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Euonymus japonicus

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Celastrales, Celastraceae, Euonymus

Published: 2021-04-27

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 µm),  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 21-25 µm, 26-30 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 21-25 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 21-25 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm,  pollen class: colporate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: triangular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  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: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane psilate

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Koelzer, Karen

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

hydrated pollen,polar view

2. hydrated pollen, polar view

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen,polar view

4. hydrated pollen, polar view

hydrated pollen

5. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

7. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

8. hydrated pollen

polar view

9. polar view

equatorial view

10. equatorial view

aperture

11. aperture

exine surface

12. exine surface

polar area

13. polar area

dry pollen

14. dry pollen

Ubisch bodies on locule wall

15. Ubisch bodies on locule wall

Ubisch bodies on locule wall

16. Ubisch bodies on locule wall

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Weis, B.
  2. hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  4. hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  5. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  6. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  7. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  8. hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. aperture - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. polar area - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. Ubisch bodies on locule wall - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. Ubisch bodies on locule wall - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Halbritter, H (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Koelzer K., Weis B. 2021. Euonymus japonicus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Euonymus_japonicus/305898;jsessionid=8A365FDA4055011E311D548C794D2C08; accessed 2024-05-02

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