Cichorium endivia
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cichorium
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:194527-1
Published: 2026-07-23
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): 31-35 µm, 36-40 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 36-40 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm, pollen class: lophate, colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, 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: colporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: echinate, lophate, 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: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: Oberleitner, Sarah; Hoffmann, Julia
Pictures
1. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture
2. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture
3. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
4. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
6. hydrated pollen, polar view
7. hydrated pollen, polar view
8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
9. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
10. hydrated pollen, polar view
11. hydrated pollen, polar view
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Hoffmann, J.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Hoffmann, J.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Hoffmann, J.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Hoffmann, J.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Oberleitner S., Hoffmann J. 2026. Cichorium endivia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Cichorium_endivia/307026; accessed 2026-07-25