Brachychiton populneus STERCULIACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID180-1-2a
Speciespopulneus
GenusBrachychiton
FamilySTERCULIACEAE
Common namekurrajong, black/forest kurrajon
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternreticulate
Equatorial sizemin 27.5, mean 30, max 31
Polar sizemin 24, mean 25, max 27
Equatorial shapesubprolate
Polar shapetrilobate
Grain arrangementdicot
Pore surface shapelalongate
Wall thickness1.8
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesTricolporate. Subprolate in ev, trilobed in pv. Pore lalongate, membrane patterned. 30 (27-31) x 25 (24-27). Exine 1.8, thickens to 2.4 at poles; sexine slightly gt nexine. Reticulate/pilate.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Other
Ecology notes(Schott & Endl.) R.Br.
Habitat notesOccurs on stony hillslopes in open woodland, and one of the more common larger trees in dry rainforests.

Collection

Collection notesscanned card
Equatorial view