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Lapeirousia laxa

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Liliales, Iridaceae, Lapeirousia

Published: 2005-06-01

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): -,  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: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: elliptic,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic,  infoldings (dry pollen): -,  aperture number: 1,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: sulcate,  aperture peculiarities: operculum

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: microechinate, perforate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: absent,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Annotations: sulcus covered by 2 elongated opercula with globular exine elements inbetween

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.

Pictures

hydrated and dry pollen grains

1. hydrated and dry pollen grains

slightly oblique polar view

2. slightly oblique polar view

detail of aperture

3. detail of aperture

exine surface

4. exine surface

dry pollen grain

5. dry pollen grain

Picture legend

  1. hydrated and dry pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. slightly oblique polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Halbritter H. 2005. Lapeirousia laxa. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Lapeirousia_laxa/101651;jsessionid=D084E4B28A6E414EC749C754EA6FA6CA; accessed 2024-04-24

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