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Stapelia leendertziae

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Gentianales, Asclepiadaceae, Stapelia

Published: 2013-01-23

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: pollinium,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: pollinarium,  size (pollen unit): very large (>100 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: polyad,  polarity: -,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: irregular,  outline in polar view: irregular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): irregular,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded,  aperture number: none,  aperture type: no aperture,  aperture condition: inaperturate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: psilate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: eutectate,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Author(s) of diagnosis: Svojtka, M.

Pictures

pollinarium

1. pollinarium

pollinarium

2. pollinarium

pollinium

3. pollinium

pollinium

4. pollinium

surface of pollinium

5. surface of pollinium

exine surface

6. exine surface

germination crest

7. germination crest

detail of germination crest

8. detail of germination crest

caudicula

9. caudicula

corpusculum

10. corpusculum

Picture legend

  1. pollinarium - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. pollinarium - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  3. pollinium - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  4. pollinium - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  5. surface of pollinium - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  6. exine surface - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  7. germination crest - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  8. detail of germination crest - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  9. caudicula - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  10. corpusculum - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Svojtka M. 2013. Stapelia leendertziae. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Stapelia_leendertziae/213895;jsessionid=239FCCFE4AB673EB5E2559643719D961; accessed 2024-03-29

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