Pollen morphology ofLactoridaceae |
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| Authors: | Michael S. Zavada Thomas N. Taylor |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Botany, University of Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Ave., 2001 Johannesburg, South Africa;(2) Department of Botany, The Ohio State University, 1735 Neil Ave., 43210 Columbus, OH, USA |
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| Abstract: | The pollen wall ultrastructure of the primitive AngiospermLactoris fernandezianaPhil. (Lactoridaceae) is described. The monosulcate aperture, granular wall structure and sacci (all primitive features) suggest placement of this family in theMagnoliales. Pollen ofLactoris is compared to fossil dispersed pollen from the Lower and lower-Upper Cretaceous. The fossil pollen shares characteristics which are restricted to theLactoridaceae suggesting that this family was present during the early Cretaceous. |
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| Keywords: | Angiosperms Lactoridaceae Ultrastructure pollen fossil pollen (Cretaceous) |
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