Sample ID | 282-1-24 |
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Species | taccada |
Genus | Scaevola |
Family | GOODENIACEAE |
Common name | sea lettuce tree beach scaevola |
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Pollen / Spore | pollen |
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Morphologic type | tricolporate |
Surface pattern | reticulate |
Equatorial size | min 50.7, mean 54.3, max 57.6 |
Polar size | min 48.6, mean 52.7, max 60.2 |
Equatorial shape | circular, suboblate |
Polar shape | circular |
Grain arrangement | dicot |
Aperture count | 3 |
Pore surface shape | squared |
Wall evenness | thicker on pole |
Dispersal form | monad |
Morphology notes | Circular to suboblate. |
Plant type | angiosperm |
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Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
Vegetation communities | scrub and/or heathland |
Ecology notes | Plant Synonyms: Scaevola sericea Vahl var. taccada (Gaertn.) Thieret & B. Lipscomb |
Habitat notes | Open, dry coastal locations; sand dunes, strand vegetation. Found throughout tropical and subtropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands and coasts. |
Collector | Anne & Mark Myerscough |
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Institution | Charles Darwin University ID by Friday staff (N.T. Herbarium) |
ANU access code | 17116 |
Collection site | Northern Territory, Rapid Creek |
Collection country | Australia |
Collection date | 2004-11-26 |
Collection notes | Kimberley Region, Western Australian Pollen Flora. Also found in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean. |