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Lythrum salicaria

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Myrtales, Lythraceae, Lythrum

Published: 2005-06-01

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): -,  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: -,  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: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate,  aperture peculiarities: heteroaperturate, aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: striate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: eutectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: continuous,  endexine: compact-continuous,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: primexine matrix,  reserves in cytoplasm: starch,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Annotations: endexine very thin; tristyle flowers; 3 types of anthers: (1) long filaments, blue pollen grains, size medium (2) long filaments, yellow pollen grains, size smaller than (1) (3) short filaments, yellow pollen grains, size small; more psilate ornamentation; no starch; apertures: 3 colpori and 3 pseudocolpi inbetween

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Weber, M.

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

blue pollen grain (left) and yellow pollen grain (right),pollen size different between the morphs

2. blue pollen grain (left) and yellow pollen grain (right), pollen size different between the morphs

polar view

3. polar view

polar view of yellow pollen grain from anthers with short filaments

4. polar view of yellow pollen grain from anthers with short filaments

equatorial view

5. equatorial view

equatorial view of blue pollen grain

6. equatorial view of blue pollen grain

detail of aperture

7. detail of aperture

exine surface

8. exine surface

polar area

9. polar area

dry pollen grains

10. dry pollen grains

pollen wall near aperture

11. pollen wall near aperture

pollen wall; note thin endexine

12. pollen wall; note thin endexine

detail of aperture

13. detail of aperture

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. blue pollen grain (left) and yellow pollen grain (right), pollen size different between the morphs - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. polar view of yellow pollen grain from anthers with short filaments - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. equatorial view of blue pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. pollen wall near aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  12. pollen wall; note thin endexine - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  13. detail of aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.

Literature

  • Booi M, Punt W, Hoen PP (2003) Lythraceae. The Northwest European Pollen Flora 68. Rev Palaeobot Palynol 123: 163-180

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Weber M. 2005. Lythrum salicaria. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Lythrum_salicaria/110003;jsessionid=ED519C54CE50D407EDE036A343554F0F; accessed 2024-03-29

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