Axinaea affinis
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Myrtales, Melastomataceae, Axinaea
Published: 2016-05-25
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: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: striate, microgemmate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: tenuitas, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. flower(s)
3. flower(s)
4. hydrated pollen
5. polar view
6. equatorial view
7. oblique view
8. aperture
9. tenuitas
10. polar area
11. Ubisch bodies on locule wall
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Dellinger, A.
- flower(s), photographer: Dellinger, A.
- flower(s), photographer: Dellinger, A.
- hydrated pollen - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- oblique view - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- tenuitas - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies on locule wall - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (2003) A taxonomic revision of the genus Axinaea Ruiz & Pav. (Melastomataceae).
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Dellinger A. 2016. Axinaea affinis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Axinaea_affinis/300996; accessed 2024-11-01