| Sample ID | 261-1-11 |
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| Species | micrantha |
| Genus | Physalis |
| Family | SOLANACEAE |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
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| Morphologic type | tricolporate |
| Surface pattern | granulate |
| Equatorial size | min 29.3, mean 30.3, max 31.4 |
| Polar size | min 26.2, mean 29.1, max 32.6 |
| Equatorial shape | circular, oblate |
| Polar shape | circular |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 3 |
| Pore surface shape | lalongate |
| Colpi length | full, > 2/3 |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Morphology notes | Circular to oblate. Colpi often as long as the grain, providing a syncolporate appearance. Exine 1.5 - 2.15um. |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
| Vegetation communities | herbland, woodland |
| Ecology notes | Symon, D. E. (1997) Physalis micrantha (Solanaceae). Recorded from the Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany, 10, 681 - 682. |
| Habitat notes | Coastal near coastal sites - sand dunes above beach and/or at the rear of mangroves. Can form a creeping ground cover Species of Physalis are concentrated in the Americas. An exotic species in northern Australia (Symon, 1997). |
| Collector | Anne & Mark Myerscough |
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| Institution | Charles Darwin University |
| ANU access code | 17295 |
| Collection method | floral reference |
| Herbarium sample? | False |
| Collection site | Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Collection country | Australia |
| Collection date | 2005-01-20 |
| Collection notes | Photographed |