| Sample ID | 286-229-1b |
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| Species | procumbens |
| Genus | Tridax |
| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Common name | tridax daisy |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
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| Morphologic type | 4-colporate , tricolporate |
| Surface pattern | echinate |
| Equatorial size | min 25.6, mean 27.9, max 29.7 |
| Polar size | min 26.3, mean 27.9, max 29.8 |
| Equatorial shape | suboblate, circular |
| Polar shape | circular |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 4 |
| Pore surface shape | squared |
| Wall thickness | 2 |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Morphology notes | Echini av. 3.67 (2.86 - 4.00) Pore circular - squared |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
| Vegetation communities | herbland |
| Ecology notes | Henty, E. E. & G. H. Pritchard. 1975. Weed of New Guinea and their control. 2nd edition. Division of Botany, Department of Forests, Lae, Papua New Guinea. Stone, B. C. 1970. The flora of Guam. Micronesica 6:586. |
| Habitat notes | North Australian weed on wet and disturbed ground. a weed of gardens, cultivation and pastures; often in short grassland. From near sea level to about 700 m, very common (Henty and Pritchard, 1975). Indigenous to tropical America, now a pan-tropical weed (Stone, 1970) |
| Collector | Anne & Mark Myerscough |
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| Institution | Charles Darwin University |
| ANU access code | 17026 |
| Collection method | floral reference |
| Herbarium sample? | False |
| Collection site | Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Collection country | Australia |
| Collection date | 2004-06-17 |
| Collection notes | Kimberley Region, Western Australian Pollen Flora. Also found in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean. |