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Succisa pratensis

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Dipsacales, Caprifoliaceae, Succisa

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Succisa-pratensis.htm

Published: 2021-12-30

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): large (51-100 µm),  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 51-100 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm,  pollen class: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  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: colpus,  aperture condition: colpate, tricolpate,  aperture peculiarities: brevicolpus

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: echinate, rugulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: echinate, microechinate, perforate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

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

Pictures

inflorescence(s)

1. inflorescence(s)

inflorescence(s)

2. inflorescence(s)

polar view,hydrated pollen

3. polar view, hydrated pollen

polar view,hydrated pollen

4. polar view, 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

equatorial view,hydrated pollen

8. equatorial view, hydrated pollen

polar view (oblique)

9. polar view (oblique)

equatorial view

10. equatorial view

equatorial view

11. equatorial view

aperture

12. aperture

aperture

13. aperture

exine surface

14. exine surface

dry pollen grains

15. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. inflorescence(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. inflorescence(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  3. polar view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. polar view, 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, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  7. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  8. equatorial view, hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  9. polar view (oblique) - fresh, critical point dried & 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. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  13. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  14. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  15. dry pollen grains - dry, 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., Svojtka M. 2021. Succisa pratensis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Succisa_pratensis/306470;jsessionid=1EC1FD199913516AE527A8F1C2D3ACD2; accessed 2024-03-28

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