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Mock Orange (Philadelphus lewisii) Pollen Under the Microscope

Mock Orange (Philadelphus lewisii) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a mock orange bush flower. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is Melt Mount with a refractive index of 1.704. This is at cross-section focus.

Transmitted Oblique Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: Cornales FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae GENUS: Philadelphus SPECIES: lewisii

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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