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Acer pseudoplatanus

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Sapindales, Sapindaceae, Acer

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Acer-pseudoplatanus.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): 31-35 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: colpate, tricolpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane psilate

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: rugulate, striate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: striate, perforate,  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: lipids, starch,  cell number: 2-celled,  Ubisch bodies: present

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

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

inflorescence(s)

2. inflorescence(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

exine surface

14. exine surface

detail of polar area

15. detail of polar area

dry pollen grains

16. dry pollen grains

polar view (dry pollen grain)

17. polar view (dry pollen grain)

dry pollen grain in equatorial view

18. dry pollen grain in equatorial view

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 and generative cell

25. vegetative nucleus and generative cell

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Sam, S.
  2. inflorescence(s), photographer: Sam, S.
  3. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  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, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Sam, S.
  12. equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Sam, S.
  13. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  14. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  15. detail of polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  16. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  17. polar view (dry pollen grain) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  18. dry pollen grain in equatorial view - 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, Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
  24. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Sam, S.
  25. vegetative nucleus and generative cell - 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 pseudoplatanus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Acer_pseudoplatanus/304173; accessed 2024-11-01

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