Aristolochia rotunda
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
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: reticulate, 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
Pictures
1. flower of Aristolochia rotunda
2. hydrated pollen grains
3. hydrated pollen grain
4. exine surface
5. exine surface
6. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- flower of Aristolochia rotunda, photographer: Svojtka, M.
- hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
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- (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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Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Svojtka M. 2016. Aristolochia rotunda. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Aristolochia_rotunda/301532; accessed 2024-10-31