Sample ID | 200-9-4 |
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Species | flexuosa |
Genus | Xylosma |
Family | FLACOURTIACEAE |
Common name | Coronillo, Brush Holly |
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Pollen / Spore | pollen |
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Morphologic type | tricolporate |
Surface pattern | psilate , scabrate |
Equatorial size | min 15, mean 18.5, max 22.5 |
Polar size | min 10, mean 12, max 15 |
Equatorial shape | circular, prolate |
Polar shape | circular |
Grain arrangement | dicot |
Wall thickness | 1.5 |
Wall evenness | even |
Morphology notes | Psilate/scabrate. Round to oval in shape. Exine thickness 1.5-2um. |
Plant type | angiosperm |
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Floristic region(s) | East Pacific Islands , Other outside Australasia |
Habitat notes | Indigenous to the islands of the Marquesas (Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Fatu Hiva). Endemic to East Polynesia, it is found to dry hillsides along with Sapindus saponaria. Noted in the fossil pollen record of KAO3 Rano Kao, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Gossen, 2010) |
Collector | Smith 3935 F575998 |
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Collection site | Dept. Santa Rosa |
Collection country | Guatemala |
Collection notes | Processed at the Pollen Laboratory, University of Minnesota, USA from the collecton of Ed Cushing, slide ref. B611. |