Drypetes malabarica (Bedd.) Airy Shaw
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Description
Equatorial view showing apertural features, LO analysis of micro-reticulate to reticulate exine and optical section (Figs. 1-3)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21776
Code
drypmala
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Equatorial view showing apertural features, LO analysis of micro-reticulate to reticulate exine and optical section (Figs. 1-3)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21776
Code
drypmala
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Equatorial view showing apertural features, LO analysis of micro-reticulate to reticulate exine and optical section (Figs. 1-3)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21776
Code
drypmala
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Equatorial view focusing on intercolpium; reticulate exine in high focus
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21776
Code
drypmala
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Equatorial view focusing on intercolpium: reticulate exine in second focus
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21776
Code
drypmala
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Polar view: surface to optical section (Figs. 6-8)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21776
Code
drypmala
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Metadata
Description
Polar view: surface to optical section (Figs. 6-8)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21776
Code
drypmala
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Polar view: surface to optical section (Figs. 6-8)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 21776
Code
drypmala
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Genus
Synonyms
Cyclostemon malabaricus Bedd.
Key
pollen_000040
Collection Object
Basis of Record
Preserved specimen
Recorded By
Event Date
1976-07-12
Catalog Number
Record Number
RHL CER397
Collection Code
PIFP
Institution Code
IFP
Code
drypmala
Pollen Slide N°
Pollen Slide N°: IFP 21776
Determination
Family
Genus
Specific Epithet
Scientific Name
Scientific Name Authorship
Genus Authorship
Vahl.(CyclostemonBlume).
Morphology
Symmetry and Form
Monad, radial_symmetry, isopolar, 3-colporate; spheroidal to elliptic ( E > P & E < P ) in equatorial_view; (sub)circular or 3-(sub)lobed in polar_view
Dimensions
Polar_Axis = 35-48 µm; Equatorial_Axis = 42-47 µm
Apertures
Three colpora; Colpus elliptic, colpus apex acute, aperture_membrane psilate, distance between the adjacent colpal apices 9.0-14.0 µm, margo diffuse (foveolate to psilate), costae_colpi present; Os: elliptic to losange shaped with diffuse lateral ends, lalongate, oral_costae present
Exine
Micro-reticulate to reticulate, tectate, mur ±0.5 µm, lumina <1.0 µm, infratectum columellate, exine thickness: at poles intercolpium ±2.0 µm; at the mid-point of the intercolpium ±2.0-3.0 µm
Remark
A stenopalynous genus (see Punt, W. 1962)
Tentative Pollen Typification
Drypetes type
References (Generic Palynology)
Pollen of 4 spp. of Drypetes classified under Dicoelia subtype, in Punt, W. (1962: p. 28). LM (micrographs) of D. malabarica and D. oblongifoila and LM & SEM (micrographs) of D. elata in Tissot, C., Chikhi, H. & Nayar, T.S. (1994)
Location
Continent
Country
State / Province
County / District
Locality
Tirunelveli Ghats (Walaiyar Cardamon Estate)
Ecology and Taxonomy
A medium sized tree in evergreen forests. Leaf illustration: Pascal, J-P. & Ramesh, B.R. (1987), fig. 142. Generic description (Cyclostemon) and specific key in Flora of Madras: p. 910 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
Distribution of Species
Western Peninsular India. Western Ghats: Travancore and Tirunelveli hills at 915-1220m. Endemic to Western Ghats. Map: Ramesh, B.R. & Pascal, J-P. (1997): Plate N°- 124
Distribution of Genus
200 spp., Trop., also S. Africa and subtrop. East Asia (Willis, J.C., 1988). Keys and distribution data for 4 species of Cyclostemon in Flora of Madras: pp. 910 & 911 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
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Drypetes malabarica (Bedd.) Airy Shaw,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Pollen Slides,
consulted on February, 5th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/ecological-specimens/item/461794