Anthericum liliago
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Amaryllidaceae, Anthericum
Published: 2016-10-18
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): no suitable term, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 1, aperture type: sulcus, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: heterobrochate, reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: granulate, heterobrochate, reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: semitectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: discontinuous, endexine: compact-continuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: outline in dry condition spindle-shaped
Author(s) of diagnosis: Aktuna, Gabriela; Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. pollen grain after acetolysis
3. pollen grain with generative cell (asterisk)
4. polar disral view
5. polar proximal view
6. polar view (proximal)
7. equatorial view
8. equatorial view
9. sulcus border
10. detail of sulcus
11. exine surface
12. exine surface
13. exine surface
14. dry pollen
15. dry pollen grain in polar view (distal)
16. dry pollen grain in polar view (proximal)
17. Ubisch bodies on locule wall
18. interapertural area of pollen wall
19. apertural area of pollen wall
20. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
21. generative cell
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Weis, B.
- pollen grain after acetolysis - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- pollen grain with generative cell (asterisk) - fixed, formalin-acetic-alcohol, aceto-carmine, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- polar disral view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar proximal view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view (proximal) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- equatorial view - dry, 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: Aktuna, G.
- sulcus border - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of sulcus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - dry, 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: Aktuna, G.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grain in polar view (distal) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- dry pollen grain in polar view (proximal) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- Ubisch bodies on locule wall - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- generative cell - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
Literature
- (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143
- (1994) Exkursionsflora von Österreich : 1180
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Aktuna G., Halbritter H., Weis B. 2016. Anthericum liliago. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Anthericum_liliago/301571;jsessionid=DE7B33E6DEE72A661B4E871A521C3621; accessed 2025-01-10