Atriplex sagittata
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Atriplex
Published: 2016-07-25
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): small (10-25 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: porate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): cup-shaped, outline in polar view (dry pollen): no suitable term, infoldings (dry pollen): no suitable term, aperture number: >6, aperture type: porus, aperture condition: porate, pantoporate, aperture peculiarities: pantoaperturate, aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: scabrate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microechinate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: absent, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, primexine matrix, reserves in cytoplasm: starch, cell number: 3-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Author(s) of diagnosis: Sam, Saskia
Pictures
1. habitus
2. flower(s)
3. vegetative nucleus and sperm cells
4. upper focus
5. optical section
6. lower focus
7. hydrated pollen grain
8. exine surface and apertures
9. apertures
10. dry pollen grains
11. dry pollen grain
12. dry pollen grain
13. anther wall with Ubisch bodies
14. interapertural area of pollen wall
15. apertural area of pollen wall
16. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Sam, S.
- flower(s), photographer: Sam, S.
- vegetative nucleus and sperm cells - fresh, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Sam, S.
- upper focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
- optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
- lower focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
- hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
- exine surface and apertures - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
- apertures - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
- dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
- dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
- anther wall with Ubisch bodies - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
- apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Sam, S.
Literature
- (1994) Exkursionsflora von Österreich : 1180
- (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:
Sam S. 2016. Atriplex sagittata. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Atriplex_sagittata/301257; accessed 2024-11-10