White Spider Lillie (Crinum sp.) Pollen

This is pollen from White Spider Lillie (Crinum sp.) on the island of Kauai. The pollen has not been acetalized and is mounted in a medium with a refactive index of 1.49. This is at high focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Monocots /Asterids ORDER: Asparagales FAMILY: Amaryllidaceae SUBFAMILY: Amaryllidoideae GENUS: Crinum SPECIES:

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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