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Rhamnus cathartica

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Rhamnales, Rhamnaceae, Rhamnus

Published: 2012-02-29

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: colporate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: triangular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): triangular,  infoldings (dry pollen): interapertural area sunken,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate,  aperture peculiarities: angulaperturate

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: perforate, rugulate, reticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: semitectate,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Svojtka, M.

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

polar view (oblique)

2. polar view (oblique)

oblique view

3. oblique view

equatorial view

4. equatorial view

aperture

5. aperture

exine surface

6. exine surface

polar area

7. polar area

dry pollen grains

8. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. polar view (oblique) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. oblique view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

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Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Svojtka M. 2012. Rhamnus cathartica. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Rhamnus_cathartica/206801;jsessionid=5A550F72C15F0419CF0B1FC5489C16C5; accessed 2024-04-19

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