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Acer campestre

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Sapindales, Sapindaceae, Acer

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Acer-campestre.htm

Published: 2022-11-28

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): 36-40 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 21-25 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm,  pollen class: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colpus,  aperture condition: tricolpate, colpate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: striate, rugulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: perforate, striate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: semitectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: absent,  endexine: compact-continuous,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: -,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: -

Author(s) of diagnosis: Hesse, Michael; Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut; Auer, Waltraud; Gastaldi, Cristina

Pictures

hydrated pollen

1. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

2. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

acetolyzed pollen,polar view

4. acetolyzed pollen, polar view

acetolyzed pollen,polar view

5. acetolyzed pollen, polar view

acetolyzed pollen,polar view

6. acetolyzed pollen, polar view

acetolyzed pollen,polar view

7. acetolyzed pollen, polar view

acetolyzed pollen,equatorial view

8. acetolyzed pollen, equatorial view

acetolyzed pollen,equatorial view

9. acetolyzed pollen, equatorial view

polar view

10. polar view

equatorial view

11. equatorial view

detail of aperture

12. detail of aperture

exine surface

13. exine surface

polar area

14. polar area

dry pollen grains

15. dry pollen grains

pollen wall stratification next to aperture (left)

16. pollen wall stratification next to aperture (left)

detail of pollen wall next to the aperture (left)

17. detail of pollen wall next to the aperture (left)

Picture legend

  1. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  2. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. acetolyzed pollen, polar view - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Gastaldi, C.
  5. acetolyzed pollen, polar view - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Gastaldi, C.
  6. acetolyzed pollen, polar view - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Gastaldi, C.
  7. acetolyzed pollen, polar view - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Gastaldi, C.
  8. acetolyzed pollen, equatorial view - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Gastaldi, C.
  9. acetolyzed pollen, equatorial view - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Gastaldi, C.
  10. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. pollen wall stratification next to aperture (left) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Hesse, M.
  17. detail of pollen wall next to the aperture (left) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Hesse, M.

Literature

  • Halbritter, H (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143
  • Reille M (1992) Pollen et spores d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Laboratoire de Botanique historique et Palynologie, Marseille : 520 pp, 446 pl
  • TISON JM, FOUCAULT B (2014) Flora Gallica

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Hesse M., Halbritter H., Heigl H., Auer W., Gastaldi C. 2022. Acer campestre. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Acer_campestre/306535;jsessionid=100AD6892B04DAE539441A6FC3186DE9; accessed 2024-03-28

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