Thymus odoratissimus
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Thymus
Published: 2013-02-07
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: colpate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: elliptic, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): elliptic, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 6, aperture type: -, aperture condition: colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: present, sexine: present, SEM ornamentation SEM: reticulate, microreticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: semitectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: discontinuous, endexine: compact-continuous, intine: bilayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: lipids, cell number: 3-celled, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: Footlayer very thin. Stacked endoplasmic reticulum.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Ulrich, S.
Pictures
1. inflorescence(s)
2. inflorescence(s)
3. 3-celled pollen
4. acetolyzed pollen, upper focus
5. acetolyzed pollen, optical section
6. acetolyzed pollen, lower focus
7. hydrated pollen, polar view
8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
9. pollenkitt, no starch detected
10. hydrated pollen, slightly oblique polar view
11. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
12. detail of aperture
13. exine surface
14. polar area
15. dry pollen
16. cross section of pollen grain
17. pollen wall, aperture area
18. cross section of aperture area and interapertural area
19. cytoplasm with sperm cell and lipids
20. pollen wall, interapertural area
21. pollen wall, interapertural area, endexine clearly visible
22. pollen wall, interapertural area
23. aperture area, note stacked endoplasmic reticulum
24. pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area
25. pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area
26. pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area
27. cytoplasm with vegetative nucleus, sperm cell and organells
28. cytoplasm with vegetative nucleus, sperm cell and organells
29. cytoplasm with organells, note stacked endoplasmic reticulum
30. cytoplasm with organells
Picture legend
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
- 3-celled pollen - dry, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- acetolyzed pollen, upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- acetolyzed pollen, optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- acetolyzed pollen, lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollenkitt, no starch detected - dry, iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- hydrated pollen, slightly oblique polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- cross section of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, aperture area, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- cross section of aperture area and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- cytoplasm with sperm cell and lipids - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area, endexine clearly visible - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- aperture area, note stacked endoplasmic reticulum - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- cytoplasm with vegetative nucleus, sperm cell and organells - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- cytoplasm with vegetative nucleus, sperm cell and organells - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- cytoplasm with organells, note stacked endoplasmic reticulum - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- cytoplasm with organells - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Ulrich S. 2013. Thymus odoratissimus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Thymus_odoratissimus/206610; accessed 2024-05-23