Acanthus ilicifolius ACANTHACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID271-1-2b
Speciesilicifolius
GenusAcanthus
FamilyACANTHACEAE
Common nameholly mangrove
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolpate
Surface patternreticulate
Equatorial sizemin 71.3, mean 73.7, max 77.9
Equatorial shapesubprolate
Polar shapetrilobate
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Colpi lengthfull, > 2/3
Wall evennesseven
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesOften broken along the coplus. Granulate? Colpi margin even

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)West Pacific , New Caledonia , Maritime Southeast Asia , Australia (tropical)
Vegetation communitieswoodland
Ecology notesLovelock, C. (1993) Field guide to the Mangroves of Queensland. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville.

Collection

CollectorExchange slide, Pondicherry
InstitutionExchange slide, Pondicherry
ANU access code9538
Collection notesPhotographed
Equatorial view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view
Unique feature