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Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) Pollen Under the Microscope

Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a lilac tree. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is Shurmount with a refractive index of 1.48. This is at cross-section focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: Lamiales FAMILY: Oleaceae GENUS: Syringa SPECIES: vulgaris

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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