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

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Still image

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IFP Team

Creation Date

[s.d.]

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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

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chrylanc

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IFP Team

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[s.d.]

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Institut français de Pondichéry

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Description

Equatorial view showing the oval shaped os

Pollen Slide N°

IFP 21895

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chrylanc

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Still image

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IFP Team

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[s.d.]

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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

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chrylanc

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Still image

Creator

IFP Team

Creation Date

[s.d.]

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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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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.]

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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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Description

Circular outline of a polar end; surface and optical section (Figs. 8-9)

Pollen Slide N°

IFP 21895

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chrylanc

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Still image

Creator

IFP Team

Creation Date

[s.d.]

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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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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

Source Herbarium

MH

Code

chrylanc

Pollen Slide N°

Pollen Slide N°: IFP 21895

Determination

Family

Specific Epithet

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

Herbarium Location Notes

Species not found in herbarium

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