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Vaccinium oxycoccos

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Ericales, Ericaceae, Vaccinieae, Vaccinium

Annotations: Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Published: 2026-05-22

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: tetrad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: tetrad, tetrad tetrahedral,  size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 µm),  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 41-50 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: colporate, tetrad,  polarity: heteropolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: triangular pyramid,  outline in polar view: -,  dominant orientation (LM): polar,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): triangular pyramid,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): triangular,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 3,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: fossulate, granulate,  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.; Ehlenfeldt, Mark K.; Zalapa, Juan E.

Pictures

flower(s),inflorescence(s)

1. flower(s), inflorescence(s)

hydrated pollen,polar view,equatorial view

2. hydrated pollen, polar view, equatorial view

dry pollen,polar view,tetrad

3. dry pollen, polar view, tetrad

dry pollen,equatorial view,polar area,tetrad

4. dry pollen, equatorial view, polar area, tetrad

dry pollen,aperture,polar view,tetrad

5. dry pollen, aperture, polar view, tetrad

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

6. aperture, aperture detail, dry pollen, exine surface, tetrad

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), inflorescence(s), photographer: de la Torre, F.
  2. hydrated pollen, polar view, equatorial view - fresh, propidium iodide (1%), propidium iodide, photographer: de la Torre, F.
  3. dry pollen, polar view, tetrad - dry, unfixed, photographer: de la Torre, F.
  4. dry pollen, equatorial view, polar area, tetrad - dry, unfixed, photographer: de la Torre, F.
  5. dry pollen, aperture, polar view, tetrad - dry, unfixed, photographer: de la Torre, F.
  6. aperture, aperture detail, dry pollen, exine surface, tetrad - dry, unfixed, photographer: de la Torre, F.

Literature

  • Ascari L, Novara C, Disio V, Oddi L, Siniscalco C (2020) Quantitative methods in microscopy to assess pollen viability in different plant taxa Plant Reproduction 33: 205-219
  • Ascari L, Novara C, Disio V, Oddi L, Siniscalco C (2020) Quantitative methods in microscopy to assess pollen viability in different plant taxa Plant Reproduction 33: 205-219
  • 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
  • S.P. Vander Kloet (1988) The Genus Vaccinium in North America

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

de la Torre F., Edlund A., Ehlenfeldt M., Zalapa J. 2026. Vaccinium oxycoccos. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Vaccinium_oxycoccos/307000; accessed 2026-05-22