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Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea sp.) Pollen Through the Microscope

Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea sp.) Pollen

This is pollen from Bougainvillea found on the island of Kauai. The pollen has not been acetalized and is mounted in a medium with a refactive index of 1.49. This is at high focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Core Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: Caryophyllales FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae GENUS: Bougainvillea 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