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Galium aparine

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Gentianales, Rubiaceae, Galium

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: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): -,  infoldings (dry pollen): -,  aperture number: >6,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: colpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented, stephanoaperturate

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: number of apertures mostly 8, ornamentation: microechinate to microverrucate and perforate

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.

Pictures

hydrated pollen grains

1. hydrated pollen grains

polar view

2. polar view

equatorial view

3. equatorial view

detail of aperture

4. detail of aperture

exine surface

5. exine surface

polar area

6. polar area

Picture legend

  1. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Puff C (1975) Morphologie, Biologie und Abgrenzung von Galium L. sect. Aparinoides (Jord.) Gren. (Rubiaceae). Beitr Biol Pflanzen 51: 17-40
  • Weber M (1988) Formation of sperm cells in Galium mollugo (Rubiaceae), Trichodiadema setuliferum (Aizoaceae), and Avena sativa L. (Poaceae). Pl Syst Evol 161: 53-64

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H. 2005. Galium aparine. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Galium_aparine/109013;jsessionid=2C410F42B83757CFC89D4B83FBF2EB10; accessed 2024-03-28

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