Abstract
Detailed observations on the pollen morphology which includes size and shape of grains, nature of aperture, type of sculpturing and exine thickness have been made on seven taxa of Flacourtiaceae. These observations reveal the underlying similarity among the various genera considered here.
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Krishnan, N. Pollen morphology of some Flacourtiaceae. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 90, 163–168 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03167739
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