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Dipteracanthus devosianus

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Scrophulariales, Acanthaceae, Dipteracanthus

Published: 2011-03-27

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): large (51-100 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: porate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): irregular,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: porate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: free-standing columellae, reticulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: free-standing columellae, reticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: semitectate,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: aperture may be interpreted as short colporus (brevicolporus)

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.

Pictures

polar view

1. polar view

equatorial view

2. equatorial view

exine surface

3. exine surface

exine surface

4. exine surface

aperture

5. aperture

aperture

6. aperture

dry pollen grains

7. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. polar view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. dry pollen grains - fresh, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Halbritter H. 2011. Dipteracanthus devosianus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Dipteracanthus_devosianus/112734;jsessionid=8527668CA7B479AAD834EFE0FD07A7CB; accessed 2024-03-29

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