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Zingiber officinale

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Zingiberales, Zingiberaceae, Zingiber

Published: 2020-11-30

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): -,  size of hydrated pollen (LM): 51-100 µm, >100 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): >100 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): >100 µm,  pollen class: inaperturate,  polarity: -,  P/E-ratio: isodiametric,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: -,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): -,  infoldings (dry pollen): -,  aperture number: none,  aperture type: no aperture,  aperture condition: inaperturate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Miscellaneous

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

Annotations: size varies considerably; ornamentation elements resistant to acetolysis

Author(s) of diagnosis: Koelzer, Karen

Pictures

acetolyzed pollen

1. acetolyzed pollen

acetolyzed pollen

2. acetolyzed pollen

acetolyzed pollen

3. acetolyzed pollen

acetolyzed pollen

4. acetolyzed pollen

hydrated pollen

5. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

7. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

8. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

9. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

10. hydrated pollen

Picture legend

  1. acetolyzed pollen - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  2. acetolyzed pollen - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  3. acetolyzed pollen - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  4. acetolyzed pollen - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  5. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  6. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  7. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  8. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  9. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Koelzer, K.
  10. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Koelzer, K.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Koelzer K. 2020. Zingiber officinale. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Zingiber_officinale/305846;jsessionid=506D3B158CE6F1B8A3F98E34EB960380; accessed 2024-04-28