Gymnacranthera canarica Warb.
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Description
Distal face of a heteropolar monosulcate grain: note the sulcus extending from the distal face to proximal face
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 2069
Code
gymncana
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
SEM - lateral view showing rugulo-reticulate exine pattern
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 2069
Code
gymncana
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Lateral view showing rugulo-reticulate exine pattern
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 2069
Code
gymncana
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Optial section of the grain in Fig. 3
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 2069
Code
gymncana
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Genus
Key
pollen_000063
Collection Object
Basis of Record
Preserved specimen
Recorded By
Collection Code
PIFP
Institution Code
IFP
Code
gymncana
Pollen Slide N°
Pollen Slide N°: IFP 2069
Determination
Family
Genus
Specific Epithet
Scientific Name
Scientific Name Authorship
Genus Authorship
Warb.
Morphology
Symmetry and Form
Monad, bilateral_symmetry, heteropolar, monosulcate (monocolpate), elliptic in proximo-distal view, and profile view, ±semicircular in end view
Dimensions
Length = 40-49 µm; Width = 29-37 µm
Apertures
Monosulcus; Sulcus ellipsoidal but medially narrower, longer than the length extending to the proximal_face, sulcus apex acute, sulcus margin undifferentiated, sulcus membrane psilate
Exine
Tectate, ruguloid(?), infratectum columellate, exine thickness ±3.0 µm
Remark
A stenopalynous genus
Tentative Pollen Typification
Gymnacranthera canarica type
References (Generic Palynology)
LM & SEM of Gymnacranthera canarica in Tissot, C., Chikhi, H. & Nayar, T.S. (1994)
Location
Continent
Country
State / Province
County / District
Ecology and Taxonomy
A large tree at low elevation at about 300m and preferring humid regions. Occasional. Leaf illustration: Pascal, J-P. & Ramesh, B.R. (1987), fig. 279. Generic and specific descriptions in Flora of Madras: pp. 848 & 849 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
Distribution of Species
Western Peninsular India; Western Ghats: from South Canara southwards to Travancore. Endemic to Western Ghats. Map: Ramesh, B.R. & Pascal, J-P. (1997): Plate N°- 241
Distribution of Genus
17 spp., Indomal. (Willis, J.C., 1988). Distribution data for 1 species in Flora of Madras: pp. 848 & 849 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
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Gymnacranthera canarica Warb.,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Pollen Slides,
consulted on February, 5th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/ecological-specimens/item/461817