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POLLEN FLORA OF PAKISTAN-XLIII. LYTHRACEAE ANJUM PERVEEN AND MOHAMMAD QAISER
Abstract: Pollen morphology of 7 species representing 5 genera of the family
Lythraceae from Pakistan have been examined by light and scanning electron
microscope. Lythraceae is an eurypalynous family. Pollen grains are
generally free, radially symmetrical, isopolar, colporate or heterocolpate.
Shape of pollen grains are sub-prolate or prolate often oblate-spheroidal.
Sexine thicker or as thick as nexine. Tectum reticulate rugulate or
scabrate to sub-psilate.
The pollen morphology of the family Lythraceae is significantly helpful
at generic and specific level. On the basis of apertural types 2 distinct
pollen types viz., Lagerstroemia indica - type and Ammannia
baccifera- type are recognized. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. |
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