| 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. |