Ranunculus glacialis
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Ranunculales, Ranunculaceae, Ranunculus
Published: 2011-10-06
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: colpate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: -, aperture condition: colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microechinate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: pollen size about 25 µm
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.
Pictures
1. flower of Ranunculus glacialis
2. polar view (proximal)
3. optical section
4. polar view (distal)
5. generative cell (asterisk) and vegetative nucleus
6. polar view
7. polar view
8. equatorial view
9. equatorial view
10. aperture
11. detail of colpus membrane
12. exine surface
13. exine surface
14. polar area
15. dry pollen grains
16. polar view (dry pollen grain)
17. dry pollen grain in equatorial view
18. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall
19. interapertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E)
20. apertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E)
21. pollen wall (bottom) and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (U)
Picture legend
- flower of Ranunculus glacialis, photographer: Auer, A.
- polar view (proximal) - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Auer, A.
- optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Auer, A.
- polar view (distal) - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Auer, A.
- generative cell (asterisk) and vegetative nucleus - fixed, formalin-acetic-alcohol, aceto-carmine, photographer: Auer, A.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of colpus membrane - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view (dry pollen grain) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Auer, A.
- Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- interapertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Auer, A.
- apertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Auer, A.
- pollen wall (bottom) and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (U) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Auer, A.
Literature
- (1995) Spatial fragrance patterns within the flowers of Ranunculus acris (Ranunculaceae). Pl Syst Evol 195: 221-242
- (1985) Morfologia polinica de Ranunculus arvensis L. Anales Asoc Palin Lengua Esp 2: 19-23
- (1998) Pollenmorphologie der Ranunculanae. Diplomarbeit. Universität Wien : 125 pp
- (1971) Characterization and extraction of the polysaccharides of the intine of the generative cell wall in the pollen grains of some Ranunculaceae. Grana 11: 101-106
- (1994) Syncytes in the secretory anthers' tapetum of Ranunculus peltatus (Ranunculaceae). Polish Bot Stud 8: 23-30
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Auer A. 2011. Ranunculus glacialis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Ranunculus_glacialis/203332;jsessionid=4E05448A1DE5C709D98DA8A39BBF0C80; accessed 2024-04-19