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
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 A: PO, OS |
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 A: PO, SV |
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 A: EQ, AP |
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 A: EQ, OS |
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 A: EQ, SV |
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 A: EQ, AP |
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 N: PO, OS |
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 N: PO, AP |
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 N: EQ, OS |
 Medicago sativa, NZGS4723 N: EQ, AP |
IGNS collection number: NZGS4723.
Botanical classification: Class Magnoliopsida; Order Fabales; Family Leguminosae (Papilionoideae).
Common name: Lucerne.
Pollen type: Leguminosae type.
Comparison remarks: Distinction of the pollen of various legume genera (except Acacia, Lotus, and Trifolium) needs further study.
Morphology (unacetolysed pollen): Size class: medium (30-50 μm). Shape in equatorial view: flattened oval (oblate). Shape in polar view: triangular/rounded triangular. Aperture numbers: 3. Aperture type: furrows with pores. Surface pattern: smooth or indefinite. Exine section: thin to medium (no rods visible).
Bee pollen pellet colour: Brown or beige to yellow (Walsh 1978).
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, X. Li, L. Newstrom-Lloyd (2022).
New Zealand bee pollen catalogue. "
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