Pollen Morphological Peculiarities of Selected Mimosoideae Taxa of Hainan Island and Their Taxonomic Relevance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Collection and Identification
2.2. Light Microscopy
2.3. Scanning Electron Microscopy
2.4. Quantitative Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Acacia auricifoliformis
3.2. Acacia confusa
3.3. Acacia mangium
3.4. Albizia julibrissin
3.5. Albizia lebback
3.6. Calliandra haematocephala
3.7. Entada phaseoloides
3.8. Leucaena leucocephala
3.9. Mimosa bimucronata
3.10. Mimosa diplotricha
3.11. Mimosa pudica
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | Locality | Altitude | Sea Level |
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Acacia auriculiformis A.Cunn. ex Benth. | Sanya | N: 18.26415 E: 109. 52084 | 119 m |
Acacia confusa Merr. | Wanning, Botanical Garden, Haikou | N: 18.69396 E:110.23170 | 118 m |
Acacia mangium Willd. | Sanya, Chang Jiang | N: 19.33905 E: 108.210 | 33 m |
Albizia julibrissin Durazz. | Wanning | N: 18.69396 E:110.23170 | 118 m |
Albizia lebbeck (L.) | Haikou | N: 20.062363 E: 110.3186713 | 3 m |
Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. | Sanya | N: 18.26415 E: 109.52084 | 119 m |
Entada phaseoloides (Linn.) Merr. | Wanning, Botanical Garden | N: 18.69396 E:110.23170 | 118 m |
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) | Haikou, Sanya | N: 20.062363 E: 110.3186713 | 3 m |
Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze | Haikou, Wanning | N: 18.69396 E:110.23170 | 118 m |
Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright | Beihualing, Haikou | N:19.00262 E: 109.81523 | 471 m |
Mimosa pudica Linn. | Haikou, Wanning, Sanya, Chang Jiang | N: 19.33905 E: 108.210 | 33 m |
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Bahadur, S.; Taj, S.; Long, W.; Hanif, U. Pollen Morphological Peculiarities of Selected Mimosoideae Taxa of Hainan Island and Their Taxonomic Relevance. Agronomy 2022, 12, 1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12051122
Bahadur S, Taj S, Long W, Hanif U. Pollen Morphological Peculiarities of Selected Mimosoideae Taxa of Hainan Island and Their Taxonomic Relevance. Agronomy. 2022; 12(5):1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12051122
Chicago/Turabian StyleBahadur, Saraj, Sehrish Taj, Wenxing Long, and Uzma Hanif. 2022. "Pollen Morphological Peculiarities of Selected Mimosoideae Taxa of Hainan Island and Their Taxonomic Relevance" Agronomy 12, no. 5: 1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12051122