Aster alpinus
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asterales, Asteraceae, Aster
Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Aster-alpinus.htm
Published: 2020-12-21
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): 26-30 µm, 31-35 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm, pollen class: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, 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: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: echinate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: echinate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Auer, Waltraud
Pictures
1. inflorescence(s)
2. inflorescence(s)
3. inflorescence(s)
4. hydrated pollen
5. hydrated pollen
6. hydrated pollen
7. hydrated pollen grains
8. polar view
9. equatorial view
10. aperture
11. exine surface
12. exine surface
13. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - fresh, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Auer W., Buchner R. 2020. Aster alpinus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Aster_alpinus/304604; accessed 2024-11-10