Atalaya variifolia SAPINDACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID168-15-3a
Speciesvariifolia
GenusAtalaya
FamilySAPINDACEAE
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternpsilate , striate
Equatorial sizemin 19, mean 20.9, max 23.6
Polar sizemin 24.5, mean 26.4, max 27.3
Equatorial shapeprolate
Polar shapetriangular (convex)
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Pore surface shapecircular
Wall thickness2.21
Wall evennessthinner on pole
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesWall thickness 1.93 - 2.57; reticulation in wall.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Australia (tropical)
Vegetation communitiesopen forest, woodland
Ecology notesBrock, J. (2001) Native plants of Northern Australia. Reed New Holland Press, Sydney.
Habitat notesOpen forest and woodland associated with sandy soils, extending into sparse woodlands and/or grassland (savanna) under lower rainfall (Brock, 2001).

Collection

CollectorAnne & Mark Myerscough
InstitutionCharles Darwin University
ANU access code17284
Collection methodfloral reference
Herbarium sample?False
Collection siteCharles Darwin University campus, Casuarina, Darwin, Northern Territory
Collection countryAustralia
Collection date2004-10-20
Collection notesPhotographed
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view
Unique feature