Limonium sinuatum
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Caryophyllales, Plumbaginaceae, Limonium
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:686979-1
Published: 2026-09-14
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, 41-50 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, pollen class: colpate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): oblique, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colpus, aperture condition: tricolpate, colpate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, reticulum cristatum, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microechinate, reticulum cristatum, reticulate, homobrochate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: shape hydrated oblate to spheroidal; size of hydrated pollen in polar view: 46 µm - 53 µm
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. flower(s)
3. hydrated pollen, polar view
4. hydrated pollen, polar view
5. hydrated pollen, oblique view
6. hydrated pollen, oblique view
7. hydrated pollen, polar view
8. hydrated pollen, polar view
9. hydrated pollen, polar view
10. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
11. polar view
12. equatorial view
13. oblique view
14. aperture
15. exine surface
16. polar area
17. dry pollen grains
18. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, oblique view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, oblique view - 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, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- oblique view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Koelzer K. 2026. Limonium sinuatum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Limonium_sinuatum/307067; accessed 2026-09-14