Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 2: tribes Backhousieae, Melaleuceae, Metrosidereae, Osbornieae and Syzygieae

dc.contributor.authorThornhill, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorHope, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorCraven, Lyn A.
dc.contributor.authorCrisp, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:13:55Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T12:10:01Z
dc.description.abstractPollen morphology of 16 genera and 101 species from the Myrtaceae tribes Backhousieae, Melaleuceae, Metrosidereae, Osbornieae and Syzygieae was surveyed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy (LM). The most common pollen type observed in these tribes was parasyncolpate with arcuate or angular colpi, and a rugulate exine pattern. There was little size variation in observed pollen, except for larger pollen in tribe Melaleuceae. All Metrosideros pollen grains had apocolpial islands, as well as all Callistemon species viewed by LM. Choricarpia of tribe Backhousieae had pollen with a distinctive exine pattern. Dicolporate pollen were observed in two tribes, Metrosidereae (Tepualia) and Syzygieae (Acmena), and may be of systematic value. The dicolporate grains of these two genera were also easily distinguishable from each other by using size and pollen side shape as diagnostic characters. Two pollen types were observed within the genus Melaleuca, and a number of pollen types were observed within the species-rich genus Syzygium.
dc.identifier.issn0067-1924
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/64642
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.sourceAustralian Journal of Botany
dc.subjectKeywords: dicotyledon; functional morphology; microscopy; plant community; pollen; species diversity; species richness; Acmena; Callistemon; Choricarpia; Melaleuca; Metrosideros; Myrtaceae; Syzygium; Tepualia
dc.titlePollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 2: tribes Backhousieae, Melaleuceae, Metrosidereae, Osbornieae and Syzygieae
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage224
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage200
local.contributor.affiliationThornhill, Andrew, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationHope, Geoffrey, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationCraven, Lyn A., CSIRO Plant Industry
local.contributor.affiliationCrisp, Michael, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu7800042@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidThornhill, Andrew, u4282986
local.contributor.authoruidHope, Geoffrey, u7800042
local.contributor.authoruidCrisp, Michael, u9006382
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor060310 - Plant Systematics and Taxonomy
local.identifier.absseo960805 - Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales
local.identifier.absseo960803 - Documentation of Undescribed Flora and Fauna
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9511635xPUB973
local.identifier.citationvolume60
local.identifier.doi10.1071/BT11175
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84860724755
local.identifier.thomsonID000303324900002
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu9511635
local.type.statusPublished Version

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