Pisum sativum (Pea)
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Title
Pisum sativum (Pea)
Subject
Starch grains viewed under 400x magnification (cross-polarized and transmitted light)
Description
Shape: ovoid and/or elongated, non-lenticular starch grains.
Surface: wrinkled
Outer wall: single
Hilum: centric
Extinction cross: central, "often elongated on the same axis as the fissure" (Henry et al. 2009: Table 2)
Lamellae: sometimes visible (med-large grains),
Fissures: central (mesial longitudinal cleft fissure)
Size: within this sample grains were ~15 - 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: wrinkled
Outer wall: single
Hilum: centric
Extinction cross: central, "often elongated on the same axis as the fissure" (Henry et al. 2009: Table 2)
Lamellae: sometimes visible (med-large grains),
Fissures: central (mesial longitudinal cleft fissure)
Size: within this sample grains were ~15 - 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 7 2022
Type
Starch Grain
Identifier
Starch Grain
Files
Collection
Citation
S. Prado, “Pisum sativum (Pea),” McMaster Microbotanical Research Database, accessed April 25, 2024, https://macmicrobot.omeka.net/items/show/16.