Papaver alpinum
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Papaverales, Papaveraceae, Papaver
Published: 2005-06-01
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: -, 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): lobate, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: -, aperture condition: colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: echinate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microechinate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: compact-continuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: starch, lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: Endexine is sporadically interrupted.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Auer, A.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. polar view (proximal)
3. optical section
4. polar view (distal)
5. pollen grain with generative cell
6. polar view
7. equatorial view
8. detail of colpus membrane
9. exine surface
10. polar view (dry pollen grain)
11. dry pollen grain in equatorial view
12. interapertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E)
13. apertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E)
14. tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (U)
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Auer, A.
- polar view (proximal) - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Auer, A.
- optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Auer, A.
- polar view (distal) - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Auer, A.
- pollen grain with generative cell - fixed, formalin-acetic-alcohol, aceto-carmine, photographer: Auer, A.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- detail of colpus membrane - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- polar view (dry pollen grain) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- interapertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Auer, A.
- apertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Auer, A.
- tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (U) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Auer, A.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Auer A. 2005. Papaver alpinum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Papaver_alpinum/110285;jsessionid=47FE0DB6565BB229BCC4138EF4902136; accessed 2024-04-19