Dear Emilie,
In our lab we have available a copy of the "Identification of Living
Gymnosperms on the Basis of Xylotomy" by P. Greguss (1955) which is the
leading reference guide for the identification of gymnosperms worldwide.
As this title has been out of print for some years now, I am planning to
scan and put parts of it online - as soon as our move to the new labs has
been completed in the first week of May, alongside a major update of the
CAWeb.
In the meantime, please send me off-list a full anatomical description for
each anatomical plane, and whatever pictures you may have, and I can
return some suggestions. Most of the lab is now packed including the
manuals bot library, but I can get back to you sometime after the 5th of
May.
Hope we can be of help to you,
Best wishes,
Eleni
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On 28/04/2015 15:52, "Emilie Dotte" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>I am writing to request help on identifying conifer taxa(on?) from
>anthracological samples of French Polynesia.
>
>I have very limited experience with conifer wood anatomy since I have
>worked mainly in New Caledonia and French Polynesia where there are no to
>limited conifer species (mainly Araucariaceae and some Cupressaceae in
>New Cal).
>
>The only conifer species known in FP are Pinus spp introduced in the
>20th, mainly Pinus carribea, and from what I have found, the 3 little
>fragments I have (in 2 different assemblages) do not seem to correspond
>to this taxon.
>
>If anyone could maybe give me a hint towards a family or genus to
>investigate from the (limited?) description I have below, I would be very
>grateful. I also have a number of images to send to anyone who think they
>can help me!!
>
>
>Porosity: Abrupt change in tracheid diameter
>Axial and Radial canals present
>Uniseriate rounded bordered pits, large to medium
>Helical thickenings in all tracheids - tending to horizontal orientation
>Rays uniseriate 3-5 to 10-20 cells high, some biseriate ones and some
>bi-triseriate with radial canals, heterogenous
>Vessel-rays crossing: 2-4 pits, piceoid to cupressoid, small; dentate
>walls
>
>
>Many thanks!
>
>
>Dr Emilie Dotte-Sarout
>
>Postdoctoral Fellow
>ARC Laureate Project
>The Collective Biography of Archaeology in the Pacific A Hidden History
>School of Archaeology and Anthropology,
>The Australian National University
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>Honorary Research Fellow
>Archaeology, School of Social and Cultural Studies,
>The University of Western Australia
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>I am just writing to you because I am looking for some advice on trying
>to ID some conifer charcoal - something I am not used to...
>I have found just 3 fragments of conifers in some of my assemblages from
>french Polynesia, in late but apprently pre-european levels. There are no
>conifers known from French Polynesia before european intorduction of
>Pinus carribea, in the 20th century.
>I am just wondering if these could be dirft wood from the american coast
>but I have very limited experience with conifers - do you think you might
>help to direct me toward a family????
>
>I copy the very brief description here and can send you some pictures if
>you think you can help!
>
>I will also send the call to the archaeobota mailing list!!
>
>Many thanks!
>
>
>
>
>PS: since my last emails, I have applied to a few jobs around and have
>actually been offered a post-doc (5 years!!!!!!) to work at the ANU on an
>ARC Laureate project led by Matthew Spriggs - on Pacific Archaeology
>(yay!) but not on anthracology (can't have everything!...) I still leave
>in perth though, and still work on my remaining anthraco projects....
>
>
>All the best
>
>Emilie
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