Table 7 Macro and micromorphological characters of pollen grains
From: Taxonomic significance of morphological and molecular variation in Egyptian Malvaceae species
Species | Characters | ||||||||||||||
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Polar Axis µm | Equatorial diameter µm | PA/ED *100 | Pollen shape:1-oblate- spheroidal 88-99 /2-prolate-spheroidal 101-114 /3-spheroidal 100. | Mean size |  | Spine | |||||||||
Mean | Standard ± | Mean | Standard ± | Pollen size µm:1-large 50-99/2-very large 100-199. | Length: 1-short /2-long /3-very long /4-variable. | Shape: 1-conical/2-flask shape. | Density:1-spread/2-condensed. | Type: 1-monomorphic/2-dimorphic. | Base: 1-bulbous/2-flat. | Bulbous surface:1-granulate/2-spiny/3-verrucated /4-absent. | Surface sculpturing ornamentation:1-granulate/2-micro-granulate/3-psilate/ 4-verrucated. | ||||
Abutilon grandifolium | 115.4 | ±20.6 | 116.1 | ±21.8 | 99.40 | 1 | 116.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Abutilon pannosum | 82.5 | ±4.1 | 82.7 | ±2.8 | 99.75 | 1 | 82.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Abutilon theophrasti | 83.9 | ±4.6 | 87.9 | ±5.8 | 95.53 | 1 | 87.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Alcea rosea | 116.9 | ±3.5 | 115.2 | ±4.7 | 101.49 | 2 | 116.9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Malva multiflora | 178.8 | ±12.4 | 178.4 | ±5.6 | 100.85 | 3 | 178.8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Malva neglecta | 79.04 | ±4.1 | 76.2 | ±3.6 | 103.72 | 2 | 79.04 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Malva nicaeensis | 132.2 | ±9.1 | 128.3 | ±8.4 | 103.03 | 2 | 132.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Malva parviflora | 77.6 | ±4.1 | 78.6 | ±5.3 | 98.75 | 1 | 78.6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Malva sylvestris | 168.1 | ±11.5 | 163.8 | ±9.8 | 102.64 | 2 | 168.1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Malvastrum coromandelianum | 152.7 | ±2.1 | 150.3 | ±2.2 | 101.62 | 2 | 152.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Sida alba | 76.3 | ±6.6 | 75.3 | ±6.4 | 101.35 | 2 | 76.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Gossypium barbadense | 103.5 | ±8.4 | 101.3 | ±8.7 | 102.19 | 2 | 103.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Abelomochus esculentus | 146.7 | ±10.2 | 142.3 | ±9.7 | 103.12 | 2 | 146.7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Hibiscus sabdariffa | 168.8 | ±5.4 | 169.3 | ±6.08 | 99.7 | 1 | 169.3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Hibiscus trionum | 185.1 | ±19.1 | 176.9 | ±19.7 | 104.57 | 2 | 185.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |