Iris spuria
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Iridaceae, Iris
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:439117-1
Published: 2026-03-31
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): large (51-100 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): 51-100 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, pollen class: sulcate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): equatorial, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): boat-shaped, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 1, aperture type: sulcus, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Annotations: shape in hydrated condition: spheroidal to oblate
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Oberleitner, Sarah
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
3. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
4. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
5. hydrated pollen, polar view
6. hydrated pollen, polar view
7. polar distal view
8. polar proximal view
9. equatorial view
10. detail of sulcus
11. sulcus border
12. exine surface
13. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- polar distal view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar proximal view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of sulcus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- sulcus border - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (2013) Pollen morphology of the genus Iris L. (Iridaceae) from Croatia and surrounding area: taxonomic and phylogenetic implications Plant Systematics and Evolution 299: 271-288
- (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:
Halbritter H., Oberleitner S., Buchner R. 2026. Iris spuria. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Iris_spuria/306990; accessed 2026-03-31