved for animals. These cells place the cheadle in the category of zooplantae, with features of both plant and animal. The cheadle can change color rapidly, much like the chameleon does by translocating pigment molecules among cells and by changing the orientation of reflective plates in the chromatophores.
The Na'vi collect the leaves for use in making clothing and other decorative purposes. The covering of soft trichomes gives leaves a rich fur-like texture, much like antique Ultrasuede, that feels delightful against the skin.
Trivia[]
Possibly cheadle plant in iOS/Android game
- There is a flower resembling this in the iOS/Android game. One discrepancy is the spiral arrangement, although it is possible the developers were unable to portray a spiral structure due to having to use a flat sprite image due to technical limitations.
Source[]
Pandorapedia - Thylakoidia spiralis article