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Aesculus flava

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Sapindales, Sapindaceae, Aesculus

Published: 2016-11-29

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: colporate,  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: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: striato-reticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: -,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: -

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

polar view

2. polar view

equatorial view

3. equatorial view

detail of aperture

4. detail of aperture

exine surface

5. exine surface

polar area

6. polar area

dry pollen grains

7. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Tarnavschi IT, Serbanescu-Jitariu G (1963) Contributie la cunoasterea structurii morfologice a microsporilor Hippocastanaceelor si Sapindaceelor din Flora R.P.R. Anal Univ Buc Sér Biol 12: 31-36
  • Halbritter, H (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143
  • Brizicky GK (1963) The genera of Sapindales in the southeastern United States. J Arn Arb 44: 462-501
  • Pire SM, Anzotegui LM, Cuadrado GA (1992) Atlas palinologico del nordeste Argentina. I. Amaranthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Araliaceae y Sapindaceae. D'Orbignyana 7: 75 pp
  • Chang YL (1982) Alangiaceae, Burseraceae, Capparidaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Cercidiphyllaceae, Elatinaceae, Hippocrateaceae, Loranthaceae, Myoporaceae, Nymphaceaceae, Pedaliaceae, Proteaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae, Araceae. In: Angiosperm flora of tropic and subtropic China. Inst Bot South China : 18-20, 67-68, 77-84, 92, 125, 180, 192-196, 230, 246-248, 291-292, 299-304, 339-351, 402-405

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H. 2016. Aesculus flava. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Aesculus_flava/302361;jsessionid=E2A44E6CC4BC5CB50CFF9266AB505322; accessed 2024-03-28

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