Fatsia japonica
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Apiales, Araliaceae, Fatsia
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90496-1
Published: 2026-09-14
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): 31-35 µm, 36-40 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 36-40 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm, pollen class: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): oblique, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate, aperture peculiarities: margo
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, gemmate, verrucate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: reticulate, clavate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, 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
1. hydrated pollen, polar view
2. hydrated pollen, polar view
3. hydrated pollen, polar view
4. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture
5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
6. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture
7. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
9. hydrated pollen, polar view
10. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture
11. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
12. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
13. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
14. hydrated pollen grains
15. slightly oblique polar view equatorial view
16. detail of aperture
17. exine surface
18. polar area
19. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture - dry, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture - dry, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture - dry, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- slightly oblique polar view equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - 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.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (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. 2026. Fatsia japonica. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Fatsia_japonica/307061; accessed 2026-09-14