| Sample ID | 275-8-9 |
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| Species | sp |
| Genus | Psychotria |
| Family | RUBIACEAE |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | pantoporate |
| Surface pattern | rugulate |
| Equatorial size | mean 45 |
| Polar size | mean 45 |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | M |
| Morphology notes | Stephanoporate. Spheroidal/tectate. Rugulated/heavy pattern. Pores transverse wider than high. Thick exine 4um. |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
|---|---|
| Floristic region(s) | West Pacific , Central Pacific , Other outside Australasia , Papua New Guinea (highland) , Papua New Guinea (lowland) |
| Habitat notes | Members of the genus are low trees in tropical forests. The distinction between Psychotria and the genus Cephaelis are not well known and many species were formerly placed there. Many species produce important chemicals, such Psychotria ipecacuanha or the number of DMT-containing taxa, namely Psychotria viridis. Others are rare or even nearly extinct due to deforestation, mainly species of central Africa and the Pacific. |
| Collector | K. Wade ANU No. 7619 |
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| ANU access code | 1920 |
| Collection country | Papua New Guinea |
| Collection notes | Orliac noted wood charcoal found in the umus of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), but pollen not identified in fossil pollen record of RAO3 in Rano Kao. (Gossen, 2010) |
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