Term:
Pollen syntricolpate
Pollen syntricolpate
Definition:
A type of pollen in which the colpi unite at both poles of a pollen grain.
A type of pollen in which the colpi unite at both poles of a pollen grain.
Glossary Details:
Title: Syntricolpate pollen. Photo by C.-H. Tsou.
Description: Fig. 4 from Tsou, C.-H. 1994. The classification and evolution of pollen types of Planchonioideae (Lecythidaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 189: 15-27.