Atriplex tatarica
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Caryophyllales, Chenopodiaceae, Atriplex
Published: 2005-06-01
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: -, 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): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: >6, aperture type: -, aperture condition: porate, aperture peculiarities: pantoaperturate, aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: echinate, 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
Annotations: Infratectum columellate and granular.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Sam, S.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. vegetative nucleus and two sperm cells
3. upper focus
4. optical section
5. lower focus
6. hydrated pollen grain
7. aperture and exine surface
8. dry pollen grains
9. dry pollen grain
10. anther wall with Ubisch bodies
11. anther wall with Ubisch bodies
12. pollen grain in cross section
13. interapertural area of pollen wall
14. apertural area of pollen wall
15. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Sam, S.
- vegetative nucleus and two 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.
- aperture and exine surface - 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.
- anther wall with Ubisch bodies - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & 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.
- pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, 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, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Sam S. 2005. Atriplex tatarica. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Atriplex_tatarica/107219;jsessionid=5D15B84475E13BE6CCCD5635790D0857; accessed 2024-04-18