Illustrations:
 Couper 1960, pl. 6, fig. 13 |
 Couper 1960, pl. 6, fig. 14 |
 Couper 1960, pl. 6, fig. 15 (holotype) |
 Hornibrook in Suggate et al. 1979, p. 421, fig. 7.11.5 |
 Pocknall 1991 fig. 5c |
 Pocknall 1991 fig. 5d |
IGNS taxon number: 699.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma TRIPORATES.
Synonymy:
1960 Proteacidites polymorphus Couper p. 51, pl. 6, figs 13-15.
1965 Proteacidites crassus Cookson; Harris p. 92, pl. 28, fig. 8.
1974 Proteacidites polymorphus Couper; Martin & Harris p. 109.
1979 Proteacidites polymorphus Couper; Hornibrook in Suggate et al. p. 421, fig. 7.11.5.
1984 Proteacidites polymorphus Couper; Raine p. 11.
1988 Proteacidites crassus Cookson; Milne pp. 302-303, figs 8D, 8E.
1991 Proteacidites polymorphus Couper; Pocknall pp. 410, 412-413, figs 5C, 5D.
1996 Proteacidites sp. cf. P. polymorphus Couper; Dettmann & Jarzen p. 130, figs 18A-E.
1998 Proteacidites sp. cf. P. polymorphus Couper; Dettmann & Jarzen p. 416, fig. 9m.
2003 Proteacidites aff. P. polymorphus Couper; Macphail & Truswell p. 43, pl. P10, fig. 19.
Natural affinity: Dicotyledonae: Proteaceae.
NZ age range: Paleogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Triporate.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, D.C. Mildenhall, E.M. Kennedy
(2011). New Zealand fossil spores and pollen: an illustrated catalogue. 4th
edition. GNS Science miscellaneous series no. 4.
http://data.gns.cri.nz/sporepollen/index.htm".
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2011
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).