Palynology in native Machaerium Pers. (Fabaceae) from forest fragments in northwestern São Paulo State

• Grant number: 16/25414-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2017
• End date: March 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Botany - Plant Morphology
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Custódio Gasparino
• Grantee: Vitória Húngaro Bocutti Gusman
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The pollen morphology study of 12 native species of Machaerium Pers. (Fabaceae) in forest fragments in northwestern São Paulo State will be conducted in order to characterize the morphology of the species and contribute with taxonomy data for the group, expanding the knowledge about the pollen diversity of the genus and providing subsidies for biodiversity in these fragments. The pollen grains will be acetolyzed, measured, described and photomicrographed under light microscope to obtain quantitative and qualitative data, and when necessary, under scanning electron microscope. Qualitative data will be used to describe pollen types and quantitative data will receive statistical analysis according to the samples. (AU)