Glyptostrobus pensilis
Taxonomy: Gymnospermae, Pinales, Cupressaceae, Taxodioideae, Glyptostrobus
Published: 2020-02-24
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: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): irregular, outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 1, aperture type: leptoma, aperture condition: -, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: scabrate, nexine: present, sexine: present, SEM ornamentation SEM: microverrucate, microechinate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: papilla, adhering Ubisch bodies, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Author(s) of diagnosis: Bouchal, Johannes Martin
Pictures
1. equatorial view
2. polar view
3. equatorial view
4. equatorial view
5. distal polar view
6. proximal view
7. proximal polar view, exine surface
8. distal polar view, leptoma
9. distal polar view, exine cracked = hiatus form
10. proximal polar view
11. proximal polar view, exine surface
12. Ubisch bodies
Picture legend
- equatorial view - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- polar view - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- equatorial view - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- distal polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- proximal view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- proximal polar view, exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- distal polar view, leptoma - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- distal polar view, exine cracked = hiatus form - dry, acetolyzed & ethanol (70 %) & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- proximal polar view - dry, acetolyzed & ethanol (70 %) & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- proximal polar view, exine surface - dry, acetolyzed & ethanol (70 %) & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
- Ubisch bodies - dry, acetolyzed & ethanol (70 %) & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
Literature
- (2020) Low taxonomic resolution of papillate Cupressaceae pollen (former Taxodiaceae) impairs their applicability for palaeo-habitat reconstruction Grana 59
- (1988) The pollen of Taxodiaceae and its peculiarities Metsniereba
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Bouchal J. 2020. Glyptostrobus pensilis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Glyptostrobus_pensilis/303671;jsessionid=27F249FB77FF7D74036B77B2B666A4ED; accessed 2024-04-26