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POLLEN FLORA OF PAKISTAN -XL. FUMARIACEAE

ANJUM PERVEEN AND MOHAMMAD QAISER

Abstract: Pollen morphology of 9 species of the family Fumariaceae from Pakistan has been examined by light and scanning electron microscope. Pollen grains are usually radially symmetrical, isopolar rarely apolar 3-6 colpate occasionally porate, prolate-sub-prolate or oblate-spheroidal rarely sub-oblate. Sexine thinner or thicker than nexine. Tectum rugulate - fossulate or fossulate-foveolate. On the basis of apertural type, two distinct pollen types are recognized viz., Corydalis diphylla- type and Fumaria indica - type. Playnological data has been useful at generic and specific level.
 

Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi - 75270, Pakistan.