Liquidambar styraciflua
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Saxifragales, Altingiaceae, Liquidambar
Published: 2024-02-12
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): 36-40 µm, 41-50 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm, pollen class: porate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: isodiametric, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): oblique, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: >6, aperture type: porus, aperture condition: porate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, 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: apertures irregularly distributed, number of apertures varies from 6 to 9
Author(s) of diagnosis: Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. hydrated pollen, porus, ornamented aperture membrane
2. hydrated pollen, ornamented aperture membrane, reticulate ornamentation
3. hydrated pollen, pantoporate, ornamented aperture membrane
4. hydrated pollen, optical cross-section
5. hydrated pollen, optical cross-section
6. hydrated pollen, reticulate ornamentation
7. hydrated pollen, reticulate ornamentation
8. hydrated pollen, ornamented aperture membrane
9. hydrated pollen, optical cross-section
10. hydrated pollen, optical cross-section
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen, porus, ornamented aperture membrane - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, ornamented aperture membrane, reticulate ornamentation - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, pantoporate, ornamented aperture membrane - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, optical cross-section - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, optical cross-section - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, reticulate ornamentation - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, reticulate ornamentation - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, ornamented aperture membrane - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, optical cross-section - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, optical cross-section - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Koelzer K. 2024. Liquidambar styraciflua. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Liquidambar_styraciflua/306660;jsessionid=920755D728F5E3AE5633CD598C99B632; accessed 2024-04-27