Victoria regia
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Nymphaeales, Nymphaeaceae, Victoria
Published: 2011-09-21
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: tetrad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: tetrad tetrahedral, size (pollen unit): large (51-100 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: tetrad, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: no suitable term, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): no suitable term, outline in polar view (dry pollen): no suitable term, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 1, aperture type: ring-like aperture, aperture condition: -, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: psilate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: aperture may also be interpreted as ulcus with operculum
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Buchner, R.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. flower(s)
3. hydrated tetrad
4. hydrated tetrad
5. aperture
6. detail of aperture
7. exine surface
8. polar area
9. dry tetrads
10. dry tetrad
11. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- hydrated tetrad - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated tetrad - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry tetrads - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry tetrad - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Buchner R. 2011. Victoria regia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Victoria_regia/203065;jsessionid=C7B9E040570972DFF6EFAEF8F7C84A7D; accessed 2024-04-18