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Plantago media

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Scrophulariales, Plantaginaceae, Plantago

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: -,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  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: >6,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: porate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Bombosi, P.

Pictures

flowers of Plantago media

1. flowers of Plantago media

hydrated pollen grain

2. hydrated pollen grain

detail of aperture

3. detail of aperture

exine surface

4. exine surface

dry pollen grain

5. dry pollen grain

Picture legend

  1. flowers of Plantago media, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  2. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  3. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  4. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  5. dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bombosi, P.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Bombosi P. 2005. Plantago media. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Plantago_media/113142;jsessionid=A8D13A1C2273EFF01EB16671E09FF412; accessed 2024-04-25

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