Malvastrum spicatum MALVACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID178-6-1a
Speciesspicatum
GenusMalvastrum
FamilyMALVACEAE
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typepantoporate , pantocolporate
Surface patternechinate
Equatorial sizemin 39.5, mean 44, max 48
Polar sizemin 39.5, mean 44, max 48
Equatorial shapecircular
Grain arrangementdicot
Pore surface shapecircular
Wall thickness3
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notespantoporate, some grains pantocolporate. Subspheroidal. Colpus visible in some grains; brevicolpate. Pores circular, 3-5 u wide. 37 (32-48). Exine 3, sexine gt nexine; with spines 2 u high, 3 u at base.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Australia (arid)

Collection

CollectorA. E. Orchard 218 (AD)
ANU access code6269
Collection site~3km N of Curnamma Homestead, on Frome Downs Road, ~105km N of Adelaide-Broken Hill Railway, South Australia
Collection countryAustralia
Collection notesscanned card
Equatorial view