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Cymbalaria muralis

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Scrophulariales, Veronicaceae, Cymbalaria

Published: 2011-06-21

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): -,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -,  pollen class: colporate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  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,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane psilate

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: reticulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: reticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: 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, S.

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

pollen grain with pollenkitt

12. pollen grain with pollenkitt

hydrated pollen grains

13. hydrated pollen grains

hydrated pollen grain in polar view

14. hydrated pollen grain in polar view

polar view (oblique)

15. polar view (oblique)

hydrated pollen grain in equatorial view

16. hydrated pollen grain in equatorial view

equatorial view

17. equatorial view

aperture

18. aperture

aperture

19. aperture

detail of aperture

20. detail of aperture

detail of aperture

21. detail of aperture

exine surface

22. exine surface

exine surface

23. exine surface

exine surface

24. exine surface

polar area

25. polar area

polar area

26. polar area

dry pollen grains

27. dry pollen grains

dry pollen grains

28. dry pollen grains

cross section of pollen grain

29. cross section of pollen grain

pollen wall

30. pollen wall

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

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

pollen wall, aperture area

32. pollen wall, aperture area

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

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

pollen wall, interapertural area

34. pollen wall, interapertural area

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

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

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

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

vegetative nucleus

37. vegetative nucleus

generative cell, starch and lipids

38. 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. pollen grain with pollenkitt - dry, rehydrated (water), iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  13. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. hydrated pollen grain in polar view - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  15. polar view (oblique) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. hydrated pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  17. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  18. aperture - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  19. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  20. detail of aperture - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  21. detail of aperture - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  22. exine surface - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  23. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  24. exine surface - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  25. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  26. polar area - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  27. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  28. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  29. cross section of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  30. pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  31. pollen wall, aperture area; endexine electron dense after staining with U + Pb - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  32. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  33. pollen wall, aperture area; endexine electron dense after staining with potassium permanganate - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  34. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  35. pollen wall, interapertural area; endexine electron dense after staining with U + Pb - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  36. pollen wall, interapertural area; endexine electron dense after staining with potassium permanganate - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  37. vegetative nucleus - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  38. generative cell, starch and lipids - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Ulrich S., Halbritter H., Svojtka M. 2011. Cymbalaria muralis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Cymbalaria_muralis/201660;jsessionid=093F9EFE334CBC0119F60DC3A1B3AC03; accessed 2024-04-20

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