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Grevillea aspeleniifolia Pollen from Hawian Macadamia Honey Through the Microscope

Grevillea aspeleniifolia Pollen

This is pollen found in a macadamia honey sample from Hawaii. The mounting medium is MeltMount with a refractive index of 1.704. This is at Intermediate focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots ORDER: Proteales FAMILY: Proteaceae GENUS: Grevillea SPECIES: aspleniifolia

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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