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Zebrina purpusii

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Commelinales, Commelinaceae, Zebrina

Published: 2016-11-29

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  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: 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: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: verrucate, perforate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: tenuitas,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: additional to sulcus 2 small elongated apertures (tenuitates) proximally near the apices

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie

Pictures

flowers of Zebrina purpusii

1. flowers of Zebrina purpusii

flower of Zebrina purpusii

2. flower of Zebrina purpusii

flower of Zebrina purpusii

3. flower of Zebrina purpusii

polar distal view (oblique)

4. polar distal view (oblique)

polar proximal view (oblique)

5. polar proximal view (oblique)

equatorial view

6. equatorial view

detail of sulcus

7. detail of sulcus

additional proximal "aperture"

8. additional proximal "aperture"

additional proximal "aperture"

9. additional proximal "aperture"

exine surface

10. exine surface

dry pollen grains

11. dry pollen grains

dry pollen grain (polar proximal view with 2 additional "apertures")

12. dry pollen grain (polar proximal view with 2 additional "apertures")

Picture legend

  1. flowers of Zebrina purpusii, photographer: Buchner, R.
  2. flower of Zebrina purpusii, photographer: Buchner, R.
  3. flower of Zebrina purpusii, photographer: Buchner, R.
  4. polar distal view (oblique) - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. polar proximal view (oblique) - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. detail of sulcus - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. additional proximal "aperture" - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. additional proximal "aperture" - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. dry pollen grains - fresh, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. dry pollen grain (polar proximal view with 2 additional "apertures") - fresh, photographer: Halbritter, H.

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., Buchner R. 2016. Zebrina purpusii. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Zebrina_purpusii/302515;jsessionid=B148EB8107F4A7313ACB7596B70837AD; accessed 2024-04-24

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