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Berberis linearifolia

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Ranunculales, Berberidaceae, Berberis

Annotations: Synonym of Berberis trigona

Published: 2023-12-30

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): 41-50 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm,  pollen class: clypeate, synaperturate,  polarity: -,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): irregular,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: number varies,  aperture type: spiral aperture(s),  aperture condition: colpate,  aperture peculiarities: synaperturate, pantoaperturate

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: colpi varying in length and number, anastomosing; pollen clypeate to spiraperturate

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Koelzer, Karen

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

5. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

7. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

8. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

9. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

10. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen grains

11. hydrated pollen grains

hydrated pollen grain

12. hydrated pollen grain

hydrated pollen grain

13. hydrated pollen grain

hydrated pollen grain

14. hydrated pollen grain

aperture

15. aperture

detail of aperture

16. detail of aperture

exine surface

17. exine surface

dry pollen grains

18. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
  2. flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  4. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  5. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  6. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  7. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  8. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  9. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  10. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  11. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  17. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  18. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Oberschneider W (1998) Pollenmorphologie der Ranunculanae. Diplomarbeit. Universität Wien : 125 pp
  • Roland-Heydacker F (1974) Caractères ultrastructuraux et cytochimiques particuliers du sporoderme des pollens de Berberis vulgaris L. et de Mahonia aquifolium Nutt. CR Acad Sc Paris 278: 1475-1477
  • Halbritter, H (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143
  • Vancheri D, Tetamo A, Reale S, Oliveri E, Ciaccio G (2019) Melissopalinological study of Sicilian honey by morphological and molecoular approach Biodiversity Journal 10: 329-336

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Koelzer K., Buchner R. 2023. Berberis linearifolia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Berberis_linearifolia/306647;jsessionid=4E088D014647665B1FE82BCB5F57C845; accessed 2024-03-29

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