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Orchis ustulata

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Orchidaceae, Orchis

Published: 2016-11-07

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: massula,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: pollinarium,  size (pollen unit): very large (>100 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: -,  polarity: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: irregular,  outline in polar view: irregular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): irregular,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded,  aperture number: none,  aperture type: no aperture,  aperture condition: inaperturate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: psilate,  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: Svojtka, Matthias

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

massulae

2. massulae

tetrads (in massula)

3. tetrads (in massula)

exine surface

4. exine surface

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. massulae - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  3. tetrads (in massula) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  4. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Svojtka M. 2016. Orchis ustulata. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Orchis_ustulata/301972;jsessionid=BC5898B76FA1BE2C2F05B95B1844FA1D; accessed 2024-04-16

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