GNS Science NZ Bee Pollen database

New Zealand Bee Pollen Catalogue

J.I. Raine, X. Li, L. Newstrom-Lloyd


Daucus carota L. [carrot, wild carrot]

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


Daucus carota, LRL9847 A: PO, OS
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Daucus carota, LRL9847 A: EQ, OS
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Daucus carota, LRL9847 A: EQ, SV
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Daucus carota, LRL9847 A: EQ, AP

IGNS collection number: LRL9847.

Botanical classification: Class Magnoliopsida; Order Apiales; Family Umbelliferae.

Common name: Carrot, wild carrot.

Pollen type: Apiaceae.

Comparison remarks: Other Umbelliferae genera also have very elongate pollen although there is considerable variation, especially in size and in shape of apertures.

Morphology (unacetolysed pollen): Size class: medium (30-50 μm). Shape in equatorial view: very elongate (perprolate). Shape in polar view: trilobed (apertures in sides). Aperture numbers: 3. Aperture type: furrows with pores. Surface pattern: net or pitted. Exine section: medium with spaced rods.


Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, X. Li, L. Newstrom-Lloyd (2022). New Zealand bee pollen catalogue. "
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