American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) Pollen

This is pollen collected from an American Sweetgum Tree. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is Cargille Melt Mount with a refractive index of 1.704. This is at intermediate focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Core Eudicots ORDER: Saxifragales FAMILY: Altingiaceae GENUS: Liquidambar SPECIES: styraciflua

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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