Pteridium esculentum DENNSTAEDTIACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID407-11-1-3
Speciesesculentum
GenusPteridium
FamilyDENNSTAEDTIACEAE
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporespore
Morphologic typetrilete
Surface patternscabrate
Equatorial sizemin 28, mean 31, max 34
Polar sizemin 21, mean 23, max 27.5
Polar shapetriangular, triangular (concave)
Wall thickness1.8
Morphology notesTrilete, radiosymmetrical, heteropolar. Triangular in pv. Laesurae more than 1/2 radius, petal-like with tapered ends which are raised and granular. 23 (21-27) x 31 (28-34). Exine 1.8, scabrate with intermittent papillae which appear to be more numerous at equator.

Ecology and Geography

Plant typefern
Floristic region(s)Australia (south coast)

Collection

CollectorCopley 1736, Adelaide Herbarium
ANU access code9621
Collection siteMt Gambier, South Australia
Collection countryAustralia
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