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Sambucus nigra

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Sambucales, Sambucaceae, Sambucus

Published: 2005-06-01

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): -,  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: -,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: The footlayer is very mighty, forming lamellae in apertural regions.

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Bombosi, P.; Diethart, B.

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

flowers of Sambucus nigra

3. flowers of Sambucus nigra

flower(s)

4. flower(s)

pollen grain with two sperm cells

5. pollen grain with two sperm cells

upper focus

6. upper focus

optical section

7. optical section

lower focus

8. lower focus

polar view

9. polar view

equatorial view

10. equatorial view

aperture

11. aperture

exine surface

12. exine surface

polar area

13. polar area

dry pollen grains

14. dry pollen grains

polar view (dry pollen grain)

15. polar view (dry pollen grain)

dry pollen grain in equatorial view

16. dry pollen grain in equatorial view

pollen grain in cross section

17. pollen grain in cross section

interapertural area of pollen wall

18. interapertural area of pollen wall

interapertural area of pollen wall

19. interapertural area of pollen wall

interapertural area of pollen wall

20. interapertural area of pollen wall

interapertural area of pollen wall

21. interapertural area of pollen wall

apertural area of pollen wall

22. apertural area of pollen wall

detail of apertural area

23. detail of apertural area

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

24. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area

vegetative nucleus and two sperm cells

25. vegetative nucleus and two sperm cells

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. flower(s), photographer: Diethart, B.
  3. flowers of Sambucus nigra, photographer: Bombosi, P.
  4. flower(s), photographer: Diethart, B.
  5. pollen grain with two sperm cells - fresh, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Diethart, B.
  6. upper focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Diethart, B.
  7. optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Diethart, B.
  8. lower focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Diethart, B.
  9. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. polar view (dry pollen grain) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Diethart, B.
  16. dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Diethart, B.
  17. pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  18. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  19. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Diethart, B.
  20. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  21. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  22. apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  23. detail of apertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  24. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  25. vegetative nucleus and two sperm cells - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.

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Halbritter H., Bombosi P., Diethart B. 2005. Sambucus nigra. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Sambucus_nigra/112287;jsessionid=F1D19E9E78A33F500545C972DB577D54; accessed 2024-03-28

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