Syringa vulgaris
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Oleaceae, Syringa
Published: 2016-08-05
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): -, 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: colporate, 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: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: semitectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: in aperture only, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: starch, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: endexine in interapertural area uncertain
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Sam, Saskia
Pictures
1. inflorescence(s), habitus
2. flower(s)
3. flowers of Syringa vulgaris
4. acetolyzed pollen, polar view, upper focus
5. acetolyzed pollen, polar view, optical section
6. acetolyzed pollen, polar view, lower focus
7. generative cell
8. polar view
9. equatorial view
10. detail of aperture
11. polar area
12. exine surface
13. dry pollen grains
14. pollen wall, interapertural area
15. pollen wall, interapertural area
16. aperture
17. aperture
18. aperture
19. pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area
Picture legend
- inflorescence(s), habitus, photographer: Sam, S.
- flower(s), photographer: Sam, S.
- flowers of Syringa vulgaris, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- acetolyzed pollen, polar view, upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
- acetolyzed pollen, polar view, optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
- acetolyzed pollen, polar view, lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
- generative cell - fresh, rehydrated (water), aceto-carmine, photographer: Sam, S.
- polar view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Sam, S.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Sam, S.
- pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Sam, S.
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:
Halbritter H., Sam S. 2016. Syringa vulgaris. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Syringa_vulgaris/301280; accessed 2025-04-30