| Sample ID | 280-3-3 |
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| Species | melo |
| Genus | Cucumis |
| Family | CUCURBITACEAE |
| Common name | melon |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
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| Morphologic type | triporate |
| Surface pattern | reticulate |
| Reticulum homogeneity | homobrochate |
| Equatorial size | min 49.7, mean 53.5, max 56.2 |
| Polar size | min 32.4, mean 36.6, max 44.8 |
| Equatorial shape | oblate |
| Polar shape | triangular (convex) |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 3 |
| Pore positions | corner |
| Pore surface shape | elliptic (broad) |
| Exine type | tectate |
| Columella visible? | True |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Other outside Australasia |
| Cultivated? | True |
| Collector | Holms, August 1888 |
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| Institution | Exchange slide, Arizona |
| ANU access code | 4835 |
| Collection site | Washington D.C. |
| Collection country | United States of America |
| Collection date | 2004-06-17 |
| Collection notes | Kimberley Region, Western Australian Pollen Flora. Also found in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean. |