BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
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  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 4

Pollen morphology of Pterospermum schreb. species (Malvaceae)

Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Presidency College, (Autonomous), Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 005

Online published on 4 February, 2025.

Abstract

Pollen morphology of ten Pterospermum Schreb. (Malvaceae sensu lato) species of Peninsular India were studied. The results revealed that these species differ in their pollen grain size, ornamentation, spine distance and exine thickness, and hence can be of great taxonomic significance.

Keywords

Pollen, Morphology, Pterospermum, Taxonomy