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Salvia verticillata

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Salvia

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

Published: 2020-12-14

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): small (10-25 µm),  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 26-30 µm, 21-25 µm, 16-20 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 16-20 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 21-25 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 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): oblate,  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: continuous,  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(s)

3. flower(s)

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

equatorial view

9. equatorial view

pollenkitt

10. pollenkitt

pollenkitt

11. pollenkitt

hydrated pollen

12. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

13. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

14. hydrated pollen

polar view

15. polar view

slightly oblique equatorial view

16. slightly oblique equatorial view

equatorial view

17. equatorial view

equatorial view

18. equatorial view

detail of aperture

19. detail of aperture

exine surface

20. exine surface

polar area

21. polar area

dry pollen grains and anther hairs

22. dry pollen grains and anther hairs

dry pollen grains

23. dry pollen grains

cross section of pollen grains

24. cross section of pollen grains

cross section of pollen grain with vegetative nucleus

25. cross section of pollen grain with vegetative nucleus

pollen wall; aperture area

26. pollen wall; aperture area

pollen wall; aperture area

27. pollen wall; aperture area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

28. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

29. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

pollen wall; interapertural area

30. pollen wall; interapertural area

pollen wall; interapertural area

31. pollen wall; interapertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

32. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

vegetative nucleus

33. vegetative nucleus

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  2. inflorescence(s), photographer: Tweraser, E.
  3. flower(s), 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. equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  10. pollenkitt - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  11. pollenkitt - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  12. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  13. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  14. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  15. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  16. slightly oblique equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  17. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  18. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  19. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  20. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  21. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  22. dry pollen grains and anther hairs - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  23. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  24. cross section of pollen grains - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  25. cross section of pollen grain with vegetative nucleus - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  26. pollen wall; aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  27. pollen wall; aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  28. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  29. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  30. pollen wall; interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  31. pollen wall; interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  32. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  33. vegetative nucleus - 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 verticillata. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Salvia_verticillata/304440;jsessionid=8B42F2BB0FA200BB038061905B995365; accessed 2024-04-25

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