Sample ID | 149-19-5 |
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Species | sp |
Genus | Macaranga |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
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Pollen / Spore | pollen |
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Morphologic type | tricolporate |
Surface pattern | scabrate |
Grain arrangement | dicot |
Dispersal form | monad |
Plant type | angiosperm |
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Floristic region(s) | East Pacific Islands , Papua New Guinea (highland) |
Habitat notes | Native to Africa, Australasia, Asia and the South Pacific, the genus comprises over 300 different species. These plants are noted for being recolonizers. Macaranga species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species. (Noted in the fossil pollen record of Rapa Nui(Easter Island) Gossen 2010) |
Collector | J. M. Wheeler ANU 6171 |
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ANU access code | 1954 |
Collection site | Western Highlands Province, Mount Hagen District, Mt Hagen |
Collection country | Papua New Guinea |