Agave attenuata
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Asparagaceae, Agave
Published: 2021-02-08
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): -, size of hydrated pollen (LM): 51-100 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -, pollen class: sulcate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: elliptic, dominant orientation (LM): equatorial, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 1, aperture type: sulcus, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: -, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: Heigl, Helmut
Pictures
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Heigl H. 2021. Agave attenuata. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Agave_attenuata/305259; accessed 2024-11-01