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Cypripedium calceolus

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Orchidales, Orchidaceae, Cypripedium

Published: 2005-06-01

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: -,  polarity: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: elliptic,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 1,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: sulcate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: psilate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: eutectate,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: absent,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Author(s) of diagnosis: Svojtka, M.

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

hydrated pollen grains

3. hydrated pollen grains

polar distal view (oblique)

4. polar distal view (oblique)

polar distal view (oblique)

5. polar distal view (oblique)

polar proximal view (oblique)

6. polar proximal view (oblique)

equatorial view

7. equatorial view

equatorial view

8. equatorial view

aperture

9. aperture

germinating pollen grain

10. germinating pollen grain

dry pollen grains

11. dry pollen grains

dry pollen grains

12. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  3. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  4. polar distal view (oblique) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  5. polar distal view (oblique) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  6. polar proximal view (oblique) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  7. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  8. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  9. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  10. germinating pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  11. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  12. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Svojtka M. 2005. Cypripedium calceolus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Cypripedium_calceolus/101906;jsessionid=F1A3872B0373763592C0BFD459D14C15; accessed 2024-03-29

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