Linum flavum
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Malpighiales, Linaceae, Linum
Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Linum-flavum.htm
Published: 2021-06-23
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 µm), 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): -, 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, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: clavate, bacculate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: baculate, clavate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: short-styled and long-styled morphs differ in ornamentation: short-styled baculate, long-styled clavate
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Auer, Waltraud
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. hydrated pollen
3. hydrated pollen
4. hydrated pollen
5. polar view (long-styled morph)
6. slightly oblique polar view (short-styled morph)
7. aperture (short-styled morph)
8. exine surface (short-styled morph)
9. exine surface (long-styled morph)
10. polar area (long-styled morph)
11. dry pollen grains (short-styled morph)
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
- polar view (long-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- slightly oblique polar view (short-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture (short-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface (short-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface (long-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area (long-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains (short-styled morph) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (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., Auer W. 2021. Linum flavum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Linum_flavum/306270;jsessionid=34976B13BFA2571CE8D45F15962727EF; accessed 2024-04-16