Lens culinaris (Lentil)
Dublin Core
Title
Lens culinaris (Lentil)
Subject
Starch grains viewed under 400x transmitted and cross-polarized light
Description
Shape: ovoid and sometimes kidney shaped/reniform (non-lenticular)
Surface: smooth - wrinkled
Outer wall: single
Hilum: centric
Extinction cross: bilaterally symmetrical and often diffuse (Henry et al. 2009: Table 2).
Lamellae: visible
Fissures: central fissure (mesial longitudinal cleft - both shallow or deep) typically present
Size: within this sample grains ranged from ~10 - 18 microns.
Plant part: seed
Supporting literature:
Henry, A.G., Hudson, H.F., and Piperno, D.R. 2009. Changes in starch grain morphologies from cooking. Journal of Archaeological Science 36:914–922.
Surface: smooth - wrinkled
Outer wall: single
Hilum: centric
Extinction cross: bilaterally symmetrical and often diffuse (Henry et al. 2009: Table 2).
Lamellae: visible
Fissures: central fissure (mesial longitudinal cleft - both shallow or deep) typically present
Size: within this sample grains ranged from ~10 - 18 microns.
Plant part: seed
Supporting literature:
Henry, A.G., Hudson, H.F., and Piperno, D.R. 2009. Changes in starch grain morphologies from cooking. Journal of Archaeological Science 36:914–922.
Source
MPERF - modern sample
Creator
S. Prado
Date
Processed January 11 2022
Type
Starch Grain
Identifier
Starch Grain
Files
Collection
Citation
S. Prado, “Lens culinaris (Lentil),” McMaster Microbotanical Research Database, accessed April 20, 2024, https://macmicrobot.omeka.net/items/show/15.