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Polemonium brandegeei

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Ericales, Polemoniaceae, Polemonium

Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:204968-2

Annotations: Polemonium brandegeei (A.Gray) Greene

Published: 2026-02-24

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): 41-50 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm,  pollen class: porate,  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): -,  aperture number: >6,  aperture type: porus,  aperture condition: pantoporate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Grey, Jacalyn

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

hydrated pollen

2. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Sawatzky, D.
  2. hydrated pollen - dry, ethanol (70 %), aniline blue, photographer: Grey, J.
  3. hydrated pollen - dry, ethanol (70 %), aniline blue, photographer: Grey, J.
  4. hydrated pollen - dry, ethanol (70 %), aniline blue, photographer: Grey, J.

Literature

  • Weber, W. (1976) Rocky Mountain Flora
  • Carol A. Kearns and David W. Inouye (1993) Techniques for Pollination Biologists

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Grey J., Sawatzky D. 2026. Polemonium brandegeei. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Polemonium_brandegeei/306950; accessed 2026-03-03