Justicia floribunda
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Acanthaceae, Justicia
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003362-1
Annotations: Justicia floribunda (J.Veitch f.) Wassh. (Synonym: Justicia rizzinii)
Published: 2026-11-02
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): -, size of hydrated pollen (LM): 41-50 µm, 51-100 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, pollen class: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: prolate, shape: -, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): equatorial, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 2, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, dicolporate, aperture peculiarities: pseudocolpus
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: Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. habitus
2. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
3. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
4. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, callose cover
5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, callose cover
6. hydrated pollen, polar view
7. hydrated pollen, polar view
8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
9. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
10. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
11. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
12. hydrated pollen, polar view
13. hydrated pollen, polar view
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, callose cover - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, callose cover - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Koelzer K. 2026. Justicia floribunda. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Justicia_floribunda/307112; accessed 2026-11-03