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Onosma visianii

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, unplaced, Boraginaceae, Onosma

Links: https://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Onosma-visianii.htm

Published: 2022-04-25

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): 11-15 µm, 16-20 µm, <10 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 16-20 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 16-20 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): <10 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 11-15 µm,  pollen class: synaperturate,  polarity: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: prolate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: triangular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): triangular,  infoldings (dry pollen): not infolded,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: tricolporate, colporate,  aperture peculiarities: synaperturate, aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

hydrated pollen

2. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen,equatorial view

3. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

hydrated pollen,equatorial view

4. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

hydrated pollen,equatorial view

5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen,equatorial view

7. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

hydrated pollen,equatorial view

8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view

polar view

9. polar view

polar view

10. polar view

equatorial view

11. equatorial view

exine surface

12. exine surface

dry pollen

13. dry pollen

dry pollen

14. dry pollen

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  3. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  4. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  6. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  7. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  9. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Halbritter, H (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Auer W. 2022. Onosma visianii. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Onosma_visianii/306519;jsessionid=236070B1A8CCB680444A9543160E0E71; accessed 2024-04-26

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