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Tilia tomentosa

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Malvales, Malvaceae, Tilioideae, Tilia

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Tilia-tomentosa.htm, https://wu.jacq.org/WU0151994

Published: 2024-02-13

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): 26-30 µm, 31-35 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm,  pollen class: colporate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: convex triangular,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular,  infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate,  aperture peculiarities: brevicolporus, oncus, aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: reticulate,  nexine: present,  sexine: present,  SEMornamentation SEM: microreticulate, perforate,  suprasculpture SEM: striate,  TEMtectum: eutectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: continuous,  endexine: absent,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: absent,  reserves in cytoplasm: starch,  cell number: 2-celled,  Ubisch bodies: present

Author(s) of diagnosis: Sam, Saskia; Heigl, Helmut; Auer, Waltraud; Geier, Christian; Bouchal, Johannes Martin; Grímsson, Friðgeir

Pictures

habitus of Tilia tomentosa

1. habitus of Tilia tomentosa

flowers of Tilia tomentosa

2. flowers of Tilia tomentosa

upper focus

3. upper focus

optical section

4. optical section

lower focus

5. lower focus

pollen grain with generative cell and vegetative nucleus

6. pollen grain with generative cell and vegetative nucleus

hydrated pollen

7. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

8. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

9. hydrated pollen

acetolyzed pollen,polar view

10. acetolyzed pollen, polar view

acetolyzed pollen,equatorial view

11. acetolyzed pollen, equatorial view

polar view

12. polar view

equatorial view

13. equatorial view

aperture

14. aperture

exine surface

15. exine surface

dry pollen grains

16. dry pollen grains

polar view (dry pollen grain)

17. polar view (dry pollen grain)

anther wall with Ubisch bodies

18. anther wall with Ubisch bodies

acetolyzed pollen,polar view

19. acetolyzed pollen, polar view

acetolyzed pollen,exine surface

20. acetolyzed pollen, exine surface

acetolyzed pollen,aperture

21. acetolyzed pollen, aperture

pollen grain in cross section

22. pollen grain in cross section

interapertural area of pollen wall

23. interapertural area of pollen wall

apertural area of pollen wall

24. apertural area of pollen wall

Picture legend

  1. habitus of Tilia tomentosa, photographer: Sam, S.
  2. flowers of Tilia tomentosa, photographer: Sam, S.
  3. upper focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
  4. optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
  5. lower focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Sam, S.
  6. pollen grain with generative cell and vegetative nucleus - fresh, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Sam, S.
  7. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  8. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  9. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  10. acetolyzed pollen, polar view - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Geier, C.
  11. acetolyzed pollen, equatorial view - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Geier, C.
  12. polar view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Sam, S.
  13. equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Sam, S.
  14. aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Sam, S.
  15. exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Sam, S.
  16. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  17. polar view (dry pollen grain) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Sam, S.
  18. anther wall with Ubisch bodies - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Sam, S.
  19. acetolyzed pollen, polar view - dry, acetolyzed & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
  20. acetolyzed pollen, exine surface - dry, acetolyzed & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
  21. acetolyzed pollen, aperture - dry, acetolyzed & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bouchal, J.
  22. pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
  23. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.
  24. apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Sam, S.

Literature

  • Anderson GJ (1976) The pollination biology of Tilia. Amer J Bot 63: 1203-1212
  • Chambers TC, Godwin H (1961) The fine structure of the pollen wall of Tilia platyphyllos. New Phytol 3?: 393-399
  • Chambers TC, Godwin H (1971) Scanning electron microscopy of Tilia pollen. New Phytol 70: 687-692
  • Hesse M (1993) Pollenkitt development and composition in Tilia platyphyllos (Tiliaceae) analysed by conventional and energy filtering TEM. Pl Syst Evol, Suppl 7: 39-52
  • Adler W, Oswald K, Fischer R. (1994) Exkursionsflora von Österreich : 1180
  • 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:

Sam S., Heigl H., Auer W., Geier C., Bouchal J., Grímsson F. 2024. Tilia tomentosa. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Tilia_tomentosa/306673;jsessionid=483C4634D1523C35EC8FC3C6EC8DAE14; accessed 2024-03-28

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