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Anthericum ramosum

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Amaryllidaceae, Anthericum

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Anthericum-ramosum.htm

Published: 2021-12-06

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): large (51-100 µm),  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 51-100 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm,  pollen class: sulcate,  polarity: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: elliptic,  dominant orientation (LM): polar,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): boat-shaped,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 1,  aperture type: sulcus,  aperture condition: sulcate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: reticulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: reticulate, heterobrochate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: semitectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: discontinuous,  endexine: compact-discontinuous,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: lipids,  cell number: 2-celled,  Ubisch bodies: present

Author(s) of diagnosis: Aktuna, Gabriela; Halbritter, Heidemarie; Weber, Martina; Heigl, Helmut

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

pollen grain after acetolysis

2. pollen grain after acetolysis

polar view,hydrated pollen

3. polar view, hydrated pollen

polar view,hydrated pollen

4. polar view, hydrated pollen

polar view,hydrated pollen

5. polar view, hydrated pollen

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

6. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

7. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

polar view,hydrated pollen

8. polar view, hydrated pollen

polar view,hydrated pollen

9. polar view, hydrated pollen

polar distal view (oblique)

10. polar distal view (oblique)

polar proximal view

11. polar proximal view

equatorial view

12. equatorial view

sulcus border

13. sulcus border

exine surface

14. exine surface

exine surface

15. exine surface

dry pollen grains

16. dry pollen grains

pollen grain in cross section

17. pollen grain in cross section

interapertural area of pollen wall

18. interapertural area of pollen wall

apertural area of pollen wall

19. apertural area of pollen wall

generative cell

20. generative cell

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
  2. pollen grain after acetolysis - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  3. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  5. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  6. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  7. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  8. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  9. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  10. polar distal view (oblique) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. polar proximal view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. sulcus border - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  17. pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  18. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  19. apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  20. generative cell - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.

Literature

  • Adler W, Oswald K, Fischer R. (1994) Exkursionsflora von Österreich : 1180
  • Halbritter, H (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:

Aktuna G., Halbritter H., Weber M., Heigl H., Buchner R. 2021. Anthericum ramosum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Anthericum_ramosum/306459; accessed 2024-11-10

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