Adonis vernalis
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Ranunculales, Ranunculaceae, Adonis
Published: 2012-04-07
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
1. habitus, flower(s)
2. flower(s)
3. flower(s)
4. flower(s)
5. polar view (proximal)
6. optical section
7. polar view (distal)
8. generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right)
9. polar view
10. equatorial view
11. exine surface
12. detail of aperture
13. polar view of dry pollen grain
14. dry pollen grain in equatorial view
15. interapertural area of pollen wall
16. aperture
17. pollen wall (bottom) and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (asterisk)
Picture legend
- habitus, flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
- flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- flower(s), photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- polar view (proximal) - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- polar view (distal) - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right) - fixed, formalin-acetic-alcohol, aceto-carmine, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- polar view of dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- pollen wall (bottom) and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (asterisk) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Oberschneider W., Svojtka M. 2012. Adonis vernalis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Adonis_vernalis/208449;jsessionid=4FC329F194DEC6B49C0020D6F3CE2E86; accessed 2024-04-19