Momordica charantia
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Cucurbitales, Cucurbitaceae, Momordica
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:293413-1
Published: 2026-09-14
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: isodiametric, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): oblique, 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, tricolporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. flower and young fruit
2. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
3. hydrated pollen, polar view
4. hydrated pollen, polar view
5. hydrated pollen, oblique view
6. hydrated pollen
7. hydrated pollen, oblique view
8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
9. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
10. polar view
11. equatorial view
12. aperture
13. polar area
14. exine surface
15. dry pollen
Picture legend
- flower and young fruit, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, oblique view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, oblique view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- 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.
- aperture - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - 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.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Koelzer K. 2026. Momordica charantia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Momordica_charantia/307045; accessed 2026-09-14