Caryota urens Linn.
Metadata
Description
Apertural side of a monosulcate pollen: intectate, baculate-clavate exine (Figs. 1-2)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 20495
Code
caryuren
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Metadata
Description
Apertural side of a monosulcate pollen: intectate, baculate-clavate exine (Figs. 1-2)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 20495
Code
caryuren
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Two grains, one in lateral view and another in end view: analysis and optical section of intectate exine (Figs. 3-5)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 20495
Code
caryuren
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Two grains, one in lateral view and another in end view: analysis and optical section of intectate exine (Figs. 3-5)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 20495
Code
caryuren
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Two grains, one in lateral view and another in end view: analysis and optical section of intectate exine (Figs. 3-5)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 20495
Code
caryuren
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Key
pollen_000026
Collection Object
Basis of Record
Preserved specimen
Recorded By
Collection Code
PIFP
Institution Code
IFP
Code
caryuren
Pollen Slide N°
Pollen Slide N°: IFP 20495
Determination
Family
Genus
Specific Epithet
Scientific Name
Scientific Name Authorship
Genus Authorship
L.
Morphology
Symmetry and Form
Monad, bilateral_symmetry, heteropolar, monosulcate (monocolpate), elliptic in proximo-distal view, and profile view, ±semicircular in end view
Dimensions
Length = 28-34 µm; Width = 22-30 µm
Apertures
Monosulcus, Sulcus elliptic, as long as the greater axis (Length), sulcus apices obtuse, sulcus margin undifferentiated, aperture_membrane psilate
Exine
Baculate to clavate, intectate, exine thickness ±2.0 µm (including sculpture)
Remark
A eurypalynous genus: exine ornamentation may be spinose, clavate-baculate or gemmate (Ferguson, I.K. 1986)
Tentative Pollen Typification
Caryota urens type
References (Generic Palynology)
LM (micrographs) of Caryota urens in Tissot, C., Chikhi, H. & Nayar, T.S. (1994). SEM of C. mites in Ferguson, I.K. (1986)
Location
Continent
Country
Ecology and Taxonomy
A slender palm from sea level to 1300m. Generic and specific descriptions in Flora of Madras: pp. 1088 & 1089 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
Distribution of Species
Tropical Asia; Western Ghats: in all districts, Tirunelveli and Travancore hills. Common, sometimes cultivated
Distribution of Genus
12 spp., Sri Lanka, Indomal., Solomon Islands, NE Australia (Willis, J.C., 1988). Distribution data for 1 species in Flora of Madras: pp. 1088 & 1089 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
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Cite as
Caryota urens Linn.,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Pollen Slides,
consulted on February, 5th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/ecological-specimens/item/461780