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Meriania mexiae

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Myrtales, Melastomataceae, Meriania

Published: 2016-08-10

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): small (10-25 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: colporate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): -,  infoldings (dry pollen): -,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: pollen 3 to 4 aperturate; tenuitas or pseudocolpus located in interapertural area

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

hydrated pollen

2. hydrated pollen

polar view

3. polar view

oblique equatorial view

4. oblique equatorial view

oblique equatorial view

5. oblique equatorial view

aperture

6. aperture

tenuitas (pseudocolpus)

7. tenuitas (pseudocolpus)

polar area

8. polar area

Ubisch bodies on locule wall

9. Ubisch bodies on locule wall

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Alvear, M.
  2. hydrated pollen - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. polar view - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. oblique equatorial view - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. oblique equatorial view - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. aperture - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. tenuitas (pseudocolpus) - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. polar area - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. Ubisch bodies on locule wall - fixed, critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Halbritter H., Alvear M. 2016. Meriania mexiae. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Meriania_mexiae/301296;jsessionid=05BFC53D882666AE9F4CA43B21BA3F4B; accessed 2024-04-28