Lopezia racemosa
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Myrtales, Onagraceae, Lopezia
Published: 2023-12-30
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): 41-50 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, pollen class: porate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: triangular, dominant orientation (LM): polar, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): triangular, infoldings (dry pollen): interapertural area sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: porus, aperture condition: porate, triporate, aperture peculiarities: angulaperturate
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: gemmate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microgemmate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: viscin threads, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: viscin threads rising from proximal face only
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. habitus
2. flower(s)
3. hydrated pollen, polar view
4. hydrated pollen, polar view
5. hydrated pollen, viscin threads
6. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
7. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
8. hydrated pollen, polar view
9. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture
10. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
11. hydrated pollen
12. proximal polar view
13. equatorial view
14. equatorial view
15. aperture
16. exine surface
17. exine surface, viscin threads
18. viscin threads
19. polar area, proximal
20. dry pollen
21. Ubisch bodies on locule wall
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, viscin threads - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, basic fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- proximal polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial 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.
- exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface, viscin threads - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- viscin threads - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area, proximal - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies on locule wall - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & 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., Koelzer K. 2023. Lopezia racemosa. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Lopezia_racemosa/306651;jsessionid=203F303DC685A9FDB29A31A1DF630594; accessed 2024-05-05