| Sample ID | 180-19-2a |
|---|---|
| Species | indica |
| Genus | Waltheria |
| Family | STERCULIACEAE |
| Common name | wanderrie grass |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | zonocolporate |
| Surface pattern | reticulate |
| Murus complexity | simplicolumellate |
| Equatorial size | min 42.7, mean 47.2, max 54.7 |
| Polar size | min 41.6, mean 47.1, max 54 |
| Equatorial shape | circular |
| Polar shape | circular |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 4, 5 |
| Pore surface shape | elliptic (broad) |
| Colpi length | 1/3 |
| Wall thickness | 3.69 |
| Wall evenness | even |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Morphology notes | Pores transversally elliptic across short copli. Wall thickness 3.46 - 4.03; sexine thicker than nexine. |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
| Vegetation communities | herbland, shrubland |
| Ecology notes | Synonym: Waltheria americana Possibly an pantropical weed, American in origin (see, Wagner, W .L., Herbst, D. R. and Sohmer, S. H. (1999) Manual of flowering plants of Hawai'i Revised Edition. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu). |
| Habitat notes | Variety of substrates, often near water sources. |
| Collector | Anne & Mark Myerscough |
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| Institution | Chareles Darwin University |
| ANU access code | 17301 |
| Collection method | floral reference |
| Herbarium sample? | False |
| Collection site | Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Collection country | Australia |
| Collection date | 2004-06-17 |
| Collection notes | Kimberley Region, Western Australian Pollen Flora. Also found in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean. |
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