Rhoeo spathacea
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Commelinales, Commelinaceae, Rhoeo
Published: 2016-11-29
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: sulcate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: elliptic, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): boat-shaped, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 1, aperture type: sulcus, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microverrucate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. aspect of Rhoeo spathacea
2. flowers of Rhoeo spathacea
3. flower of Rhoeo spathacea
4. polar distal view (oblique)
5. polar proximal view (oblique)
6. equatorial view
7. detail of sulcus
8. sulcus border (apex)
9. exine surface
10. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- aspect of Rhoeo spathacea, photographer: Buchner, R.
- flowers of Rhoeo spathacea, photographer: Buchner, R.
- flower of Rhoeo spathacea, photographer: Buchner, R.
- polar distal view (oblique) - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar proximal view (oblique) - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of sulcus - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- sulcus border (apex) - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Buchner R. 2016. Rhoeo spathacea. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Rhoeo_spathacea/302510;jsessionid=C9EA303DAEE44EFA7CE6FE616C97F4CA; accessed 2024-04-27