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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

flower of Aristolochia rotunda

1. flower of Aristolochia rotunda

hydrated pollen grains

2. hydrated pollen grains

hydrated pollen grain

3. hydrated pollen grain

exine surface

4. exine surface

exine surface

5. exine surface

dry pollen grains

6. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flower of Aristolochia rotunda, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

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  • 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
  • Fernández I, Diez MJ (1990) Algunas consideraciones shobre la terminología palinológica. I., Polaridad y simetria. Lagascalia 16: 51-60
  • 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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  • 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:

Halbritter H., Svojtka M. 2016. Aristolochia rotunda. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Aristolochia_rotunda/301532;jsessionid=24D0451E113CE8EA215C8E8CAF11399B; accessed 2024-11-10

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