Linum strictum
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Malpighiales, Linaceae, Linum
Annotations: synonym: Linum spicatum
Published: 2019-11-10
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: colpate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, 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
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: clavate, microechinate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: shape in hydrated condition: spheroidal to oblate
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. hydrated pollen
2. oblique polar view
3. oblique view
4. aperture
5. aperture
6. exine surface
7. polar area
8. dry pollen, equatorial view
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- oblique polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- oblique view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen, equatorial view - 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. 2019. Linum strictum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Linum_strictum/303600;jsessionid=1EF44CC1A4605EFD9835EC8DC5A3059D; accessed 2024-04-19