Castanea sativa FAGACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID59-2-1
Speciessativa
GenusCastanea
FamilyFAGACEAE
Common namesweet chestnut spanish chestnut
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternpsilate
Equatorial sizemin 8.2, mean 10.7, max 13.2
Polar sizemin 11.4, mean 13.8, max 17.3
Equatorial shaperhombic (tall), prolate
Polar shapetriangular (convex)
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Pore surface shaperectangular (broad)
Wall evennesseven
Dispersal formmonad

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Australia (mountains over 500m)
Cultivated?True
Vegetation communitiesclosed forest, open forest

Collection

CollectorSymon (CSIRO Herbarium)
InstitutionANU
Collection siteCanberra park, Australian Capital Territory
Collection countryAustralia
Collection date1961-01-01
Collection notesPhotographed
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view