Odontites vulgaris
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Odontites
Published: 2016-02-08
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: colpate, 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): triangular, infoldings (dry pollen): interapertural area sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colpus, aperture condition: tricolpate, colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: present, sexine: present, SEM ornamentation SEM: microreticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: semitectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: compact-discontinuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: thin endexine, nuclei of anther cells with crystals
Author(s) of diagnosis: Ulrich, Silvia; Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. habitus
2. flower(s)
3. flower(s)
4. acetolyzed pollen, upper focus
5. acetolyzed pollen, optical section
6. acetolyzed pollen, lower focus
7. 2-celled pollen
8. hydrated pollen, polar view
9. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
10. no starch detected
11. hydrated pollen, polar view
12. polar view
13. equatorial view
14. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
15. detail of aperture
16. detail of aperture
17. detail of aperture
18. exine surface
19. exine surface
20. exine surface
21. polar area
22. polar area
23. dry pollen
24. dry pollen
25. anther wall with Ubisch bodies
26. cross section of pollen grain
27. generative cell (right) and organells
28. pollen wall, aperture area
29. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
30. pollen wall, interapertural area
31. pollen wall, interapertural area
32. anther cells, nuclei with calcium oxalate crystals
33. Ubisch bodies on loculus wall, pollen wall with pollenkitt
34. ubisch bodies on loculus wall
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- flower(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- acetolyzed pollen, upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- acetolyzed pollen, optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- acetolyzed pollen, lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- 2-celled pollen - dry, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- no starch detected - dry, unfixed, iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- anther wall with Ubisch bodies - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- cross section of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- generative cell (right) and organells - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- anther cells, nuclei with calcium oxalate crystals - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- Ubisch bodies on loculus wall, pollen wall with pollenkitt - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- ubisch bodies on loculus wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Ulrich S., Halbritter H. 2016. Odontites vulgaris. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Odontites_vulgaris/300422; accessed 2025-11-04