Pollen Flora of Pakistan - XI. Leguminosae(Subfamily: Mimosoideae)

Authors

Anjum PERVEEN
Mohammad QAISER

DOI

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Abstract

The pollen morphology of 14 species representing 5 genera of the subfamily Mimosoideae from Pakistan has been examined using light and scanning electron microscopy. Mimosoideae are eurypalynous subfamily. The pollen grains are united (polyads) or free. Single grains are tricolporate and triangular - trilobed. The pollen morphology of the subfamily is significantly useful at generic and tribal level. The 3 pollen types recognized ie, Acacia nilotica - type, Mimlosa hamata - type and Prosopis juliflora - type, correspond closely with tribal classifications.

Keywords

Pollen morphology, Leguminosae: Mimosoideae, Flora, Pakistan

First Page

151

Last Page

156

Recommended Citation

PERVEEN, Anjum and QAISER, Mohammad (1998) "Pollen Flora of Pakistan - XI. Leguminosae(Subfamily: Mimosoideae)," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 22: No. 3, Article 2. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol22/iss3/2