Pollen Atlas of the flora of Egypt 5. Species of Scrophulariaceae | ||||
Taeckholmia | ||||
Article 5, Volume 22, Issue 1, 2002, Page 65-76 PDF (758.71 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/taec.2002.12425 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Nahed El-Husseini* ; Eman Shamso. | ||||
The Herbarium, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Light and scanning electron microscope study of the pollen grains of 47 species representing 16 genera of Scrophulariaceae in Egypt was carried out. Pollen grains vary from subspheroidal to prolate; trizonocolpate to trizonocolporate. Exine’s sculpture is striate, colliculate, granulate, coarse reticulate or microreticulate. Seven pollen types are recognized and briefly described, a key distinguishing the different pollen types and the discussion of its systematic value are provided. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Flora of Egypt; Pollen Atlas; Scrophulariaceae | ||||
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