Vaccinium macrocarpon
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Ericales, Ericaceae, Vaccinium
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261912-2#higher-classification, https://cggl.horticulture.wisc.edu
Annotations: Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton
Published: 2026-02-11
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: tetrad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: tetrad tetrahedral, tetrad, size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): 36-40 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 36-40 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm, pollen class: tetrad, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: -, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): interapertural area sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: tricolporate, colporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: psilate, rugulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: psilate, rugulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: De La Torre, Fernando; Edlund, Anna F.; Zalapa, Juan E.
Pictures
Picture legend
- inflorescence(s), flower(s), photographer: de la Torre, F.
- flower(s), photographer: de la Torre, F.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, unfixed & rehydrated (water), 0.1% Aniline blue, 0.1% Trypan blue, photographer: de la Torre, F.
- polar view - fresh, unfixed & rehydrated (water), 0.1% Aniline blue, 0.1% Trypan blue, photographer: de la Torre, F.
- dry pollen, aperture detail, exine surface, polar view, tetrad - fresh, unfixed, photographer: de la Torre, F.
- dry pollen, exine surface, tetrad - fresh, unfixed, photographer: de la Torre, F.
Literature
- (1988) The Genus Vaccinium in North America
- (2016) Techniques for Viewing Pollen Tubes in Angiosperm Flowers Honors Research Projects 390
- (2004) Pollen and stigma structure and function: the role of diversity in pollination The Plant Cell 16: S84-S97
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
De La Torre F., Edlund A., Zalapa J., de la Torre F. 2026. Vaccinium macrocarpon. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Vaccinium_macrocarpon/306943; accessed 2026-03-03






