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Acinos alpinus

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Acinos

Links: https://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Clinopodium-alpinum.htm

Annotations: Acinos alpinus is a Synonym from Clinopodium alpinum

Published: 2022-04-26

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, 26-30 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm,  pollen class: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: elliptic,  dominant orientation (LM): polar,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 6,  aperture type: colpus,  aperture condition: hexacolpate, colpate,  aperture peculiarities: stephanoaperturate, aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: reticulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: reticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: semitectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: discontinuous,  endexine: in aperture only,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: starch,  cell number: 3-celled,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Annotations: in some pollen grains crystalline inclusions in the vegetative nucleus were found

Author(s) of diagnosis: Ulrich, Silvia; Heigl, Helmut; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

flowers of Acinos alpinus

1. flowers of Acinos alpinus

pollen grain with two sperm cells and vegetative nucleus

2. pollen grain with two sperm cells and vegetative nucleus

upper focus

3. upper focus

optical section

4. optical section

lower focus

5. lower focus

polar view

6. polar view

equatorial view

7. equatorial view

starch

8. starch

starch and pollenkitt

9. starch and pollenkitt

hydrated pollen,polar view

10. hydrated pollen, polar view

hydrated pollen,polar view

11. hydrated pollen, polar view

hydrated pollen,equatorial view

12. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

hydrated pollen,equatorial view

13. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

hydrated pollen,polar view

14. hydrated pollen, polar view

hydrated pollen,polar view

15. hydrated pollen, polar view

hydrated pollen,equatorial view

16. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

polar view

17. polar view

equatorial view

18. equatorial view

polar area

19. polar area

detail of aperture

20. detail of aperture

exine surface

21. exine surface

exine surface

22. exine surface

dry pollen grains

23. dry pollen grains

dry pollen grains

24. dry pollen grains

pollen grain in cross section

25. pollen grain in cross section

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

26. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

27. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall; aperture area

28. pollen wall; aperture area

pollen wall; interapertural area

29. pollen wall; interapertural area

pollen wall; interapertural area

30. pollen wall; interapertural area

pollen wall; interapertural area

31. pollen wall; interapertural area

vegetative nucleus with nucleolus

32. vegetative nucleus with nucleolus

sperm cell

33. sperm cell

sperm cell (left) and vegetative nucleus with crystalline inclusions (protein bodies)

34. sperm cell (left) and vegetative nucleus with crystalline inclusions (protein bodies)

detail of crystalline inclusions (protein bodies) in the vegetative nucleus

35. detail of crystalline inclusions (protein bodies) in the vegetative nucleus

vegetative cytoplasm with organells

36. vegetative cytoplasm with organells

Picture legend

  1. flowers of Acinos alpinus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  2. pollen grain with two sperm cells and vegetative nucleus - dry, rehydrated (water), aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  3. upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  4. optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  5. lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  6. polar view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  7. equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  8. starch - dry, rehydrated (water), iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  9. starch and pollenkitt - dry, rehydrated (water), iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  10. hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  11. hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  12. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  13. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  14. hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  15. hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  16. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  17. polar view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  18. equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  19. polar area - fresh, DMP & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  20. detail of aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  21. exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  22. exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  23. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  24. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  25. pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  26. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  27. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  28. pollen wall; aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  29. pollen wall; interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  30. pollen wall; interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  31. pollen wall; interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  32. vegetative nucleus with nucleolus - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  33. sperm cell - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  34. sperm cell (left) and vegetative nucleus with crystalline inclusions (protein bodies) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  35. detail of crystalline inclusions (protein bodies) in the vegetative nucleus - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  36. vegetative cytoplasm with organells - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.

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
  • FISCHER MA, ADLER W, OSWALD K (2005) Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol : 1180

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Ulrich S., Heigl H., Auer W. 2022. Acinos alpinus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Acinos_alpinus/306529;jsessionid=412001632D07D4A382F48F6A5CC2B3B7; accessed 2024-03-28

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