Taxa

Exine pattern

lumina shape

Amb

Colpi ends

Pollen class

Pollen size (µm)

Polar axis (µm)

Equator diameter (µm)

Exine (µm)

Colpus length (µm)

Ora size (µm)

PA/ED

%

1.

M. barombiensis

Reticulate

Round- angular

Round

Acute/ round/ open

Sub- prolate

10 - 25

21.0 - 27.5

24.4 ± 0.59

15.0 - 20.0

17.1 ± 0.46

0.50 - 0.75

0.61 ± 0.03

15.5 - 18.2

16.9 ± 0.28

5.4

142

2.

M. iodocarpa

Reticulate

Round elongated

Round

Acute/ round

Prolate

10 - 25

19.2 - 20.0

19.7 ± 0.17

12.8 - 17.0

14.8 ± 0.21

0.75 - 1.25

1.00 ± 0.01

15.0 - 16.5

15.7 ± 0.16

8.5

134

3.

M. coriacea

Reticulate

Round elongated

Round

Acute/ round/ open

Prolate

10 - 25

20.0 - 23.7

21.8 ± 2.35

15.0 - 17.5

16.2 ± 1.25

1.25 - 1.50

1.32 ± 0.04

15.7 - 18.0

16.4 ± 1.79

10.0

134

4.

M. africana

Reticulate

Round- angular

Trilobed

Acute/ round

Prolate

10 - 25

17.5 - 20.3

19.8 ± 1.15

10.0 - 15.0

14.7 ± 0.86

1.00 - 1.25

1.21 ± 0.06

17.5 - 17.7

17.5 ± 0.81

7.5

134

5.

M. malacocarpa

Reticulate

Round- angular

Round

Acute/ round/ open

Sub- prolate

10 - 25

18.7 - 25.0

21.8 ± 1.11

16.2 - 18.7

17.4 ± 0.78

0.75 - 1.00

0.86 ± 0.06

17.5 - 18.0

17.7 ± 0.72

12.5

125

6.

M. oligoneura

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A