Pollen Characteristics of Polygala, Salomonia and Xanthophyllum (Polygalaceae) in Thailand

Authors

  • PUNTIWA KRACHAI Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
  • PRANOM CHANTARANOTHAI Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
  • NARUMOL PIWPUAN Department of Science and Technology, Nong Khai Campus, Khon Kaen University, Nong Khai 43000, Thailand

Keywords:

Pollen, Polygala, Salomonia, Xanthophyllum, Thailand

Abstract

The pollen morphology was investigated in 20 species of Polygala, Salomonia and Xanthophyllum (Polygalaceae) by means of light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Characteristics regarded as particularly distinctive include pollen symmetry, polar type and the sculpturing pattern at the apocolpium. Based on pollen morphology, Xanthophyllum should not be raised up to the level of a distinct familial taxa.

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Published

2009-04-01

How to Cite

[1]
KRACHAI, P., CHANTARANOTHAI, P. and PIWPUAN, N. 2009. Pollen Characteristics of Polygala, Salomonia and Xanthophyllum (Polygalaceae) in Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 9, 1 (Apr. 2009), 27–34.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2009): The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University

Section

Original Articles

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