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Pulmonaria officinalis

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: quadrangular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): quadrangular,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 4,  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: columellate,  foot layer: continuous,  endexine: compact-continuous,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: 3-celled,  Ubisch bodies: present

Annotations: girdle-like equatorial zone with different exine pattern

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

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

equatorial view,upper focus

2. equatorial view, upper focus

optical section

3. optical section

equatorial view,lower focus

4. equatorial view, lower focus

polar view

5. polar view

equatorial view

6. equatorial view

detail of aperture

7. detail of aperture

detail of interapertural area

8. detail of interapertural area

exine surface

9. exine surface

dry pollen grains

10. dry pollen grains

dry pollen grain in equatorial view

11. dry pollen grain in equatorial view

pollen grain in cross section

12. pollen grain in cross section

interapertural area of pollen wall

13. interapertural area of pollen wall

apertural area of pollen wall, intine (I)

14. apertural area of pollen wall, intine (I)

Ubisch bodies (U)

15. Ubisch bodies (U)

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. equatorial view, upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  3. optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  4. equatorial view, lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  5. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. detail of interapertural area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  13. interapertural area of pollen wall, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  14. apertural area of pollen wall, intine (I) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  15. Ubisch bodies (U) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Bombosi, P.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Weber M., Halbritter H., Bombosi P. 2005. Pulmonaria officinalis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Pulmonaria_officinalis/105701;jsessionid=11DBC628593B2A7D6BB62FDA506BED8C; accessed 2024-03-29

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