Ceiba insignis
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Malvales, Malvaceae, Ceiba
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945332-1
Annotations: Ceiba insignis (Kunth) P.E.Gibbs & Semir
Published: 2026-10-21
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): -, size of hydrated pollen (LM): 51-100 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): 51-100 µm, pollen class: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): polar, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 5, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: tetracolporate, stephanocolporate, aperture peculiarities: brevicolporus
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulum cristatum, reticulate, free-standing columellae, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: -, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Annotations: number of apertures: 4 or 5
Author(s) of diagnosis: Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. hydrated pollen, polar view, pentacolporate variety
2. hydrated pollen, polar view, pentacolporate variety
3. hydrated pollen, polar view, tetracolporate variety
4. hydrated pollen, polar view, tetracolporate variety
5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture
6. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
7. hydrated pollen, polar view, pentacolporate variety
8. hydrated pollen, polar view, pentacolporate variety
9. hydrated pollen, polar view, tetracolporate variety
10. hydrated pollen, polar view, tetracolporate variety
11. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture
12. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen, polar view, pentacolporate variety - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, pentacolporate variety - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, tetracolporate variety - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, tetracolporate variety - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, pentacolporate variety - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, pentacolporate variety - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, tetracolporate variety - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, tetracolporate variety - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Koelzer K. 2026. Ceiba insignis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Ceiba_insignis/307101; accessed 2026-10-21