Mao (Gossypium tomentosum) Pollen

This is pollen from Ma'o 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 intermediate focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Rosids ORDER: Malvales FAMILY: Malvaceae GENUS: Gossypium SPECIES: tomentosum

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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