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Pinellia ternata

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Arales, Araceae, Pinellia

Published: 2005-06-01

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): -,  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: -,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): spheroidal,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular,  infoldings (dry pollen): not infolded,  aperture number: none,  aperture type: no aperture,  aperture condition: inaperturate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: Ornamentation elements not resistant to acetolysis.

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Weber, M.

Pictures

hydrated pollen grain

1. hydrated pollen grain

pollen surface

2. pollen surface

dry pollen grains

3. dry pollen grains

pollen grain with generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right)

4. pollen grain with generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right)

pollen wall

5. pollen wall

Picture legend

  1. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. pollen surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. pollen grain with generative cell (left) and vegetative nucleus (right) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Weber, M.
  5. pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Weber, M.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Halbritter H., Weber M. 2005. Pinellia ternata. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Pinellia_ternata/100571;jsessionid=8675E9F909874289076C095E76E87AE5; accessed 2024-03-28

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