Androsace maxima
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Ericales, Primulaceae, Androsace
Published: 2016-12-06
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): small (10-25 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: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): triangular, infoldings (dry pollen): interapertural area sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: tricolporate, colporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, 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: -, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: absent
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Weber, Martina
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. slightly oblique polar view
3. equatorial view
4. detail of aperture
5. exine surface
6. polar area
7. dry pollen grains
8. dry pollen grains
9. bi-cellular pollen grain
10. pollen wall
11. pollen wall
12. aperture
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- slightly oblique polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- bi-cellular pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
- pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
- pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Weber, M.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
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., Weber M. 2016. Androsace maxima. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Androsace_maxima/302680;jsessionid=626EFAB45B60A2E46544ABB4BE9C34B0; accessed 2025-01-10