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Scirpoides holoschoenus

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Poales, Cyperaceae, Scirpoides

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Scirpoides-holoschoenus.htm

Published: 2022-03-22

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: tetrad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: pseudomonad,  size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 µm),  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 26-30 µm, 21-25 µm, 36-40 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 36-40 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 36-40 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm,  pollen class: tetrad,  polarity: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: no suitable term,  outline in polar view: no suitable term,  dominant orientation (LM): equatorial,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): irregular,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: number varies,  aperture type: poroid,  aperture condition: poroidate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: aperture number mostly 5 or 6

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

2. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

3. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

5. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

6. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

7. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

hydrated pseudomonads

8. hydrated pseudomonads

polar view (distal)

9. polar view (distal)

equatorial view

10. equatorial view

oblique view

11. oblique view

polar distal view (oblique)

12. polar distal view (oblique)

equatorial view

13. equatorial view

equatorial view

14. equatorial view

apertures

15. apertures

aperture

16. aperture

aperture

17. aperture

exine surface

18. exine surface

exine surface

19. exine surface

dry pseudomonads

20. dry pseudomonads

dry pseudomonads

21. dry pseudomonads

Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

22. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Prehsler, D.
  2. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  3. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  5. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  6. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  7. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  8. hydrated pseudomonads - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. polar view (distal) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. oblique view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. polar distal view (oblique) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. apertures - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  17. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  18. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  19. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  20. dry pseudomonads - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  21. dry pseudomonads - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  22. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, 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., Heigl H., Prehsler D. 2022. Scirpoides holoschoenus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Scirpoides_holoschoenus/306504;jsessionid=D84782FFB67175FE409760390137EA6A; accessed 2024-03-28

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