Skip to main content
. 2005 Sep 12;96(6):1047–1060. doi: 10.1093/aob/mci256

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Equatorial views of Marcgraviaceae pollen showing the aperture (SEM). (A–D) treated with acetolysis; (E and F) critical point dried. (A) Marcgraviastrum cuneifolium (Glaziou 2937), ectoaperture with obtuse ends showing an irregularly shaped mesoporus and granules on the colpus membrane; indistinct margo present. (B) Sarcopera tepuiensis subsp. coccinea, ectoaperture with obtuse ends showing a circular mesoporus and granules on the colpus membrane; indistinct margo present. (C) Marcgravia sintenisii (Webster and Miller 8710), ectoaperture showing sharp and fish tail-like ends, granules on colpus membrane. (D) Souroubea guianensis subsp. cylindrica (Cowan and Wurdack 31458), ectoaperture with sharp and obtuse ends. (E) Marcgravia stonei (Reko 4140), protruding intine through porus clearly visible, ectoaperture with obtuse to sharp ends and granules on ectocolpus. (F) Sarcopera flammifera (Steyermark 93162), protruding intine through porus clearly visible, short aperture with sharp ends.