Serissa japonica
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Gentianales, Rubiaceae, Serissa
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:766327-1
Annotations: Serissa japonica /Thunb.) Thunb. Synonym: Serissa serissoides
Published: 2026-11-05
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): 41-50 µm, 36-40 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 36-40 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm, pollen class: colpate, 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: colpus, aperture condition: tricolpate, colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, scabrate, perforate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microreticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. habitus
2. flower(s)
3. hydrated pollen, polar view
4. hydrated pollen, polar view
5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
6. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
7. hydrated pollen, polar view
8. hydrated pollen, polar view
9. hydrated pollen
10. polar view
11. equatorial view
12. oblique view
13. aperture
14. aperture detail
15. exine surface
16. polar area
17. dry pollen
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- oblique view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture detail - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (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., Koelzer K. 2026. Serissa japonica. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Serissa_japonica/307121; accessed 2026-11-05