Euphorbia hirta EUPHORBIACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID149-1-41a
Specieshirta
GenusEuphorbia
FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE
Common nameasthma plant cats hair
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternreticulate
Equatorial sizemin 22.4, mean 24.2, max 26.4
Polar sizemin 19.3, mean 20.4, max 22
Equatorial shapeprolate, subprolate
Polar shapecircular
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Pore surface shapeelliptic (broad)
Colpi lengthfull
Wall thickness2.06
Wall evennesseven
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesProlate to subprolate. Wall thickness 1.83 - 2.44.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Australia (tropical)
Vegetation communitiesherbland
Ecology notesFloraBase - the Western Australian Flora. (http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/)
Habitat notesAlluvial soils, often along watercourses. A weed through moist cultivated ground and lawn. A native of Central America.

Collection

CollectorAnne & Mark Myerscough
InstitutionCharles Darwin University
ANU access code17089
Collection methodfloral reference
Herbarium sample?False
Collection siteCasuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, Northern Territory
Collection countryAustralia
Collection date2004-06-17
Collection notesKimberley Region, Western Australian Pollen Flora. Also found in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean.
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