Ficus nervosa Heyne ex Roth
Metadata
Description
Equatorial view: partly in optical section; note the poral opening
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 18723
Code
ficunerv
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Metadata
Description
Equatorial view: partly in optical section of Fig. 1; note the poral opening
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 18723
Code
ficunerv
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
2 porate, surface smooth
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 18723
Code
ficunerv
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Optical section of Fig. 3
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 18723
Code
ficunerv
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
2 porate grain in polar view
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 18723
Code
ficunerv
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Optical section of Fig. 5
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 18723
Code
ficunerv
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Key
pollen_000051
Collection Object
Basis of Record
Preserved specimen
Recorded By
Record Number
Balakrishnan-44605
Collection Code
PIFP
Institution Code
IFP
Code
ficunerv
Pollen Slide N°
Pollen Slide N°: IFP 18723
Determination
Family
Genus
Specific Epithet
Scientific Name
Scientific Name Authorship
Genus Authorship
L.
Morphology
Symmetry and Form
Monad, radial_symmetry, isopolar, 2 (3)-porate; spherical_to_spheroidal (3-porate) or ellipsoidal (2-porate) in equatorial_view, ellipsoidal (2-porate) to triangular (3-porate) in polar_view
Dimensions
Polar_Axis = 9-11 µm; Equatoria Axis = 10-16 µm
Apertures
Two to three pori; Porus: circular, diameter ±1.5 µm, interporal apices distance 7.0-8.0 µm, annulus abssent, poral_costae absent
Exine
Psilate, exine thickness at the mid-point of the intercolpium ±1.0 µm
Remark
A stenopalynous genus [Tissot, C., Chikhi, H. & Nayar, T.S. (1994)]
Tentative Pollen Typification
Ficus type
References (Generic Palynology)
SEM (micrographs of Ficus bivalvata in Straka, H. & Friederich, B. (1984)
Location
Continent
Country
County / District
Ecology and Taxonomy
A medium-sized to large tree, from 100 to 1500m usually found near streams. Common. Leaf illustration: Pascal, J-P. & Ramesh, B.R. (1987), fig. 275. Generic description and specific key in Flora of Madras: pp. 947 - 949 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
Distribution of Species
India to Viet Nam, China, Malay Islands and Sri Lanka, Western Ghats: in all districts except the driest
Distribution of Genus
800 spp., Warm, chiefly Indomal., Polynesia, etc. (Willis, J.C., 1988). Keys and distribution data for 27 species in Flora of Madras: pp. 947-956 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
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Cite as
Ficus nervosa Heyne ex Roth,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Pollen Slides,
consulted on February, 5th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/ecological-specimens/item/461805