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
Schefflera digitata A: EQ, SU |
Schefflera digitata A: EQ, OS |
Schefflera digitata A: PO, SV |
Schefflera digitata A: PO, OS |
Schefflera digitata N: EQ, AP |
Schefflera digitata N: EQ, OS |
Schefflera digitata N: PO, OS |
IGNS collection number: NZGS4936.
Botanical classification: Class Magnoliopsida; Order Apiales; Family Araliaceae.
Common name: Patē, seven-finger.
Pollen type: Schefflera.
Morphology (unacetolysed pollen): Size class: small (20-30 μm). Shape in equatorial view: elongate (prolate). Shape in polar view: round, or triangular/rounded triangular. 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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