Illustrations:
Key: scale bar 10 microns; after the species and collection number, A = acetolysed, N = non-acetolysed, H = honey; aspect PO = polar view, EQ = equatorial view; focus OS = optical section, SV = surface, AP = aperture
 Plantago lanceolata, NZGS4973 A: AP, SV |
 Plantago lanceolata, NZGS4973 A: OS |
 Plantago lanceolata, NZGS4973 N: AP, SV |
 Plantago lanceolata, NZGS4973 N: OS |
IGNS collection number: NZGS4973.
Botanical classification: Class Magnoliopsida; Order Lamiales; Family Plantaginaceae.
Common name: English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain.
Pollen type: Plantago.
Morphology (unacetolysed pollen): Size class: small (20-30 μm). Shape in equatorial view: round or irregularly round. Shape in polar view: round. Aperture numbers: 7-12. Aperture type: pores only. Surface pattern: smooth or indefinite. Exine section: thin to medium (no rods visible). Other structural features: cap or streak on apertures.
Bee pollen pellet colour: Yellow.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, X. Li, L. Newstrom-Lloyd (2022).
New Zealand bee pollen catalogue. "
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