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Gentiana bavarica

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Gentianales, Gentianaceae, Gentiana

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Gentiana-bavarica.htm

Published: 2021-06-23

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): 31-35 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 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: aperture membrane ornamented

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: absent

Author(s) of diagnosis: Svojtka, M.; Halbritter, Heidemarie; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

flowers of Gentiana bavarica

1. flowers of Gentiana bavarica

stem leaves and flower

2. stem leaves and flower

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

5. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

polar view

7. polar view

oblique polar view

8. oblique polar view

equatorial view

9. equatorial view

equatorial view

10. equatorial view

oblique equatorial view

11. oblique equatorial view

aperture

12. aperture

aperture

13. aperture

exine surface

14. exine surface

exine surface

15. exine surface

polar area

16. polar area

polar area

17. polar area

dry pollen grains

18. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flowers of Gentiana bavarica, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. stem leaves and flower, photographer: Sonnleitner, M.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  4. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  5. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  6. hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. polar view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. oblique polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. oblique equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. aperture - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. polar area - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  17. polar area - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  18. dry pollen grains - dry, 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:

Svojtka M., Halbritter H., Auer W., Sonnleitner M. 2021. Gentiana bavarica. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Gentiana_bavarica/306226;jsessionid=45F16250DA6327BB02660F42E3864358; accessed 2024-04-24

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