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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

LMornamentation LM: psilate, rugulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: psilate, rugulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: -,  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

inflorescence(s),flower(s)

1. inflorescence(s), flower(s)

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

polar view

4. polar view

dry pollen,aperture detail,exine surface,polar view,tetrad

5. dry pollen, aperture detail, exine surface, polar view, tetrad

dry pollen,exine surface,tetrad

6. dry pollen, exine surface, tetrad

Picture legend

  1. inflorescence(s), flower(s), photographer: de la Torre, F.
  2. flower(s), photographer: de la Torre, F.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, unfixed & rehydrated (water), 0.1% Aniline blue, 0.1% Trypan blue, photographer: de la Torre, F.
  4. polar view - fresh, unfixed & rehydrated (water), 0.1% Aniline blue, 0.1% Trypan blue, photographer: de la Torre, F.
  5. dry pollen, aperture detail, exine surface, polar view, tetrad - fresh, unfixed, photographer: de la Torre, F.
  6. dry pollen, exine surface, tetrad - fresh, unfixed, photographer: de la Torre, F.

Literature

  • S.P. Vander Kloet (1988) The Genus Vaccinium in North America
  • Thompson, Cameron (2016) Techniques for Viewing Pollen Tubes in Angiosperm Flowers Honors Research Projects 390
  • Anna F. Edlund, Robert Swanson, Daphne Preuss (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