Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) Pollen

This is pollen collected from an ornimental Japanese Barberry flower. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is Shuremount with a refractive index of 1.49. This is at cross-section focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots DIVISION: Magnoliophyta CLASS: Magnoliopsida ORDER: Ranunculales FAMILY: Berberidaceae GENUS: Berberis SPECIES:

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References:

Faegri, Knut and Johs Iversen, TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANALYSIS, Hafner Publishing Company, 1964.

Kapp, Ronald O., HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1969.

Moore, P.D., J. A. Webb, and M. E. Collinson, POLLEN ANALYSIS, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991