Bidens pilosa ASTERACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID286-12-1b
Speciespilosa
GenusBidens
FamilyASTERACEAE
Common namecobbler's pegs
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternechinate
Equatorial sizemin 21.8, mean 23.9, max 25.3
Polar sizemin 21.7, mean 23.1, max 26.2
Equatorial shapecircular
Polar shapetriangular (convex)
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Pore positionscorner
Pore surface shaperectangular (broad)
Pore colpuses3
Wall evennesseven
Dispersal formmonad

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Papua New Guinea (highland)
Vegetation communitiesdisturbed/anthropogenic, herbland, scrub and/or heathland

Collection

CollectorHoogland & Pullen 6153 MF No 66
ANU access code2214
Collection siteWestern Highlands Province, Mount Hagen District, Mt Hagen
Collection countryPapua New Guinea
Collection notesAlso found in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean. Photographed

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