Palynology in native Papilionoideae (Fabaceae) from forest fragments in northwestern São Paulo state

• Grant number: 18/16571-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2018
• End date: October 31, 2019
• 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

Palynology in native Papilionoideae (Fabaceae) from forest fragments in northwestern São Paulo State. The pollen morphology study of 20 native species of Papilionoideae (Fabaceae) in forest fragments in northwestern São Paulo State will be conducted in order to characterize the morphology of the species of the subfamily and contribute with taxonomy data that may help to understand the new classification for the group, expanding the knowledge about the pollen diversity of the subfamily and providing subsidies for biodiversity in these fragments. The pollen grains will be autolyzed, measured, described and photomicrographed under a light microscope to obtain quantitative and qualitative data, and when necessary, under a scanning electron microscope. Qualitative data will be used to describe pollen types and quantitative data will receive statistical analysis according to the samples.