Impatiens walleriana
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Ericales, Balsaminaceae, Impatiens
Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Impatiens-balsamina.htm
Annotations: Synonym of Impatiens balsamina
Published: 2021-02-05
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, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 16-20 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm, pollen class: colpate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: quadrangular, dominant orientation (LM): polar, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 4, aperture type: colpus, aperture condition: colpate, tetracolpate, aperture peculiarities: brevicolpus
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: -, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: Auer, Waltraud
Pictures
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Auer W. 2021. Impatiens walleriana. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Impatiens_walleriana/305916; accessed 2024-11-01