Myosotis pollen SEM images and pdf from Meudt 2016

Pollen from several New Zealand Myosotis species was analysed in a publication authored by Te Papa Botany Researcher Heidi Meudt.

In total, 371 SEM images of pollen from 69 herbarium specimens were generated for this study. Of these, 194 images were of pollen from 36 Te Papa specimens, and 177 were from 33 specimens from herbaria from other institutions. The Te Papa specimen pollen images can be viewed by clicking on the different species listed below.

All 371 scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of pollen analysed in this study can be downloaded in one pdf by clicking on the pdf link.

On this page, you can also scroll through the 194 scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of pollen from Te Papa (WELT) specimens analysed in this study. An additoinal 177 SEM images of pollen from specimens from five other herbaria (CONC, CHR, OTA, AK, S) that were also analysed in the same study can be seen here.

Special thanks to Niki Murray, Manawatu Microscopy and Imaging Centre, Palmerston North, who performed the SEM and took all the images. All images are copyright Te Papa.

Reference

HM Meudt. 2016. Pollen morphology and its taxonomic utility in the Southern Hemisphere bracteate-prostrate forget-me-nots (Myosotis, Boraginaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2016.1229343