Aporocactus Lemaire, 1860

Ruiz-Dominguez, Catalina, Vovides, Andrew P. & Sosa, Victoria, 2019, Systematic relevance of pollen morphology in tribe Hylocereeae (Cactaceae), PhytoKeys 128, pp. 121-140 : 125

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.128.35842

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scientific name

Aporocactus Lemaire
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Aporocactus Lemaire

Pollen.

trizonocolpate, radially symmetrical, isopolar with circular contour in polar view. Shape: subprolate (P/E=1.15). Apertures: 3, colpate, large; polar area of medium size (PAI=0.36). Measurements: pollen grains large to very large, (75.98)93.62(110.47) × (80.52)106.91(117.69) μm in equatorial view; exine thickness (3.16)3.66(4.34) μm. Ornamentation: smooth surface with tectum perforate, ornated with spinules of (1.31)1.64(1.93) μm length × (1.18)1.53(2.10) μm diameter in base; perforations (0.14) 0.23(0.34) μm in diameter.

Species examined.

Aporocactus martianus (Zucc.) Britton & Rose. ( México, Veracruz. H. Narave et al. 308 XAL).