Xanthorrhoea glauca
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Xanthorrhoeaceae, Xanthorrhoea
Published: 2019-10-23
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: sulcate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: elliptic, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): boat-shaped, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 1, aperture type: sulcus, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: margo
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: foveolate, reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. habitus
2. inflorescence(s)
3. flower(s)
4. hydrated pollen
5. distal polar view
6. oblique proximal polar view
7. equatorial view
8. equatorial view
9. equatorial view
10. equatorial view
11. aperture detail, apex
12. aperture detail, sulcus border
13. exine surface
14. dry pollen
15. Ubisch bodies on locule wall
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Hromniak, R.
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Hromniak, R.
- flower(s), photographer: Hromniak, R.
- hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- distal polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- oblique proximal polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture detail, apex - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture detail, sulcus border - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies on locule wall - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Hromniak R. 2019. Xanthorrhoea glauca. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Xanthorrhoea_glauca/303541;jsessionid=2941417C2881FCF6B2A7145BA9CF08D4; accessed 2024-05-02