Spathiphyllum cannifolium
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Arales, Araceae, Spathiphyllum
Published: 2009-12-05
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): small (10-25 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: plicate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: none, aperture type: -, aperture condition: -, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: plicate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: plicate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: semitectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: shape hydrated: spheroidal or slightly oblate with elliptic outline
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.
Pictures
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- oblique view - 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.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - fresh, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H. 2009. Spathiphyllum cannifolium. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/en/pub/Spathiphyllum_cannifolium/100595; accessed 2025-05-04