Dear list members
I am currently analyzing a pollen sample from a latrine excavated in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The latrine is dated to the 1680s and it contains some "exotic" pollen types that are puzzling me.
The first one is a tetracolporat, reticulat pollen (equatorial diameter: 36um, polar axis: 32um, exine 2,5um, lumina 1,5um, brochi 2,5um, columella in single row, large polar area, pore size 6,5x7um, mounted in glycerine). Using Beug (2004) one quickly ends up choosing between Ceratonia silique and Citrus (aurantium). Unfortunately, we do not have these in our reference collection – so I hope that one of you might be able to help me (or tell me if I am way off).
The other one is a Myrtaceae (16,5x10um). I believe that Syzygium aromaticum or Myrtis communis are the most likely spices, but is there any other obvious candidates?
Thanks
Morten
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Morten Fischer Mortensen
Museumsinspektør / Curator
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