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Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Malvales, Malvaceae, Ceiba

Published: 2021-04-21

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): 51-100 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm,  pollen class: colporate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: quadrangular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): -,  infoldings (dry pollen): -,  aperture number: 4,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate, tetracolporate,  aperture peculiarities: brevicolporus

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Heigl, Helmut

Pictures

polar view

1. polar view

polar view

2. polar view

equatorial view

3. equatorial view

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

equatorial view

5. equatorial view

Picture legend

  1. polar view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  2. polar view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  3. equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  5. equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Heigl H. 2021. Ceiba speciosa. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Ceiba_speciosa/306000; accessed 2024-11-10