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Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Alismatales, Araceae, Zamioculcas

Published: 2016-11-03

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: -,  polarity: -,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 1,  aperture type: ring-like aperture,  aperture condition: -,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LMornamentation LM: psilate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEMornamentation SEM: psilate, perforate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEMtectum: eutectate,  infratectum: alveolate,  foot layer: continuous,  endexine: spongy-continuous,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: endexine very thin

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Weber, Martina

Pictures

polar view

1. polar view

equatorial view

2. equatorial view

detail of aperture

3. detail of aperture

dry pollen grain

4. dry pollen grain

pollen wall

5. pollen wall

detail of pollen wall

6. detail of pollen wall

pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region

7. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region

detail of pollen wall at aperture

8. detail of pollen wall at aperture

detail of pollen wall at aperture

9. detail of pollen wall at aperture

Picture legend

  1. polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  6. detail of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  7. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  8. detail of pollen wall at aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
  9. detail of pollen wall at aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.

Literature

  • Halbritter, H (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., Weber M. 2016. Zamioculcas zamiifolia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Zamioculcas_zamiifolia/301855;jsessionid=22BEE7205635D3EFAE913C1C906048CF; accessed 2024-03-28

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