Myristica dactyloides Gaertn.
Metadata
Description
Non-apertural face in high focus
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 17266
Code
myridact
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Proximo-distal view showing coarsely reticulate exine and intra-luminal elements
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 17266
Code
myridact
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Mid-focus of Fig. 2
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 17266
Code
myridact
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
Low focus of Fig. 2
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 17266
Code
myridact
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Metadata
Description
Optical section of Fig. 2; note the outline of sulcus
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 17266
Code
myridact
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
SEM showing coarsely reticulate exine and intra-luminal elements
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 17266
Code
myridact
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Family
Genus
Synonyms
Myristica beddomei King
Key
pollen_000090
Collection Object
Basis of Record
Preserved specimen
Recorded By
Event Date
1974-10-29
Catalog Number
Record Number
BSI(sc) 46070
Collection Code
PIFP
Institution Code
IFP
Code
myridact
Pollen Slide N°
Pollen Slide N°: IFP 17266
Determination
Family
Genus
Specific Epithet
Scientific Name
Scientific Name Authorship
Genus Authorship
Gronov.
Morphology
Symmetry and Form
Monad, bilateral_symmetry, heteropolar, monosulcate (monocolpate), elliptic in proximo-distal view, and profile view, ±circular in end view
Dimensions
Length = 43-55 µm; Width = 38-50 µm
Apertures
Monosulcus; Sulcus ellipsoidal, sulcus apex obtuse or wavy, sulcus margin undifferentiated, sulcus membrane psilate
Exine
Coarsely_reticulate, tectate, infratectum distinctly simplicolumellate, lumina maximum diameter 6-12 µm, mur ±1.0 µm, intraluminal elements distinct up to 15-16 within a lumen, exine thickness ±4.0 µm
Remark
A stenopalynous genus
Tentative Pollen Typification
Myristica type
References (Generic Palynology)
LM & SEM of M. dactyloides and M. fatua Hoult. var. magnifica and LM of M. malabarica in Tissot, C., Chikhi, H. & Nayar, T.S. (1994): LM & SEM of M. fragrans in Straka, H. & Friederich, B. (1988)
Location
Continent
Country
State / Province
County / District
Locality
Karian shola R.F.
Maximum Elevation in Meters
725m
Ecology and Taxonomy
A large tree up to 1600m, Common. Leaf illustration: Pascal, J-P. & Ramesh, B.R. (1987), fig. 281. Generic description and specific key in Flora of Madras: p. 849 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
Distribution of Species
South India and Sri Lanka. Western Ghats: in most of the districts
Distribution of Genus
120 spp., Palaeotrop. (Willis, J.C., 1988). Keys and distribution data for 4 species in Flora of Madras: pp. 849 & 850 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
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Myristica dactyloides Gaertn.,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Pollen Slides,
consulted on February, 5th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/ecological-specimens/item/461844