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Microrrhinum minus

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Scrophulariales, Veronicaceae, Microrrhinum

Published: 2013-03-10

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: heteropolar,  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: aperture membrane psilate

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: lipids,  cell number: 2-celled,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Annotations: Ornamentation perforate to microreticulate.

Author(s) of diagnosis: Ulrich, S.

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

flowers of Korrektur

2. flowers of Korrektur

flower(s)

3. flower(s)

flower(s)

4. flower(s)

 upper focus

5. upper focus

 optical section

6. optical section

 lower focus

7. lower focus

hydrated pollen, polar view

8. hydrated pollen, polar view

hydrated pollen, equatorial view

9. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

2-celled pollen

10. 2-celled pollen

no starch detected

11. no starch detected

hydrated pollen, polar view

12. hydrated pollen, polar view

polar view

13. polar view

hydrated pollen, equatorial view

14. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

equatorial view

15. equatorial view

slightly oblique equatorial view

16. slightly oblique equatorial view

aperture

17. aperture

aperture

18. aperture

detail of aperture

19. detail of aperture

detail of aperture

20. detail of aperture

exine surface

21. exine surface

exine surface

22. exine surface

exine surface

23. exine surface

polar area

24. polar area

dry pollen

25. dry pollen

dry pollen

26. dry pollen

dry pollen

27. dry pollen

cross section of pollen grain

28. cross section of pollen grain

pollen wall, aperture area

29. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall, aperture area

30. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall, aperture area

31. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

32. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

33. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

34. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

35. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall, interapertural area

36. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, interapertural area

37. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, interapertural area

38. pollen wall, interapertural area

cytoplasm with generative cell  and organells

39. cytoplasm with generative cell and organells

cytoplasm with organells

40. cytoplasm with organells

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  2. flowers of Korrektur, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. flower(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
  4. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  6. optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  7. lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  8. hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  9. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  10. 2-celled pollen - dry, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  11. no starch detected - dry, unfixed, iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  12. hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  13. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  15. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. slightly oblique equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  17. aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  18. aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  19. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  20. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  21. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  22. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  23. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  24. polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  25. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  26. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  27. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  28. cross section of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  29. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  30. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  31. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  32. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  33. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  34. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  35. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  36. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  37. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  38. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  39. cytoplasm with generative cell and organells - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  40. cytoplasm with organells - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Ulrich S., Halbritter H. 2013. Microrrhinum minus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Microrrhinum_minus/214994; accessed 2024-06-08

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