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
 Stellaria parviflora, NZGS3729 A: AP/SU |
 Stellaria parviflora, NZGS3729 A: OS |
IGNS collection number: NZGS3729.
Botanical classification: Class Magnoliopsida; Order Caryophyllales; Family Caryophyllaceae.
Common name: New Zealand chickweed.
Pollen type: Stellaria type.
Comparison remarks: There are two main pollen morphological types in Caryophyllaceae: tricolpate (Spergularia type) and periporate (Stellaria type).
Morphology (unacetolysed pollen): Size class: large (50-100 μm). Shape in equatorial view: round or irregularly round. Shape in polar view: round, or multisided/multilobed or irregular. Aperture numbers: more than 12. Aperture type: pores only. Surface pattern: net or pitted. Exine section: medium with spaced rods. Other structural features: granules or projections scattered on apertures.
Bee pollen pellet colour: Grey.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, X. Li, L. Newstrom-Lloyd (2022).
New Zealand bee pollen catalogue. "
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