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Armeria alpina

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Caryophyllales, Plumbaginaceae, Armeria

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Armeria-alpina.htm

Published: 2021-05-31

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): 51-100 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 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: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colpus,  aperture condition: colpate, tricolpate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: echinate, reticulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: reticulate, echinate, reticulum cristatum,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: dimorphic pollen

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

inflorescence(s)

2. inflorescence(s)

inflorescence(s)

3. inflorescence(s)

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

5. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

polar view

7. polar view

equatorial view (oblique)

8. equatorial view (oblique)

aperture

9. aperture

detail of aperture

10. detail of aperture

exine surface

11. exine surface

detail of exine surface

12. detail of exine surface

dry pollen grains

13. dry pollen grains

Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

14. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

polar view

15. polar view

equatorial view

16. equatorial view

equatorial view

17. equatorial view

aperture

18. aperture

exine surface

19. exine surface

dry pollen grains

20. dry pollen grains

Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

21. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Svojtka, N.
  2. inflorescence(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  3. inflorescence(s), photographer: Svojtka, N.
  4. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  5. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  6. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  7. polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. equatorial view (oblique) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. detail of exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  17. equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  18. aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  19. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  20. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  21. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • 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., Auer W., Svojtka N., Svojtka M. 2021. Armeria alpina. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Armeria_alpina/306091; accessed 2024-11-01

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