Table 1. Pollen morphological characters of Leptospermum scoparium s.l. morphotypes (visual observation).
| Morphotype | Size of Pollen Grains | Characters of Pollen Grains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E (μm) | P (μm) | Sides of Amb | Pattern | Vestibulum | Enlarged Apices | Thickened Arci |
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| Average | Range | Average | Range | Concave | Straight | |||||
| Otaipango | 19.2 | 17.0–20.8 | 14.4 | 12.1–16 | + | ++ | ++ | - | - | |
| Papa | 19 | 15.9–20.9 | 11.6 | 10.6–13 | + | ++,+ | ++ | + | + | |
| Wellington | 17.9 | 15.7–20.4 | 11.5 | 10.3–12.6 | + | ++ | +,- | - | - | |
| Northern South Island | 19.1 | 18.0–20.9 | 14.2 | 13.1–15.3 | + | ++ | - | + | + | |
| Southern South Island | 19.1 | 18.4–21.6 | 14.1 | 12.9–16.4 | + | + | - | + | - | |
| Three Kings | 20 | 18.2–21.3 | 10.3 | 9.3–12.1 | + | ++,+ | + | + | - | |
| East Cape | 18.1 | 16–20.7 | 11.6 | 10–13.1 | ++, + | + | - | + | + | |
| Flat Silver | 19 | 16.9–20.3 | 13.4 | 12.7–14.1 | ++, + | ++,+ | +,- | +,- | + | |
| Surville Cliffs | 20.6 | 18.2–22.1 | 13.6 | 13.1–15.1 | ++ | + | + | + | - | |
| Central Volcanic Plateau | 18.5 | 16.6–20.1 | 13 | 11.1–14.3 | + | + | - | + | + | |
| L. scoparium var. incanum | 19.4 | 17.3–21.9 | 16 | 13.5–17.5 | + | ++,+ | + | + | - | |
| South Island Mountain | 19.8 | 17.9–22.2 | 14 | 12.6–15.8 | + | + | + | +,- | + | + |
| Waikato Peat Bog | 18.6 | 16.5–20.1 | 13.4 | 12.7–14.3 | + | + | ++,- | - | +,- | - |
| Auckland | 18.8 | 16–22.4 | 11.7 | 10.7–13.1 | + | + | + | - | + | - |
| Coromandel Swamp | 18.3 | 17.1–20.3 | 14.3 | 12.8–16.1 | + | + | + | - | + | - |
++ denotes feature obviously present
+ denotes feature present
- denotes feature not obviously seen (multiple scores indicate a range of feature states)