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Pulmonaria mollissima

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Boraginales, Boraginaceae, Pulmonaria

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: prolate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): polygonal,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 5,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: A girdle-like zone with reticulate exine pattern connects the apertures in the equatorial region.

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.

Pictures

flowers of Pulmonaria mollissima

1. flowers of Pulmonaria mollissima

polar view

2. polar view

equatorial view

3. equatorial view

aperture

4. aperture

exine surface in equatorial area

5. exine surface in equatorial area

polar area

6. polar area

dry pollen grains

7. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flowers of Pulmonaria mollissima, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. polar view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. exine surface in equatorial area - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. polar area - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Halbritter H. 2005. Pulmonaria mollissima. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Pulmonaria_mollissima/105697;jsessionid=9637B67F7A24231553E6FB4154939648; accessed 2024-04-27

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