Epidendrum centropetalum
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Orchidaceae, Epidendrum
Published: 2016-11-07
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: pollinium, dispersal unit and peculiarities: pollinarium, size (pollen unit): very large (>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: -, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: irregular, outline in polar view: irregular, 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: none, aperture type: no aperture, aperture condition: inaperturate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: psilate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. habitus
2. flower(s)
3. pollinarium
4. pollinium (hard)
5. insertion of caudicula
6. surface of pollinium
7. tetrad (in pollinium)
8. exine surface
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Buchner, R.
- flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- pollinarium - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- pollinium (hard) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- insertion of caudicula - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- surface of pollinium - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- tetrad (in pollinium) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Buchner R. 2016. Epidendrum centropetalum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Epidendrum_centropetalum/302007;jsessionid=6D9B4E8B86CE91018888EBDDF9F9B9E8; accessed 2024-04-27