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Ribes aureum

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Saxifragales, Grossulariaceae, Ribes

Published: 2016-12-02

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: porate,  polarity: -,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): polygonal,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: >6,  aperture type: porus,  aperture condition: porate, pantoporate,  aperture peculiarities: pantoaperturate

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: number of apertures 6 to 8

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie

Pictures

flowers of Ribes aureum

1. flowers of Ribes aureum

hydrated pollen grain

2. hydrated pollen grain

hydrated pollen grain

3. hydrated pollen grain

aperture

4. aperture

apertures

5. apertures

dry pollen grains

6. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flowers of Ribes aureum, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. apertures - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Halbritter, H (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. 2016. Ribes aureum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Ribes_aureum/302635;jsessionid=891DCB87EE5B102D36B960F4AF33CBBB; accessed 2024-05-02

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