Leucospermum cordifolium
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Proteales, Proteaceae, Leucospermum
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:705005-1
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): 26-30 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, pollen class: porate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: triangular star, outline in polar view: -, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 3, aperture type: porus, aperture condition: porate, triporate, aperture peculiarities: angulaperturate
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, heterobrochate, 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: -
Annotations: Pollen grain triangular bowl-shaped. Diameter in hydrated condition (LM) in polar view: 44 - 56 µm.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. hydrated pollen, polar view, upper side
3. hydrated pollen, polar view
4. hydrated pollen, polar view, lower side
5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
6. hydrated pollen, polar view, lower side
7. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture (porus)
8. hydrated pollen, polar view
9. hydrated pollen, polar view
10. hydrated pollen
11. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
12. hydrated pollen
13. hydrated pollen
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, upper side - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, lower side - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, lower side - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture (porus) - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, 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.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Koelzer K. 2026. Leucospermum cordifolium. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Leucospermum_cordifolium/307107; accessed 2026-11-02