Zygocatus (Schlumbergera Truncata Group) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Zygocatus flower, an indoor plant in Washington State. 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 high focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Core Eudicots ORDER: Caryophyllales FAMILY: Cactaceae SUBFAMILY: Cactoideae TRIBE: Rhipsalideae GENUS: Schlumbergera GROUP: Truncata 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