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Centaurium tenuiflorum

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Gentianales, Gentianaceae, Centaurium

Published: 2022-02-28

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): -,  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 26-30 µm, 21-25 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 21-25 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 21-25 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm,  pollen class: colporate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: isodiametric,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  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: tricolporate, colporate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: rugulate, striate,  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,hydrated pollen

1. polar view, hydrated pollen

polar view,hydrated pollen

2. polar view, hydrated pollen

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

3. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

5. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

Picture legend

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

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Heigl H. 2022. Centaurium tenuiflorum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Centaurium_tenuiflorum/306492;jsessionid=84FE1C60099ADE638DD6315DE2C60089; accessed 2024-11-01