Book ID: 56634
Moar, N. T.
Pollen Grains of New Zealand: Dicotyledonous Plants. 1993. 71 black & white pls. 200 p. gr8vo. Hard cover.
Second hand copy. Good state. - This Atlas brings together for the first time descriptionsand illustrations for the most important and numerous group of New Zealand's indigenous flowering plants - the Dicotyledons. It is an invaluable reference for all those involved and interested in pollen analysis. Accurate identification of pollen is an essential part of such diverse activities as, studies of vegetation and climate history,determining floral sources of honey, forensic science, research into airborne allergens, and oil exploration. Each dicotyledonous pollen type is illustrated with a light microscope micrograph and many are accompanied by scanning electron micrographs to show particularly important features of the pollen grain.