Lonicera (Honeysuckle type) sp. Pollen

This is pollen found in a honey sample from Sweden. This shows the cross section at the middle focal plane showing a baculate surface. Viscin threads are evident at the bottom of the grain.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

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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