University of Fayoum

Faculty of Science
Department of Botany

PALYNOLOGY
For
2nd year Geology Students
&
3rd year Botany Students
Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi
 Diagrams of important features of the
NPC-system for panto-aperturate grains

Tripanto…
Tetrapanto…
Pentapanto…
Hexapanto…
Polypanto…

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi
Tetrapantoporate

e.g.: Ribes rubrum

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi
 Polypantoporate

e.g.: Chenopodiaceae e.g.: Malvaceae

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi

Diagrams of important pollen classes which
are not obey NPC-system
Dyads
Tetrads
Polyads
Heterocolpate
Inaperturate
Synocolpate
Saccate
Trilete (3-slit)

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi
 Dyads

e.g.: Fungal materials

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi

 Tetrads

e.g.: Drosera

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi

 Polyads

e.g.: Acacia

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi

 Inaperturate

e.g.: Scirpus robustus

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi

 Synocolpate

e.g.: Melampyrum

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi

 Saccate

e.g.: Pinus

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 Trilete (3-slit)

e.g.: Adiantum

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi

Palynology- Asmaa Khamiss & Hesham Elfayoumi