| Sample ID | 13-67-3 |
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| Species | pacifica |
| Genus | Pritchardia |
| Family | ARECACEAE |
| Common name | Fiji Fan Palm |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | monocolpate (monosulcate) |
| Surface pattern | foveolate , psilate |
| Equatorial size | mean 50 |
| Polar size | mean 40 |
| Equatorial shape | oblate |
| Grain arrangement | monocot |
| Aperture count | 1 |
| Pore colpuses | 1 |
| Colpi length | > 2/3 |
| Wall evenness | even |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Northwest Pacific , Central Pacific , Hawaiian Islands , East Pacific Islands |
| Habitat notes | Scientific Synonymy Pritchardia pacifica var. marquisensis, Pritchardia pacifica var. samoensis. Originating from Tonga, Fiji islands, but now widely introduced to all warm regions of the world. Unknown to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) except for in the pollen record identified by O.H.Selling in Heyerdhal's expedition in 1958 and Flenley 1991. A possible species in the KAO3 core of Rano Kao. (Gossen, 2010) |
| Institution | Kew |
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| Herbarium sample? | True |
| Collection site | England |
| Collection country | UK |
| Collection date | 1998-09-09 |
| Collection notes | Flowers/Pollen collected from a cultivated plant at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens. Processed at the Pollen Laboratory, University of Minnesota, USA from the collecton of Ed Cushing, slide ref. B3673 |
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