Alisma plantago-aquatica
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Alismatales, Alismataceae, Alisma
Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Alisma-plantago-aquatica.htm
Published: 2020-12-27
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): small (10-25 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): 21-25 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm, pollen class: porate, polarity: -, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): polar, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): polygonal, outline in polar view (dry pollen): polygonal, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: >6, aperture type: porus, aperture condition: porate, pantoporate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented, pantoaperturate
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: verrucate, scabrate, gemmate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microechinate, perforate, 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: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut
Pictures
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- 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.
- hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Heigl H. 2020. Alisma plantago-aquatica. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Alisma_plantago-aquatica/304718;jsessionid=6767A41813CA7F2DEAA5522A9C29326B; accessed 2024-05-13