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Drosera rotundifolia

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Droserales, Droseraceae, Drosera

Published: 2011-06-17

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: tetrad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: tetrad,  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: tetrad,  polarity: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: irregular,  outline in polar view: no suitable term,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): irregular,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): no suitable term,  infoldings (dry pollen): no suitable term,  aperture number: >6,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: porate,  aperture peculiarities: stephanoaperturate

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: apertures hidden, in hydrated state visible via intine bubbles (protrusions); tetrads tetrahedral but sometimes irregular

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Buchner, R.

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

leaves

2. leaves

flower(s)

3. flower(s)

tetrad (tetrahedral)

4. tetrad (tetrahedral)

tetrad (decussate)

5. tetrad (decussate)

intine protrusions

6. intine protrusions

exine surface

7. exine surface

exine surface

8. exine surface

dry tetrads

9. dry tetrads

Ubisch bodies on inner locular wall

10. Ubisch bodies on inner locular wall

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Buchner, R.
  2. leaves, photographer: Buchner, R.
  3. flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
  4. tetrad (tetrahedral) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. tetrad (decussate) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. intine protrusions - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. dry tetrads - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. Ubisch bodies on inner locular wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Halbritter H., Buchner R. 2011. Drosera rotundifolia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Drosera_rotundifolia/201704;jsessionid=6507924796147CEB6F4EB53377412C0D; accessed 2024-04-19

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