Cocos nucifera ARECACEAE
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view
Unique feature
Sample information
Morphology
| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | monocolpate (monosulcate) |
| Surface pattern | echinate , psilate |
| Equatorial size | min 40, mean 47.5, max 55 |
| Polar size | min 25, mean 30, max 42.5 |
| Equatorial shape | oblate |
| Grain arrangement | monocot |
| Aperture count | 1 |
| Pore colpuses | 1 |
| Colpi length | > 2/3 |
| Wall evenness | even |
| Morphology notes | Echinate/psilate. Reticulated perfossulate. Great variation amongst pollen which can be long thin to round. |
Ecology and Geography
| Plant type | angiosperm |
|---|---|
| Floristic region(s) | India (tropical) , Central Pacific , Hawaiian Islands , East Pacific Islands , Sub-tropical Pacific , China (tropical) , New Zealand and Islands (south) , Other outside Australasia , Other , Papua New Guinea (lowland) , Australia (tropical) |
| Cultivated? | True |
| Vegetation communities | disturbed/anthropogenic, open forest, shrubland |
| Habitat notes | Now pantropical, especially along tropical shorelines, According to Purseglove (1968-1972), the center of origin of cocoid palms most closely related to coconut is in northwestern South America. At the time of the discovery of the New World, coconuts (as we know them today) were confined to limited areas on the Pacific coast of Central America, and absent from the Atlantic shores of the Americas and Africa. Coconuts drifted as far north as Norway are still capable of germination. |
Collection
| Collector | F40513l; Schott 712 |
|---|---|
| Herbarium sample? | True |
| Collection site | Yucatan |
| Collection country | Mexico |
| Collection notes | Processed at the Pollen Laboratory, University of Minnesota, USA from the collecton of Ed Cushing, slide ref. B396. Also found in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean. |
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