Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Saxifragales, Cercidiphyllaceae, Cercidiphyllum
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): 26-30 µm, 31-35 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm, pollen class: -, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: -, dominant orientation (LM): equatorial, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): triangular, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: poroid, aperture condition: poroidate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: perforate, reticulate, granulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: perforate, granulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. hydrated pollen, polar view
3. hydrated pollen, polar view
4. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
6. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
7. hydrated pollen, polar view
8. hydrated pollen
9. hydrated pollen, polar view
10. hydrated pollen grains
11. polar view
12. equatorial view
13. detail of aperture
14. exine surface
15. polar area
16. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (2004) Harmonized Methods of Melissopalynology Apidologie 35: 18-25
- (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. 2023. Cercidiphyllum japonicum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Cercidiphyllum_japonicum/306654;jsessionid=1D1A27109DB17F5776FC7A3F6D652515; accessed 2024-04-23