Anagallis arvensis
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Primulales, Myrsinaceae, Anagallis
Published: 2005-06-01
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: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: -, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: psilate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microreticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: compact-continuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: starch, lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: Usually 3 colporate, but many degenerated pollen grains.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Bombosi, P.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. slightly polar view, upper focus
3. optical section
4. slightly polar view, lower focus
5. pollen grain with generative cell (arrow)
6. abnormal pollen grain
7. abnormal pollen grain
8. detail of aperture
9. exine surface
10. dry pollen grain
11. dry pollen grain
12. pollen grains in cross section
13. interapertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E)
14. apertural area of pollen wall, intine (I)
15. tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (U)
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Bombosi, P.
- slightly polar view, upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- slightly polar view, lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- pollen grain with generative cell (arrow) - fresh, glutaraldehyde, aceto-carmine, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- abnormal pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- abnormal pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- detail of aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- pollen grains in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- interapertural area of pollen wall, intine (I), endexine (E) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- apertural area of pollen wall, intine (I) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Bombosi, P.
- tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (U) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Bombosi, P.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Bombosi P. 2005. Anagallis arvensis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Anagallis_arvensis/110600;jsessionid=721721488F10CA6A7E630A926A1D7F8C; accessed 2025-01-25