| Sample ID | 149-1-31 |
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| Species | heterophylla |
| Genus | Euphorbia |
| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Common name | milkweed mexican fire plant |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | tricolporate |
| Surface pattern | reticulate |
| Murus complexity | simplicolumellate |
| Equatorial size | min 52.3, mean 59.5, max 63.4 |
| Polar size | min 47.5, mean 51.2, max 58.3 |
| Equatorial shape | prolate, subprolate |
| Polar shape | circular |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 3 |
| Pore surface shape | elliptic (broad) |
| Colpi length | full |
| Wall thickness | 4.93 |
| Wall evenness | even |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Morphology notes | Prolate to subprolate. Wall thickness 4.33 - 5.43; nexine thinner than sexine. |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
| Vegetation communities | disturbed/anthropogenic |
| Ecology notes | Weeds Australia: www.weeds.org.au Parsons, W. and Cuthbertson, E (1992) Noxious Weeds of Australia (see pages 420–422). |
| Habitat notes | Widespread weed in the Australian tropics, in crops including sugarcane, pineapple, cotton and row crops. An introduced and invasive weed through the Pacific. Native of tropical and subtropical America. |
| Collector | Anne & Mark Myerscough |
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| Institution | Charles Darwin University |
| ANU access code | 17088 |
| Collection method | floral reference |
| Herbarium sample? | False |
| Collection site | Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Collection country | Australia |
| Collection date | 2004-06-17 |
| Collection notes | Kimberley Region, Western Australian Pollen Flora. Also found in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean. |
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