Tradescantia pallida
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Commelinales, Commelinaceae, Tradescantia
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:256037-2
Published: 2026-09-14
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): -, size of hydrated pollen (LM): 31-35 µm, 51-100 µm, 26-30 µm, 41-50 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, pollen class: sulcate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: boat-shaped, outline in polar view: no suitable term, dominant orientation (LM): equatorial, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 1, aperture type: sulcus, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: scabrate, verrucate, fossulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: -, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Annotations: longest diameter in hydrated condition: 49 - 54 µm
Author(s) of diagnosis: Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
1. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
2. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
3. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
4. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, wall ornamentation
5. hydrated pollen, polar view, aperture, sulcus
6. hydrated pollen, polar view
7. hydrated pollen, polar view
8. hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture ornamentation
9. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
10. hydrated pollen, oblique view
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, wall ornamentation - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view, aperture, sulcus - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view, aperture ornamentation - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, oblique view - fresh, glycerine-gelatine, fuchsin, photographer: Koelzer, K.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Koelzer K. 2026. Tradescantia pallida. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Tradescantia_pallida/307071; accessed 2026-09-14