Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) flower found in a yard in Redmond, Washington. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The grain on the right is nearly on edge, equitorial rather than polar view. It show the oblate shape of maple pollen. The mounting medium is Melt Mount with a refractive index of 1.704. This is at high focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Rosids ORDER: Sapindales FAMILY: Sapindaceae GENUS: Acer SPECIES: macrophyllum

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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