| Sample ID | 218-1-1b |
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| Species | caseolaris |
| Genus | Sonneratia |
| Family | LYTHRACEAE |
| Common name | crabapple mangrove |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
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| Morphologic type | triporate |
| Surface pattern | verrucate |
| Equatorial size | min 73.5, mean 75.4, max 78 |
| Equatorial shape | prolate |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 3 |
| Pore surface shape | circular |
| Wall thickness | 2.11 |
| Wall evenness | even |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Morphology notes | Rounded triangular in pv. Pores circular and protruding. Exine 1.8 u thick, sexine smaller than nexine. Mesocolpial area coarsely scabrate, with size of units smaller toward poles. |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Papua New Guinea (lowland) |
| Vegetation communities | 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. |
| Habitat notes | Frequent on tidal mud flats in mangroves and along deep muddy river-banks. Often restricted to riverine sites that are inundated by most tides.Tolerant of less saline parts of the mangrove community to Sonneratia alba. A pioneering mangrove species; intolerant of shade and only regnerates on bare or near-bare mud-banks. |
| Collector | Havel & Kairo NGF17198 |
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| ANU access code | 11521 |
| Collection site | Morobe Province, Lae District, opening of Labu Swamp |
| Collection country | Papua New Guinea |
| Collection latitude | -6.45 |
| Collection longitude | -146.55 |
| Collection notes | Photographed scanned card |
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