Open AccessEl polen del género Agave para la península de Yucatán
Author(s) -
Beatríz Ludlow-Wiechers,
Lina Ojeda
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
botanical sciences/botanical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2007-4476
pISSN - 2007-4298
DOI - 10.17129/botsci.1282
Subject(s) - agave , humanities , art , geography , biology , botany
The pollen of Agave angustifolia Haw., A. fourcroydes Lem., A. sisalana Perrine and Manfreda maculata (Regel) Rose, occurring in the Yucatan Peninsula have been studied, with special emphasis on A. angustifolia. Observations were made with light and scanning microscopy. Considerable variation in apertures was found that included: anasulcate, tricotomosulcate, "horse shoe" type and disulcate. Ornamentation is basically the same among the species. The pollen of Agave and Manfreda -are very similar suggesting they are closely related.