Castanea vulgaris var. japonica FAGACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID59-2-6
Speciesvulgaris var. japonica
GenusCastanea
FamilyFAGACEAE
Common namesweet chestnut horse chestnut
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typetricolporate
Surface patternpsilate
Equatorial sizemin 10.6, mean 11.5, max 12.4
Polar sizemin 15.6, mean 17.3, max 18.7
Equatorial shapeprolate
Polar shapetriangular (convex)
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture count3
Pore surface shapecircular, rhombic (broad)
Colpi length> 2/3
Wall evennesseven
Dispersal formmonad

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Other outside Australasia
Cultivated?True

Collection

CollectorH. E. Fox (ex Herb Musei Britannica) (Sydney Herbarium)
InstitutionSydney Herbarium
ANU access code973
Collection siteKaraizawa
Collection countryJapan
Collection altitude1219.2
Collection date1912-06-01
Collection notesPhotographed
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Aperture view