Cyperus capitatus
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Poales, Cyperaceae, Cyperus
Published: 2016-02-11
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: tetrad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: pseudomonad, size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 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: tetrad, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: prolate, shape: -, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: number varies, aperture type: poroid, aperture condition: poroidate, colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented, heteroaperturate
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microechinate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: number of apertures mostly 6, equatorial apertures elongated (colpi), distal aperture a poroid
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. hydrated pseudomonads
2. polar proximal view (oblique)
3. equatorial view
4. oblique view
5. equatorial aperture (colpus)
6. distal aperture (poroid)
7. exine surface
8. dry pseudomonads
9. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall
Picture legend
- hydrated pseudomonads - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar proximal view (oblique) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- oblique view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial aperture (colpus) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- distal aperture (poroid) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pseudomonads - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H. 2016. Cyperus capitatus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Cyperus_capitatus/300440;jsessionid=BAB98AC07E8B9A97F4E62B07F46A9876; accessed 2024-05-03