Pollen Atlas of the Flora of Egypt 3. Taxa of Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Cairo University Herbarium, Giza 12613-Egypt

2 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt

Abstract

The spore and pollen morphology of 15 species of Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae represented in the flora of Egypt
is reported and described. These belong to four types: inaperturate (alete) with elaters (one species) and aperturate
without elaters (14 species). The latter group comprises the monolete, trilete and polycolpate types. A key for the
separation of the pollen types and genera is provided. The pollen morphology in relation to taxonomy is briefly
discussed.

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