Chrysophyllum lanceolatum A. DC.
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Description
SEM - equatorial view showing three zones: upper and lower with psilate surface and the middle with wavy or uneven surface; note the tectal pouches over the ora
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21895
Code
chrylanc
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
SEM - close-up of Fig. 1 showing the uneven surface of para-apertural exine
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21895
Code
chrylanc
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Equatorial view showing the oval shaped os
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21895
Code
chrylanc
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Equatorial view: note the exine surface in high and low focus, optical section (Fig. 6) and deep focus (Figs. 4-7)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21895
Code
chrylanc
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Metadata
Description
Equatorial view: note the exine surface in high and low focus, optical section (Fig. 6) and deep focus (Figs. 4-7)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21895
Code
chrylanc
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Equatorial view: note the exine surface in high and low focus, optical section (Fig. 6) and deep focus (Figs. 4-7)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21895
Code
chrylanc
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Equatorial view: note the exine surface in high and low focus, optical section (Fig. 6) and deep focus (Figs. 4-7)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21895
Code
chrylanc
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Circular outline of a polar end; surface and optical section (Figs. 8-9)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21895
Code
chrylanc
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Metadata
Description
Circular outline of a polar end; surface and optical section (Figs. 8-9)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21895
Code
chrylanc
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Genus
Synonyms
Chrysophyllum roxburghii G. Don
Key
pollen_000029
Collection Object
Basis of Record
Preserved specimen
Recorded By
Record Number
Barber-4081
Collection Code
PIFP
Institution Code
IFP
Code
chrylanc
Pollen Slide N°
Pollen Slide N°: IFP 21895
Determination
Family
Genus
Specific Epithet
Scientific Name
Scientific Name Authorship
Genus Authorship
L.
Morphology
Symmetry and Form
Monad, radial_symmetry, isopolar, 3-colporate, elliptic in equatorial_view, (sub)circular in polar_view
Dimensions
Polar_Axis = 28-33 µm; Equatorial_Axis = 19-24 µm
Apertures
Three colpora; Colpus: narrowly elliptic, colpus apex acute, aperture_membrane psilate, distance between the adjacent colpal apices 7.0-8.0 µm, margo undifferentiated, costae_colpi present(?); Os: elliptic with curved lateral ends, lalongate, oral_costae incomplete(?)
Exine
Psilate or granular(?), tectate, tectum perforate(?), infratectum columellate, exine thickness: at poles <2.0 µm; at the mid-point of the intercolpium ±2.0 µm
Remark
A stenopalynous genus
Tentative Pollen Typification
Chrysophyllum lanceolatum type. 12 types and 49 subtypes of Sapotaceae in Harley, M.M. (1991)
References (Generic Palynology)
LM & SEM (micrographs) of Chrysophyllum lanceolatum in Tissot, C., Chikhi, H. & Nayar, T.S. (1994). SEM (micrographs) of C. subnudum in Sowumni, M.A. (1995). LM, SEM & TEM of C. marginatum in Harley, M.M. (1986)
Location
Continent
Country
State / Province
County / District
Locality
Udumanparai
Ecology and Taxonomy
A lofty evergreen tree, up to 1300m. (The star apple tree) in evergreen forests. Leaf illustration: Pascal, J-P. & Ramesh, B.R. (1987), fig. 367. Generic and specific descriptions in Flora of Madras: p. 533 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
Distribution of Species
Indo-Malaysia. N. Circars, Rampa Hills of Godavari; Hills of W. Mysore; Western Ghats: Anamalai and hills of Travancore
Distribution of Genus
150 spp., Trop., especially America (Willis, J.C., 1988). Distribution data for 1 species in Flora of Madras: p. 533 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
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Chrysophyllum lanceolatum A. DC.,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Pollen Slides,
consulted on February, 5th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/ecological-specimens/item/461783