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Acer saccharinum

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Sapindales, Sapindaceae, Acer

Published: 2016-07-19

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): -,  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: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  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: 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: starch, lipids,  cell number: 2-celled,  Ubisch bodies: present

Author(s) of diagnosis: Sam, Saskia

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

vegetative nucleus and generative cell

3. vegetative nucleus and generative cell

upper focus

4. upper focus

optical section

5. optical section

lower focus

6. lower focus

polar view

7. polar view

equatorial view

8. equatorial view

detail of aperture

9. detail of aperture

detail of aperture

10. detail of aperture

exine surface

11. exine surface

detail of polar area

12. detail of polar area

dry pollen grains

13. dry pollen grains

polar view (dry pollen grain)

14. polar view (dry pollen grain)

dry pollen grain in equatorial view

15. dry pollen grain in equatorial view

anther wall with Ubisch bodies

16. anther wall with Ubisch bodies

pollen grain in cross section

17. pollen grain in cross section

interapertural area of pollen wall

18. interapertural area of pollen wall

apertural area of pollen wall

19. apertural area of pollen wall

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

20. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

21. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

interapertural area of pollen wall

22. interapertural area of pollen wall

vegetative nucleus

23. vegetative nucleus

Picture legend

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

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Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Sam S. 2016. Acer saccharinum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Acer_saccharinum/301252; accessed 2024-11-01

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