Genista tinctoria
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Fabales, Fabaceae, Genista
Published: 2005-06-01
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): -, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -, pollen class: -, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: triangular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: -, aperture condition: colpate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microreticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: compact-continuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: absent
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Loos, C.
Pictures
1. flowers of Genista tinctoria
2. polar view (proximal)
3. optical section
4. polar view (distal)
5. pollen grain with generative cell (asterisk)
6. polar view
7. equatorial view
8. aperture
9. exine surface
10. polar area
11. dry pollen grains
12. pollen grain in cross section
13. interapertural area of pollen wall
14. aperture
15. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
16. generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right)
Picture legend
- flowers of Genista tinctoria, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view (proximal) - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Loos, C.
- optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Loos, C.
- polar view (distal) - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Loos, C.
- pollen grain with generative cell (asterisk) - fixed, glutaraldehyde, aceto-carmine, photographer: Loos, C.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Loos, C.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Loos, C.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Loos, C.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Loos, C.
- generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Loos, C.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Loos C. 2005. Genista tinctoria. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/en/pub/Genista_tinctoria/108287; accessed 2025-05-04