Cuscuta epithymum CONVOLVULACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID254-3-5
Speciesepithymum
GenusCuscuta
FamilyCONVOLVULACEAE
Common nameclover dodder
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolpate , 4-colpate
Surface patternbaculate
Equatorial sizemin 19.5, mean 22.7, max 25.9
Polar sizemin 21.8, mean 22.6, max 24
Equatorial shapesubprolate, suboblate
Polar shapetriangular (convex)
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3, 4
Colpi length2/3
Wall evennesseven
Columella visible?True
Dispersal formmonad

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Australia (south coast)
Habitat notesBasalt plain

Collection

CollectorHelen Ashton 852 (AD)
ANU access code8770
Collection siteVictoria, Laverton, SW of Melbourne
Collection countryAustralia
Collection notesPhotographed
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view
Unique feature