Aruncus dioicus
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Rosales, Rosaceae, Aruncus
Published: 2005-06-01
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: triangular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: perforate, striate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: perforate, striate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Schneider, H.
Pictures
1. male flowers
2. polar view (oblique)
3. equatorial view
4. aperture
5. exine surface
6. polar area
7. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- male flowers, photographer: Schneider, H.
- polar view (oblique) - 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.
- 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.
Literature
- (1988) Pollen morphology of the Rosaceae of western Canada I. Agrimonia to Crataegus. Grana 27: 95-113
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Schneider H. 2005. Aruncus dioicus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Aruncus_dioicus/111551;jsessionid=A59931DC49ED3FDE33B56D7460B5C6A5; accessed 2025-01-10