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Dracaena fragrans

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Asparagaceae, Nolinoideae, Dracaena

Published: 2021-05-31

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): -,  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 51-100 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm,  pollen class: sulcate,  polarity: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: elliptic,  dominant orientation (LM): equatorial,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): -,  infoldings (dry pollen): -,  aperture number: 1,  aperture type: sulcus,  aperture condition: sulcate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

hydrated Pollen

1. hydrated Pollen

hydrated Pollen

2. hydrated Pollen

hydrated Pollen

3. hydrated Pollen

Picture legend

  1. hydrated Pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  2. hydrated Pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  3. hydrated Pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Auer W. 2021. Dracaena fragrans. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Dracaena_fragrans/306100; accessed 2024-11-01

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