Ipomoea nil
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Solanales, Convolvulaceae, Ipomoea
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1071575-2
Published: 2026-09-14
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): very large (>100 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): >100 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): >100 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): >100 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): >100 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): >100 µm, pollen class: colpate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: isodiametric, 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: porus, aperture condition: pantoporate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, echinate, free-standing columellae, 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: Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, apertures - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, pollen tube - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, apertures - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, echini, pollen wall - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Koelzer K. 2026. Ipomoea nil. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Ipomoea_nil/307070; accessed 2026-09-14








