Kou (Cordia subcordata) Pollen

This is pollen from a Kou Tree on the island of Kauai. The pollen has not been acetalized and is mounted in a medium with a refactive index of 1.704. This is at equitorial focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: FAMILY: Boraginaceae GENUS: Cordia SPECIES: subcordata

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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