Pollen from Field Maple (Acer campestre, Sapindaceae) confocal microscopy z-stacks
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Contributor: Oliver Wilson (University of Reading)
Number of printable pieces: 1
Recommended print material: Polyactic acid (PLA)
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Overview
Pollen from field maple (Acer campestre, Sapindaceae).
Some maple species can be major early-season pollen producers, making them important for bees.
Technical description of Acer campestre pollen, from PalDat (Hesse & Halbritter, 2016):medium-sized isopolar monads, spheroidal or prolate, circular or lobate in polar view, tricolpate, with a striate exine.
This model is part of the 3D Pollen Project.
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