Bentinckia condapanna Berry ex Roxb.
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Description
Apertural side of a monosulcate pollen: exine surface features (upper part) and optical section (Figs. 1-2)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21846
Code
bentcond
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Apertural side of a monosulcate pollen: exine surface features (upper part) and optical section (Figs. 1-2)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21846
Code
bentcond
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Apertural side of another monosulcate pollen: exine surface features, apertural shape and optical section (Figs. 3-4)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21846
Code
bentcond
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Apertural side of another monosulcate pollen: exine surface features, apertural shape and optical section (Figs. 3-4)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21846
Code
bentcond
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Lateral view: optical section in two foci (Figs. 5-6)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21846
Code
bentcond
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Lateral view: optical section in two foci (Figs. 5-6)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21846
Code
bentcond
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Family
Genus
Key
pollen_000016
Collection Object
Basis of Record
Preserved specimen
Recorded By
Catalog Number
Record Number
HIFP GT1039
Collection Code
PIFP
Institution Code
IFP
Code
bentcond
Pollen Slide N°
Pollen Slide N°: IFP 21846
Determination
Family
Genus
Specific Epithet
Scientific Name
Scientific Name Authorship
Genus Authorship
BerryexRoxb.
Morphology
Symmetry and Form
Monad, bilateral_symmetry, heteropolar, monosulcate (monocolpate), elliptic both in proximodistal and profile views, bean-shaped in end view
Dimensions
Length = 36-49 µm; Width = 22-26 µm
Apertures
Monosulcus; Sulcus elliptic, longer than the length of grain, sulcus apex obtuse, sulcus margin undifferentiated, aperture_membrane psilate
Exine
Psilate to scabrate, tectate, infratectum columellate, exine thickness ±2.0 µm
Remark
A stenopalynous genus
Tentative Pollen Typification
Bentinckia condapanna type
References (Generic Palynology)
LM (micrographs) of Bentinckia condapanna in Tissot, C., Chikhi, H. & Nayar, T.S. (1994)
Location
Continent
Country
State / Province
County / District
Locality
Perumalmalai
Ecology and Taxonomy
A slender palm, from 800 to 2000m, abundant in its restricted locality. Generic and specific descriptions in Flora of Madras: pp. 1085 & 1086 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
Distribution of Species
Western Peninsular India; Western Ghats: Tirunelveli and Travancore hills. Endemic to Western Ghats. Map: Ramesh, B.R & Pascal, J-P. (1997): Plate N°- 45
Distribution of Genus
2 spp., India, Nicobar Islands (Willis, J.C., 1988). Distribution data for 1 species in Flora of Madras: pp. 1085 & 1086 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
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Bentinckia condapanna Berry ex Roxb.,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Pollen Slides,
consulted on February, 5th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/ecological-specimens/item/461770