Solanum dulcamara
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Solanales, Solanaceae, Solanum
Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Solanum-dulcamara.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): 11-15 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): <10 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 11-15 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 11-15 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 11-15 µm, pollen class: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: isodiametric, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): oblique, 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, tricolporate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: psilate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: fossulate, microechinate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: discontinuous, endexine: compact-continuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Author(s) of diagnosis: Bombosi, Paula; Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. flower(s)
3. flower(s)
4. polar view, upper focus
5. optical section
6. polar view, lower focus
7. pollen grain with generative cell (arrow)
8. hydrated pollen
9. hydrated pollen
10. hydrated pollen
11. hydrated pollen grains
12. polar view
13. equatorial view
14. aperture
15. exine surface
16. polar area
17. dry pollen grains
18. Ubisch bodies
19. pollen grain in cross section
20. interapertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E)
21. aperture, intine (I), endexine (E)
22. Ubisch bodies (U)
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Bombosi, P.
- flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
- flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
- polar view, upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- polar view, lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- pollen grain with generative cell (arrow) - fixed, glutaraldehyde, aceto-carmine, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
- hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- interapertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- aperture, intine (I), endexine (E) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- Ubisch bodies (U) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Bombosi, P.
Literature
- (1994) Exkursionsflora von Österreich : 1180
- (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:
Bombosi P., Halbritter H., Heigl H., Svojtka M. 2020. Solanum dulcamara. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Solanum_dulcamara/304462;jsessionid=D2687E2F7BC0E036992A170FD11CD745; accessed 2024-04-20