Stylosanthes armata FABACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID129-199-2
Speciesarmata
GenusStylosanthes
FamilyFABACEAE
Common namestylo
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternreticulate
Equatorial sizemin 41.3, mean 47.5, max 51
Polar sizemin 25.3, mean 29.8, max 32.9
Equatorial shapeoblate
Polar shapecircular
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count1
Colpi lengthfull
Wall thickness2.15
Wall evennesseven
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesWall thickness 2.06 - 2.37

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Australia (tropical)
Cultivated?True
Vegetation communitiesherbland, disturbed/anthropogenic
Habitat notesSubtropical to tropical regions, cultivated for fodder. Naturalized in Australia (northern savanna grassland environments).

Collection

CollectorAnne & Mark Myerscough
InstitutionCharles Darwin University Identified by Friday team 25/2 (N.T. Herbarium)
ANU access code17109
Collection methodfloral reference
Herbarium sample?False
Collection sitePalmerston, Darwin, Northern Territory
Collection countryAustralia
Collection date2005-05-12
Collection notesPhotographed
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Unique feature