Knema attenuata Warb.
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Description
Apetrtural side of a monosulcate pollen showing LO analysis of reticulate exine and its optically sectioned exine (Figs. 1-3)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Apetrtural side of a monosulcate pollen showing LO analysis of reticulate exine and its optically sectioned exine (Figs. 1-3)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Apetrtural side of a monosulcate pollen showing LO analysis of reticulate exine and its optically sectioned exine (Figs. 1-3)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
SEM - lateral view showing the monosulcus and reticulate exine
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Lateral view: optical section
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
Apetrtural side of a monosulcate pollen
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
SEM - non-apertural side of bilateral, heteropolar pollen
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
SEM - Close-up of Fig. 7
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Description
End view of a grain in successive foci down to optical section (Figs. 9-11)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Metadata
Description
End view of a grain in successive foci down to optical section (Figs. 9-11)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
License
Metadata
Description
End view of a grain in successive foci down to optical section (Figs. 9-11)
Pollen Slide N°
IFP 13467
Code
knematte
Type
Still image
Creator
IFP Team
Creation Date
[s.d.]
Publisher
Institut français de Pondichéry
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Family
Genus
Key
pollen_000075
Collection Object
Basis of Record
Preserved specimen
Recorded By
Record Number
C.J. Saldanha-15891
Collection Code
PIFP
Institution Code
IFP
Code
knematte
Pollen Slide N°
Pollen Slide N°: IFP 13467
Determination
Family
Genus
Specific Epithet
Scientific Name
Scientific Name Authorship
Genus Authorship
Lour.
Morphology
Symmetry and Form
Monad, bilateral_symmetry, heteropolar, monosulcate (monocolpate), elliptic in proximo-distal view, and profile view, ±semicircular in end view
Dimensions
Length = 43-54 µm; Width = 30-37 µm
Apertures
Monosulcus; Sulcus ellipsoidal, sulcus apex acute, sulcus margin undifferentiated, sulcus membrane psilate
Exine
Medium_reticulate, tectate, lumina maximum diameter ±2.5 µm, mur ±0.5 µm, infratectum distinctly simplicolumellate, exine thickness ±2.0 µm
Remark
A stenopalynous genus
Tentative Pollen Typification
Knema attenuata type
References (Generic Palynology)
LM & SEM of Knema attenuata in Tissot, C., Chikhi, H. & Nayar, T.S. (1994)
Location
Continent
Country
State / Province
County / District
Locality
Bisle Ghat
Ecology and Taxonomy
A medum-sized tree up to 1200m. Very common. Leaf illustration: Pascal, J-P. & Ramesh, B.R. (1987), fig. 280. Generic and specific descriptions in Flora of Madras: pp. 850 & 851 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
Distribution of Species
Western Peninsular India. Western Ghats: from South Canara southwards. Endemic to Western Ghats. Map: Ramesh, B.R. & Pascal, J-P. (1997): Plate N°- 242
Distribution of Genus
37 spp., Southeast Asia, Indomal. (Willis, J.C., 1988). Distribution data for 1 species in Flora of Madras: pp. 850 & 851 (Gamble, J.S., 1967)
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Knema attenuata Warb.,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Pollen Slides,
consulted on April, 5th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/ecological-specimens/item/461829