Ptilotus distans AMARANTHACEAE

Sample information

Sample ID77-3-8
Speciesdistans
GenusPtilotus
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE
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Morphology

Pollen / Sporepollen
Morphologic typepantoporate
Surface patternreticulate
Equatorial sizemin 25.8, mean 36.4, max 43
Polar sizemin 25.1, mean 36.3, max 42.7
Equatorial shapecircular, subprolate
Polar shapecircular
Grain arrangementdicot
Aperture countM
Pore surface shapecircular
Wall evennesseven
Dispersal formmonad

Ecology and Geography

Plant typeangiosperm
Floristic region(s)Australia (tropical)
Vegetation communitiesherbland
Habitat notesHerb (perrennial). Damp ground; open sites. Found on clay substrates and/or lateritic scree.

Collection

CollectorAnne & Mark Myerscough
InstitutionCharles Darwin University. ID by Ian Cowie and Bob Harwood (NT Herbarium)
ANU access code17005
Collection methodfloral reference
Collection sitePalmerston, Darwin, Northern Territory
Collection countryAustralia
Collection date2004-10-27
Collection notesPhotographed
Equatorial view
Polar view
Surface pattern
Wall view
Aperture view
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