Sample ID | 251-1-2b |
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Species | orientalis |
Genus | Tabernaemontana |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Common name | iodine bush bitter bark |
Search |
Pollen / Spore | pollen |
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Morphologic type | 4-colporate |
Surface pattern | granulate |
Equatorial size | min 39.6, mean 46.9, max 49 |
Polar size | min 33.4, mean 42.3, max 43.2 |
Equatorial shape | suboblate, circular |
Polar shape | circular |
Grain arrangement | dicot |
Aperture count | 4 |
Pore surface shape | lalongate |
Wall thickness | 2.4 |
Dispersal form | monad |
Plant type | angiosperm |
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Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
Vegetation communities | closed forest, open forest |
Habitat notes | Monsoonal forest (thickets) on stabilised sand dunes and near lowland freshwater. Vine thickets on rocky outcrops. Can appear as a regenerative species along the edge of rainforests. In northern tropical Australia extending to PNG, Indonesia and Melanesia. |
Collector | Anne & Mark Myerscough |
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Institution | Charles Darwin University ID by Ian Cowie and Bob Harwood (N.T. Herbarium) |
ANU access code | 17012 |
Collection method | floral reference |
Collection site | Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory |
Collection country | Australia |
Collection date | 2004-10-26 |
Collection notes | Photographed |