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Leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida) Pollen from Tasmanian Honey Under the Microscope

Leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida) Pollen

This is pollen found in a Leatherwood honey sample from Tasmainia.

Transmitted Oblique Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Rosids ORDER: Oxalidales FAMILY: Cunoniaceae GENUS: Eucryphia SPECIES: lucida

Significance in the Environment:

Characteristic Features:

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References:

Erdtman, G., POLLEN MORPHOLGY AND PLANT TAXONOMY, Hafner Publishing Company, 1972.

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