Luffa cylindrica CUCURBITACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID280-7-1a
Speciescylindrica
GenusLuffa
FamilyCUCURBITACEAE
Common nameloofah, sponge gourd
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternreticulate
Reticulum homogeneityhomobrochate
Murus complexitysimplicolumellate
Equatorial sizemin 66.4, mean 69.6, max 72
Polar sizemin 64.3, mean 69.9, max 76.4
Equatorial shapesubprolate
Polar shapecircular
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Pore surface shapecircular (with annulus)
Pore colpuses1
Colpi lengthfull
Wall thickness3
Dispersal formmonad
Morphology notesOblate spheroidal in ev, circular in pv. Pore circular, thickened, with patterned membranes. 63 (60-66) x 66 (63-70). Exine average 3um, sexine gt nexine; retipilate, with units smaller toward apertures.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Papua New Guinea (lowland)
Cultivated?True
Habitat notesFlowers yellow

Collection

CollectorL. J. Brass No. 26039
InstitutionANU
ANU access code11376
Collection siteFergusson Island
Collection countryPapua New Guinea
Collection altitude15
Collection date2004-06-17
Collection notesKimberley Region, Western Australian Pollen Flora
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view
Unique feature