Ceriops tagal RHIZOPHORACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID211-3-1a
Speciestagal
GenusCeriops
FamilyRHIZOPHORACEAE
Common nameyellow-leaved spurred mangrove
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternreticulate
Equatorial sizemin 11.5, mean 13, max 14
Polar sizemin 9.5, mean 12, max 12.5
Equatorial shapeprolate
Polar shapetriangular (convex)
Grain arrangementdicot
Pore surface shapelalongate
Wall thickness1.8
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesTricolporate. Prolate spheroidal in ev, rounded triangular in pv. Pore large, lalongate. 13 (11.5-14) x 12 (9.5-12.5). Exine 1.8 u thick; sexine slightly thicker than nexine, with thick-walled reticulate pattern.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Papua New Guinea (lowland)
Ecology notes(Perr.) C. B. Robinson
Habitat notesMangrove forests, especially landward margins of tidal forests. Moth pollinated.

Collection

CollectorK. Paijmans
ANU access code14017
Collection siteCentral Province, Port Moresby
Collection countryPapua New Guinea

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