| Sample ID | 179-1-3 |
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| Species | malabaricum |
| Genus | Bombax |
| Family | BOMBACACEAE |
| Common name | red kapok tree silk cotton tree |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
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| Morphologic type | triporate |
| Surface pattern | baculate |
| Equatorial size | min 38.5, mean 43, max 47.7 |
| Polar size | min 40, mean 44.4, max 48.4 |
| Equatorial shape | peroblate |
| Polar shape | triangular (convex), triangular |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 3 |
| Pore positions | mid-wall |
| Wall thickness | 1.8 |
| Wall evenness | even |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Papua New Guinea (highland) |
| Vegetation communities | open forest, closed forest |
| Ecology notes | Synonyms: Salmalia malabarica Name change to Bombax ceiba? |
| Collector | P. Katik NGF 46733 |
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| ANU access code | 11360 |
| Collection site | Morobe Province, Lae District |
| Collection country | Papua New Guinea |
| Collection altitude | 3462.528 |
| Collection notes | Photographed |