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
 Lotus sp., A: EQ, OS |
 Lotus sp., A: PO, OS |
 Lotus sp., N: EQ, OS |
 Lotus sp., N: PO, OS |
Botanical classification: Class Magnoliopsida; Order Fabales; Family Leguminosae (Papilionoideae).
Common name: Trefoil.
Pollen type: Lotus.
Comparison remarks: Distinguished from Elaeocarpus by its slightly larger size, more elongate shape, and broader pores.
Morphology (unacetolysed pollen): Size class: very small (<20 μm). Shape in equatorial view: elongate (prolate). Shape in polar view: round, or trilobed (apertures in sides). 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, or 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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