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
 Pelargonium inodorum A: EQ, AP |
 Pelargonium inodorum A: PO, OS |
 Pelargonium inodorum A: PO, SV |
 Pelargonium inodorum A: PO, SV |
IGNS collection number: NZGS3203.
Botanical classification: Class Magnoliopsida; Order Geraniales; Family Geraniaceae.
Common name: Kopata.
Pollen type: Geranium type.
Comparison remarks: Furrows tend to be longer than in Geranium..
Morphology (unacetolysed pollen): Size class: large (50-100 μm). Shape in equatorial view: round or irregularly round. Shape in polar view: trilobed (apertures in sides). Aperture numbers: 3. Aperture type: furrows with pores. Surface pattern: net or pitted. Exine section: medium or thick with coarse external rods.
Bee pollen pellet colour: Brown or beige.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, X. Li, L. Newstrom-Lloyd (2022).
New Zealand bee pollen catalogue. "
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