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Scutellaria altissima

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Scutellaria

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/scutellaria-altissima.htm

Published: 2020-12-10

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): 16-20 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 16-20 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 16-20 µm,  pollen class: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colpus,  aperture condition: colpate, tricolpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: psilate,  nexine: present,  sexine: present,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: reticulate, bireticulate, microreticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: semitectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: continuous,  endexine: absent,  intine: bilayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: lipids,  cell number: 2-celled,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Weber, Martina; Ulrich, Silvia; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

flower(s)

3. flower(s)

2-celled pollen

4. 2-celled pollen

acetolyzed pollen, upper focus

5. acetolyzed pollen, upper focus

acetolyzed pollen, optical section

6. acetolyzed pollen, optical section

acetolyzed pollen, lower focus

7. acetolyzed pollen, lower focus

hydrated pollen, equatorial view

8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

pollenkitt

9. pollenkitt

hydrated pollen

10. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

11. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

12. hydrated pollen

polar view

13. polar view

hydrated pollen, polar view

14. hydrated pollen, polar view

equatorial view

15. equatorial view

hydrated pollen, equatorial view

16. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

detail of aperture

17. detail of aperture

detail of aperture

18. detail of aperture

detail of aperture

19. detail of aperture

exine surface

20. exine surface

exine surface

21. exine surface

exine surface

22. exine surface

polar area

23. polar area

dry pollen grains

24. dry pollen grains

dry pollen

25. dry pollen

pollen grain in cross section

26. pollen grain in cross section

cross section of pollen grain

27. cross section of pollen grain

cross section of pollen wall, pollenkitt

28. cross section of pollen wall, pollenkitt

pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt

29. pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt

pollen wall

30. pollen wall

pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt

31. pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt

pollen wall, interapertural area

32. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, interapertural area

33. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, aperture area

34. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall, aperture area

35. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

36. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

37. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

38. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

cytoplasma with generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right), lipids

39. cytoplasma with generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right), lipids

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  2. flower(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
  3. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. 2-celled pollen - dry, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  5. acetolyzed pollen, upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  6. acetolyzed pollen, optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  7. acetolyzed pollen, lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  9. pollenkitt - dry, unfixed, iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  10. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  11. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  12. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  13. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  15. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  17. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  18. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  19. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  20. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  21. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  22. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  23. polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  24. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  25. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  26. pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  27. cross section of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  28. cross section of pollen wall, pollenkitt - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  29. pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  30. pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  31. pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  32. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  33. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  34. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  35. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  36. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  37. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  38. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  39. cytoplasma with generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right), lipids - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.

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Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Weber M., Ulrich S., Auer W. 2020. Scutellaria altissima. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/en/pub/Scutellaria_altissima/304411; accessed 2025-05-04

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