| Sample ID | 179-5-1 |
|---|---|
| Species | schultzii |
| Genus | Camptostemon |
| Family | BOMBACACEAE |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | 4-porate |
| Surface pattern | granulate |
| Equatorial size | min 32.2, mean 35.7, max 40.3 |
| Equatorial shape | circular |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 4 |
| Pore surface shape | circular (with annulus) |
| Wall thickness | 3.1 |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Morphology notes | 4-, 5-porate. Subspheroidal. 32.5 (26-38) x 33 (26-38). Pores annulate, annulus 1.5 u wide. Exine granulate between spines, layering not easily discernible. Spines average 2.94 (2.76 - 3.27) and with thickened bases; average 5 um apart. |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
| Vegetation communities | woodland, open forest |
| Ecology notes | Percival, M. and Womersley, J. S. (1975) Floristics and ecology of the mangrove vegetation of Papua New Guinea. Botany Bulletin No.8. Department of Forests. Division of Botany, Lae Papua New Guinea. Grindrod, G. (1988) Holocene mangrove history of the Sth Alligator River esturay, NT Australia. Unpublished PhD thesis, Australian National University, Canberra. |
| Habitat notes | Mangrove associate. Favours coastal locations where water is brackish and inundated by spring high tides; mud substrates with good drainage (Percival and Womersley, 1975). Occurs in seaward mangrove forests of open coast subject to deep, regular inundation by tides, and fringing mangrove forests of tidal rivers. Often in association with Sonneratia alba (Grindrod, 1988). |
| Collector | G. Wells |
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| ANU access code | 14594 |
| Collection site | Northern Territory, Arnhem Land, Liverpool River, Northern Territory |
| Collection country | Australia |
| Collection notes | Kimberley Region, Western Australian Pollen Flora |
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