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Orobanche alba

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Orobanche

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Orobanche-alba.htm

Published: 2020-12-15

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): 26-30 µm, 31-35 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm,  pollen class: inaperturate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  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: verrucate, scabrate, gemmate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: microgemmate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: exine ruptures irregularly

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

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

5. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

7. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen,irregularly ruptured exine

8. hydrated pollen, irregularly ruptured exine

surface detail

9. surface detail

ruptured exine surface

10. ruptured exine surface

exine surface

11. exine surface

dry pollen

12. dry pollen

dry pollen

13. dry pollen

Ubisch bodies on locule wall

14. Ubisch bodies on locule wall

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  4. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  5. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  6. hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. hydrated pollen, irregularly ruptured exine - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. surface detail - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. ruptured exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. Ubisch bodies on locule wall - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Halbritter H., Auer W., Svojtka M. 2020. Orobanche alba. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Orobanche_alba/304536;jsessionid=6CB297CBDDC148FDF824B2A622B08930; accessed 2024-04-19

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