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Acer platanoides

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Sapindales, Sapindaceae, Acer

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

Published: 2020-11-30

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): 31-35 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 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: colpate, tricolpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Sam, Saskia; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

flower(s)

3. flower(s)

pollen grain with generative cell

4. pollen grain with generative cell

upper focus

5. upper focus

optical section

6. optical section

lower focus

7. lower focus

hydrated pollen

8. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

9. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

10. hydrated pollen

polar view

11. polar view

equatorial view

12. equatorial view

aperture

13. aperture

detail of aperture

14. detail of aperture

exine surface

15. exine surface

detail of polar area

16. detail of polar area

dry pollen grains

17. dry pollen grains

polar view (dry pollen grain)

18. polar view (dry pollen grain)

dry pollen grain in equatorial view

19. dry pollen grain in equatorial view

Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

20. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

interapertural area of pollen wall

21. interapertural area of pollen wall

interapertural area of pollen wall

22. interapertural area of pollen wall

apertural area of pollen wall

23. apertural area of pollen wall

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

24. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

vegetative nucleus (left) and generative cell (right)

25. vegetative nucleus (left) and generative cell (right)

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Sam, S.
  2. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. flower(s), photographer: Sam, S.
  4. pollen grain with generative cell - fresh, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Sam, S.
  5. upper focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
  6. optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
  7. lower focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
  8. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  9. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  10. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  11. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  12. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  13. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  14. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  15. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  16. detail of polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  17. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  18. polar view (dry pollen grain) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  19. dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  20. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  21. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
  22. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Sam, S.
  23. apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
  24. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
  25. vegetative nucleus (left) and generative cell (right) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.

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Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Sam S., Auer W., Halbritter H. 2020. Acer platanoides. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Acer_platanoides/304175;jsessionid=7F166098B9020416E9F9DC3D668E5250; accessed 2024-03-28

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