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Adonis vernalis

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Ranunculales, Ranunculaceae, Adonis

Published: 2005-06-01

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: -,  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: -,  aperture condition: colpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: psilate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: microechinate, 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: Halbritter, H.; Oberschneider, W.

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

polar view (proximal)

3. polar view (proximal)

optical section

4. optical section

polar view (distal)

5. polar view (distal)

generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right)

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

polar view

7. polar view

equatorial view

8. equatorial view

exine surface

9. exine surface

detail of aperture

10. detail of aperture

polar view of dry pollen grain

11. polar view of dry pollen grain

dry pollen grain in equatorial view

12. dry pollen grain in equatorial view

interapertural area of pollen wall

13. interapertural area of pollen wall

aperture

14. aperture

pollen wall (bottom) and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (asterisk)

15. pollen wall (bottom) and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (asterisk)

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. flower(s), photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  3. polar view (proximal) - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  4. optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  5. polar view (distal) - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  6. generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right) - fixed, formalin-acetic-alcohol, aceto-carmine, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  7. polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  8. equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  9. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  10. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  11. polar view of dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  12. dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  13. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  14. aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
  15. pollen wall (bottom) and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (asterisk) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Oberschneider, W.

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Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Oberschneider W. 2005. Adonis vernalis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Adonis_vernalis/110871; accessed 2025-04-30

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