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Aristolochia pistolochia

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Piperales, Aristolochiaceae, Aristolochia

Published: 2016-10-24

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: inaperturate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): irregular,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded,  aperture number: none,  aperture type: no aperture,  aperture condition: inaperturate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: no suitable term,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: shape in hydrated condition spheroidal to ovoid

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

hydrated pollen grains

3. hydrated pollen grains

hydrated pollen grain

4. hydrated pollen grain

exine surface

5. exine surface

exine surface

6. exine surface

dry pollen grains

7. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
  2. flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
  3. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. hydrated pollen grain - 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. exine surface - 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

  • Agababian VC (1973) Pollen of primitive Angiosperms. Bot Inst, Akad Nauk Armenia, SSR : 169 pp, 28 pl
  • Fernandez I (1987) Aquifoliaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Berberidaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Cyperaceae, Fabaceae, Frankeniaceae, Malvaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Paeoniaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Poaceae, Primulaceae, Rafflesiaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rhamnaceae, Santalaceae, Tamaric In: Valdés B., Diez M.J., Fernández I. (eds) Atlas polinico de Andalucia occidental. Inst de Desarrollo Regional 43, Univ de Sevilla
  • Johri BM, Bhatnagar SP (1955) A contribution to the morphology and life-history of Aristolochia. Phytomorphology 5: 122-137
  • Long H (1982) Acanthaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Balanophoraceae, Basellaceae, Bixaceae, Bombacaceae, Cactaceae, Caricaceae, Casuarinaceae, Daphniphyllaceae, Dichapetalaceae, Dilleniaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Droseraceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Lecythidaceae, Loganiaceae, Magnoliac In: Angiosperm pollen flora of tropic and subtropic China. Inst Bot South China : 9-17, 58-60, 66, 68-69, 84-85, 115-117, 121-124, 187, 189-192, 199-208, 223, 231-232, 243-244, 250-251, 260-261, 334-335, 351-352, 355-366, 377-380, 408, 427, 428
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  • Mulder C (2003) Aristolochiaceae. In: The Northwest European Pollen Flora 62. Rev Palaeobot Palynol 123: 47-55
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Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Buchner R. 2016. Aristolochia pistolochia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Aristolochia_pistolochia/301533; accessed 2024-11-10

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