Anthurium scherzerianum
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Alismatales, Araceae, Anthurium
Annotations: Anthurium scherzerianum Schott
Published: 2016-10-27
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: porate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): irregular, outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular, infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded, aperture number: 2, aperture type: porus, aperture condition: diporate, porate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microechinate, reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: 2 apertures (pores) mostly located distally
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. aspect of Anthurium scherzerianum
2. inflorescence of Anthurium scherzerianum
3. inflorescence of Anthurium scherzerianum
4. hydrated pollen
5. hydrated pollen
6. aperture
7. aperture
8. exine surface
9. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- aspect of Anthurium scherzerianum, photographer: Buchner, R.
- inflorescence of Anthurium scherzerianum, photographer: Buchner, R.
- inflorescence of Anthurium scherzerianum, photographer: Buchner, R.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- 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.
- dry pollen grains - fresh, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
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., Buchner R. 2016. Anthurium scherzerianum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Anthurium_scherzerianum/301758;jsessionid=5CF8F33DE660BC6DA16278204044D85A; accessed 2025-01-10