Foeniculum vulgare APIACEAE

Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view
Unique feature

Sample information

Sample ID232-40-1
Speciesvulgare
GenusFoeniculum
FamilyAPIACEAE
Common namefennel
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternrugulate
Equatorial sizemin 9.5, mean 10.6, max 11.4
Polar sizemin 21.9, mean 22.6, max 24.5
Equatorial shapeperprolate
Polar shapetriangular (concave)
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Pore positionsmid-wall
Pore morphologythickened
Pore surface shaperectangular (broad)
Pore colpuses2
Colpi length1/2
Wall evennessthicker on pole
Columella visible?True
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesProlate with rounded ends in ev; trilobed in pv. Pore lalongate, pore membrane patterned and protrudes. Colpus interrupts pore. 35 (34-37) x 21 (18-24). Exine 1.8, sexine lt nexine. Thick-walled reticulate tending to striate.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Other
Cultivated?True

Collection

CollectorExchange slide, Amsterdam
ANU access code7329
Collection notesPhotographed

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