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Ornithogalum kochii

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Asparagaceae, Ornithogalum

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Ornithogalum-kochii.htm

Published: 2021-02-23

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): 21-25 µm, 36-40 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 21-25 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 36-40 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -,  pollen class: sulcate,  polarity: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): equatorial,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): boat-shaped,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 1,  aperture type: sulcus,  aperture condition: sulcate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: reticulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: foveolate, perforate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: semitectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: discontinuous,  endexine: absent,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Aktuna, Gabriela; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

hydrated pollen

2. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

equatorial view

5. equatorial view

detail of sulcus

6. detail of sulcus

exine surface

7. exine surface

dry pollen grain in polar view (proximal)

8. dry pollen grain in polar view (proximal)

dry pollen grain in polar view (distal)

9. dry pollen grain in polar view (distal)

pollen grain in cross section

10. pollen grain in cross section

interapertural area of pollen wall

11. interapertural area of pollen wall

apertural area of pollen wall

12. apertural area of pollen wall

vegetative nucleus

13. vegetative nucleus

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Aktuna, G.
  2. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  4. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  5. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  6. detail of sulcus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  7. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  8. dry pollen grain in polar view (proximal) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  9. dry pollen grain in polar view (distal) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  10. pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  11. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  12. apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
  13. vegetative nucleus - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.

Literature

  • Adler W, Oswald K, Fischer R. (1994) Exkursionsflora von Österreich : 1180
  • 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:

Aktuna G., Auer W. 2021. Ornithogalum kochii. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Ornithogalum_kochii/305411;jsessionid=31D5E1CCEE492575C31B3B4D9C389E87; accessed 2024-04-19

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