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Dieffenbachia humilis

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Alismatales, Araceae, Dieffenbachia

Published: 2016-10-27

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): -,  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: inaperturate,  polarity: -,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: -,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): -,  infoldings (dry pollen): -,  aperture number: none,  aperture type: no aperture,  aperture condition: inaperturate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: -,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: -,  infratectum: alveolate,  foot layer: continuous,  endexine: spongy-continuous,  intine: bilayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: infratectum often not visible

Author(s) of diagnosis: Weber, Martina

Pictures

hydrated pollen grain

1. hydrated pollen grain

pollen wall

2. pollen wall

pollen wall

3. pollen wall

pollen wall

4. pollen wall

Picture legend

  1. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  2. pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  3. pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, lipid-test, photographer: Weber, M.
  4. pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, lipid-test, photographer: Weber, M.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Weber M. 2016. Dieffenbachia humilis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Dieffenbachia_humilis/301775;jsessionid=6A8FFFD68300A3797EF996182237B7FB; accessed 2024-04-25

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