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Veronica hederifolia

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Scrophulariales, Veronicaceae, Veronica

Published: 2012-05-07

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): -,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -,  pollen class: colpate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: number varies,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: colpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: microgemmate, perforate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: eutectate,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: -,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Annotations: apertures mostly 3 or 4, often irregularly arranged

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Svojtka, M.

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

polar view (oblique)

2. polar view (oblique)

polar view (4-colpate grain)

3. polar view (4-colpate grain)

equatorial view

4. equatorial view

aperture

5. aperture

detail of aperture

6. detail of aperture

exine surface

7. exine surface

polar area

8. polar area

dry pollen grains

9. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. polar view (oblique) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Svojtka, M.
  3. polar view (4-colpate grain) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Fischer MA (1975) The Veronica hederifolia group: taxonomy, ecology, and phylogeny. European Floristic and Taxonomic Studies : 48-60

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Svojtka M. 2012. Veronica hederifolia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Veronica_hederifolia/209261;jsessionid=5636DFAF6498BD76579CF48795E820A0; accessed 2024-03-29

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