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
 Pterocarya rhoifolia NZGS1082 A: PO, OS |
IGNS collection number: NZGS1082.
Botanical classification: Class Magnoliopsida; Order Fagales; Family Juglandaceae.
Common name: Japanese wing-nut, sawagurumi.
Pollen type: Pterocarya.
Comparison remarks: Pollen similar to Juglans, but with fewer pores (6-7) which are situated only around the equator (whereas Juglans tends to have more pores, some distributed onto the distal surface).
Morphology (unacetolysed pollen): Size class: medium (30-50 μm). Shape in equatorial view: round or irregularly round, or flattened oval (oblate). Shape in polar view: round, or multisided/multilobed or irregular. Aperture numbers: 4-6, or 7-12. Aperture type: pores only. Surface pattern: smooth or indefinite. Exine section: thin to medium (no rods visible). Other structural features: thickened or projecting edges to apertures.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, X. Li, L. Newstrom-Lloyd (2022).
New Zealand bee pollen catalogue. "
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