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Lonicera caprifolium

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Dipsacales, Caprifoliaceae, Lonicera

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Lonicera-caprifolium.htm

Published: 2020-12-16

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: colporate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): no suitable term,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): no suitable term,  infoldings (dry pollen): interapertural area sunken,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate,  aperture peculiarities: brevicolporus

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: size medium to large; presence of Ubisch bodies questionable

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

Pictures

hydrated pollen

1. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

2. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

polar view

5. polar view

equatorial view

6. equatorial view

equatorial view

7. equatorial view

aperture

8. aperture

exine surface

9. exine surface

dry pollen

10. dry pollen

Picture legend

  1. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  2. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. aperture - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Halbritter H., Heigl H. 2020. Lonicera caprifolium. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Lonicera_caprifolium/304556;jsessionid=1B4BDF25864A3360A87C08DC9CEC4E37; accessed 2024-04-26

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