Flueggia virosa EUPHORBIACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID149-48-3
Speciesvirosa
GenusFlueggia
FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE
Common namewhite current
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternreticulate
Equatorial sizemin 16.5, mean 17.8, max 18.1
Polar sizemin 14.1, mean 15.2, max 15.6
Equatorial shapesuboblate
Polar shapecircular
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Pore surface shapeelliptic (broad)
Wall evennesseven
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesReticulate with strong polar sculpturing. Transversally elliptic pore across copli.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Australia (tropical)
Vegetation communitiesclosed forest, open forest
Ecology notesBrock, J. (2001) Native plants of Northern Australia. Reed New Holland Press, Sydney. FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora. (http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/)
Habitat notesSpreading shrub to small tree. Drier monsoonal vine thickets in coastal regions and located on rocky outcrops in open woodland. Also located in gallery forest, extending into open woodlands (alluvial floodplains).

Collection

CollectorAnne & Mark Myerscough
InstitutionCharles Darwin University ID by Friday staff, N.T. Herbarium
ANU access code17090
Collection methodfloral reference
Herbarium sample?False
Collection siteTiwi Islands, Northern Territory
Collection countryAustralia
Collection date2004-11-13
Collection notesKimberley Region, Western Australian Pollen Flora
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view
Unique feature