Desmodium gyroides FABACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID129-14-6
Speciesgyroides
GenusDesmodium
FamilyFABACEAE
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternreticulate
Equatorial sizemin 32.5, mean 34, max 39
Polar sizemin 24, mean 28, max 33
Equatorial shapesubprolate
Polar shapetriangular
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Pore surface shapelalongate
Wall thickness1.8
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesTricolporate. Subprolate in ev, triangular with blunt apices in pv. Pore lalongate, with patterned membrane. Colpus membrane patterned. 34 (32-39) x 28 (24-33). Exine 1.8, sexine gt nexine; reticulate.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Papua New Guinea (highland)

Collection

CollectorJ. M. Wheeler ANU 5799
ANU access code1442
Collection siteEastern Highlands Province, Kainantu District
Collection countryPapua New Guinea
Collection notesPhotographed
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view
Unique feature