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Salvia glutinosa

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Salvia

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Salvia-glutinosa.htm

Published: 2020-12-14

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): 31-35 µm, 41-50 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm,  pollen class: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: elliptic,  dominant orientation (LM): polar,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 6,  aperture type: colpus,  aperture condition: colpate, hexacolpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented, stephanoaperturate

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: reticulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: microreticulate, reticulate, bireticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: semitectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: discontinuous,  endexine: compact-continuous,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: lipids,  cell number: 3-celled,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Author(s) of diagnosis: Ulrich, Silvia; Heigl, Helmut

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

inflorescence(s)

2. inflorescence(s)

flower of Salvia glutinosa with honey-bee

3. flower of Salvia glutinosa with honey-bee

sperm cells

4. sperm cells

upper focus

5. upper focus

optical section

6. optical section

lower focus

7. lower focus

polar view

8. polar view

pollenkitt

9. pollenkitt

hydrated pollen

10. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

11. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

12. hydrated pollen

slightly oblique polar view

13. slightly oblique polar view

equatorial view

14. equatorial view

detail of aperture

15. detail of aperture

exine surface

16. exine surface

polar area

17. polar area

dry pollen grains

18. dry pollen grains

cross section of pollen grain

19. cross section of pollen grain

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

20. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall; aperture area

21. pollen wall; aperture area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

22. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

23. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

24. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall; interapertural area

25. pollen wall; interapertural area

pollen wall; interapertural area

26. pollen wall; interapertural area

pollen wall; interapertural area

27. pollen wall; interapertural area

vegetative nucleus

28. vegetative nucleus

vegetative cytoplasm with organells; sperm cell (right)

29. vegetative cytoplasm with organells; sperm cell (right)

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  2. inflorescence(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
  3. flower of Salvia glutinosa with honey-bee, photographer: Tweraser, E.
  4. sperm cells - dry, rehydrated (water), aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  5. upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  6. optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  7. lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  8. polar view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  9. pollenkitt - dry, rehydrated (water), iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  10. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  11. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  12. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  13. slightly oblique polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  14. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  15. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  16. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  17. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  18. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  19. cross section of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  20. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  21. pollen wall; aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  22. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  23. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  24. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  25. pollen wall; interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  26. pollen wall; interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  27. pollen wall; interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  28. vegetative nucleus - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  29. vegetative cytoplasm with organells; sperm cell (right) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.

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
  • FISCHER MA, ADLER W, OSWALD K (2005) Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol : 1180

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Ulrich S., Heigl H., Tweraser E. 2020. Salvia glutinosa. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Salvia_glutinosa/304441;jsessionid=03BE8C0248F50062228ACC5B9FD479E1; accessed 2024-04-20

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