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
 Pinus radiata, L33068 A: PO, outer structure of sacci |
 Pinus radiata, L33068 A: PO, OS of sacci |
 Pinus radiata, L33068 A: PO, OS of corpus |
 Pinus radiata, L33068 A: PO, SV of corpus |
 Pinus radiata, L33068 A: EQ, OS |
 Pinus radiata, L33068 N: PO, OS |
 Pinus radiata, L33068 N: several grains at lower magnification showing bubbles in air sacs |
IGNS collection number: L33068.
Botanical classification: Class Pinopsida; Order Pinales; Family Pinaceae.
Common name: Radiata pine, Monterey pine.
Pollen type: Pinus.
Comparison remarks: Pollen with smooth mid-sized air sacs (sacci), which have an internal mesh structure different from that of NZ podocarps. In specimens prepared directly from pollen pellets, the sacs may retain air bubbles.
Morphology (unacetolysed pollen): Pollen with air sacs. Size class: large (50-100 μm). Shape in equatorial view: different at each pole. Shape in polar view: oval, or multisided/multilobed or irregular. Aperture numbers: 0 or indefinite. Exine section: thin to medium (no rods visible).
Bee pollen pellet colour: White to light yellow.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, X. Li, L. Newstrom-Lloyd (2022).
New Zealand bee pollen catalogue. "
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