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Quesnelia lateralis

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Poales, Bromeliaceae, Quesnelia

Published: 2007-03-14

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): large (51-100 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: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: elliptic,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded,  aperture number: 2,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: porate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane psilate

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: Dry pollen irregularly infolded or cup-shaped.

Author(s) of diagnosis: Till, W.; Halbritter, H.

Pictures

inflorescence(s)

1. inflorescence(s)

polar view (proximal)

2. polar view (proximal)

slightly oblique equatorial view

3. slightly oblique equatorial view

equatorial view

4. equatorial view

aperture

5. aperture

exine surface

6. exine surface

dry pollen grains

7. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. inflorescence(s), photographer: Till, W.
  2. polar view (proximal) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. slightly oblique equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Till W., Halbritter H. 2007. Quesnelia lateralis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Quesnelia_lateralis/102256;jsessionid=EBE829AD1FB9A88C298AED5A113D53F7; accessed 2024-03-28

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