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Cat's Claw Acacia (Senegalia greggii) Pollen Through the Microscope

Cat's Claw Acacia (Senegalia greggii)) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Cat's Claw Acacia flower found in Arizona. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is MeltMount with a refractive index of 1.704. This is at high focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Fabales FAMILY: Fabaceae GENUS: Senegalia SPECIES: greggii

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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