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Linum alpinum

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Malpighiales, Linaceae, Linum

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Linum-alpinum.htm

Published: 2022-01-13

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: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  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: colpate, tricolpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: heterostylous flowers, dimorphic pollen; short styled morph: clavate (crown-like ornamentation elements); long styled morph: echinate

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

polar view,hydrated pollen

2. polar view, hydrated pollen

polar view,hydrated pollen

3. polar view, hydrated pollen

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

4. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

polar view,hydrated pollen

5. polar view, hydrated pollen

polar view,hydrated pollen

6. polar view, hydrated pollen

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

7. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

polar view, short stylus

8. polar view, short stylus

equatorial view, short stylus

9. equatorial view, short stylus

aperture, short stylus

10. aperture, short stylus

exine surface, short stylus

11. exine surface, short stylus

polar view, long stylus

12. polar view, long stylus

equatorial view, long stylus

13. equatorial view, long stylus

aperture, long stylus

14. aperture, long stylus

exine surface, long stylus

15. exine surface, long stylus

polar area, long stylus

16. polar area, long stylus

dry pollen grains, long stylus

17. dry pollen grains, long stylus

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  3. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  5. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  6. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  7. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  8. polar view, short stylus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. equatorial view, short stylus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. aperture, short stylus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. exine surface, short stylus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. polar view, long stylus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. equatorial view, long stylus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. aperture, long stylus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. exine surface, long stylus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. polar area, long stylus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  17. dry pollen grains, long stylus - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Halbritter, H (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., Heigl H. 2022. Linum alpinum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Linum_alpinum/306478;jsessionid=BE5A8A2A8DD095C3FFC78A22ACC002CE; accessed 2024-03-28

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