Galeopsis speciosa
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Galeopsis
Published: 2005-06-01
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): -, 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: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: -, aperture condition: colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: reticulate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: discontinuous, endexine: absent, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: colpus border without ornamentation. change from apertural to interapertural region peculiar smooth.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Ulrich, S.
Pictures
1. habitus
2. flower(s)
3. pollen grain with generative cell and vegetative nucleus
4. upper focus
5. optical section
6. lower focus
7. polar view
8. equatorial view
9. pollenkitt
10. polar view
11. equatorial view
12. detail of aperture
13. detail of aperture
14. exine surface
15. exine surface
16. polar area
17. dry pollen grains
18. detail of pollen grain
19. apertural area of pollen wall
20. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
21. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
22. interapertural area of pollen wall
23. interapertural area of pollen wall
24. interapertural area of pollen wall
25. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
26. generative cell and vegetative nucleus (left)
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- flower(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen grain with generative cell and vegetative nucleus - fresh, rehydrated (water), aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- upper focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- lower focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollenkitt - fresh, rehydrated (water), iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- detail of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- generative cell and vegetative nucleus (left) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Ulrich S. 2005. Galeopsis speciosa. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Galeopsis_speciosa/109501;jsessionid=5BDFFB25B822DF7D74D2C5E67D336168; accessed 2024-04-18