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Cymbalaria muralis

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Plantaginaceae, Cymbalaria

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Cymbalaria-muralis.htm

Annotations: Cymbalaria muralis P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.

Published: 2020-12-15

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): small (10-25 µm),  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 11-15 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 11-15 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 11-15 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 11-15 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 11-15 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): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane psilate

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: reticulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: reticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: semitectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: continuous,  endexine: compact-continuous,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: lipids,  cell number: 2-celled,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Author(s) of diagnosis: Ulrich, Silvia; Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

habitus

2. habitus

flower(s)

3. flower(s)

flower(s)

4. flower(s)

bi-cellular pollen grain

5. bi-cellular pollen grain

hydrated pollen grain in polar view

6. hydrated pollen grain in polar view

upper focus

7. upper focus

optical section

8. optical section

lower focus

9. lower focus

hydrated pollen grain in polar view

10. hydrated pollen grain in polar view

pollen grain with pollenkitt

11. pollen grain with pollenkitt

hydrated pollen

12. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

13. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

14. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen grains

15. hydrated pollen grains

hydrated pollen grain in polar view

16. hydrated pollen grain in polar view

polar view (oblique)

17. polar view (oblique)

hydrated pollen grain in equatorial view

18. hydrated pollen grain in equatorial view

equatorial view

19. equatorial view

aperture

20. aperture

aperture

21. aperture

detail of aperture

22. detail of aperture

detail of aperture

23. detail of aperture

exine surface

24. exine surface

exine surface

25. exine surface

exine surface

26. exine surface

polar area

27. polar area

polar area

28. polar area

dry pollen grains

29. dry pollen grains

dry pollen grains

30. dry pollen grains

cross section of pollen grain

31. cross section of pollen grain

pollen wall

32. pollen wall

pollen wall, aperture area; endexine electron dense after staining with U + Pb

33. pollen wall, aperture area; endexine electron dense after staining with U + Pb

pollen wall, aperture area

34. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall, aperture area; endexine electron dense after staining with potassium permanganate

35. pollen wall, aperture area; endexine electron dense after staining with potassium permanganate

pollen wall, interapertural area

36. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, interapertural area; endexine electron dense after staining with U + Pb

37. pollen wall, interapertural area; endexine electron dense after staining with U + Pb

pollen wall, interapertural area; endexine electron dense after staining with potassium permanganate

38. pollen wall, interapertural area; endexine electron dense after staining with potassium permanganate

vegetative nucleus

39. vegetative nucleus

generative cell, starch and lipids

40. generative cell, starch and lipids

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  2. habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  3. flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  4. flower(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
  5. bi-cellular pollen grain - dry, rehydrated (water), aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  6. hydrated pollen grain in polar view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  7. upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  8. optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  9. lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  10. hydrated pollen grain in polar view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  11. pollen grain with pollenkitt - dry, rehydrated (water), iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  12. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  13. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  14. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  15. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. hydrated pollen grain in polar view - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  17. polar view (oblique) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  18. hydrated pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  19. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  20. aperture - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  21. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  22. detail of aperture - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  23. detail of aperture - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  24. exine surface - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  25. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  26. exine surface - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  27. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  28. polar area - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  29. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  30. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  31. cross section of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  32. pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  33. pollen wall, aperture area; endexine electron dense after staining with U + Pb - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  34. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  35. pollen wall, aperture area; endexine electron dense after staining with potassium permanganate - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  36. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  37. pollen wall, interapertural area; endexine electron dense after staining with U + Pb - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  38. pollen wall, interapertural area; endexine electron dense after staining with potassium permanganate - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  39. vegetative nucleus - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  40. generative cell, starch and lipids - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.

Literature

  • FISCHER MA, ADLER W, OSWALD K (2005) Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol : 1180
  • Halbritter, H (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Ulrich S., Halbritter H., Heigl H., Svojtka M. 2020. Cymbalaria muralis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Cymbalaria_muralis/304488;jsessionid=9F972AB8B72E8F68153E96CB0B452B07; accessed 2024-04-19

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