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Bassia scoparia

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Bassia

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Bassia-scoparia-scop.htm

Annotations: according to Fischer et al. 2005 Bassia is a Synonym of Kochia

Published: 2021-03-08

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): 31-35 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm,  pollen class: porate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): polar,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): irregular,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded,  aperture number: >6,  aperture type: porus,  aperture condition: porate,  aperture peculiarities: pantoaperturate, operculum

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: verrucate, gemmate, scabrate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: microverrucate, microechinate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: eutectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: continuous,  endexine: absent,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: primexine matrix, pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: starch,  cell number: 3-celled,  Ubisch bodies: present

Author(s) of diagnosis: Diethart, Bernadette; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

flower(s)

1. flower(s)

flower(s)

2. flower(s)

pollen grain with two sperm cells

3. pollen grain with two sperm cells

upper focus

4. upper focus

optical section

5. optical section

lower focus

6. lower focus

hydrated pollen

7. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

8. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

9. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen grain

10. hydrated pollen grain

aperture

11. aperture

exine surface and apertures

12. exine surface and apertures

dry pollen grains

13. dry pollen grains

anther wall with Ubisch bodies

14. anther wall with Ubisch bodies

interapertural area of pollen wall

15. interapertural area of pollen wall

interapertural area of pollen wall

16. interapertural area of pollen wall

interapertural area of pollen wall

17. interapertural area of pollen wall

apertural area of pollen wall

18. apertural area of pollen wall

apertural area of pollen wall

19. apertural area of pollen wall

Ubisch bodies in loculus

20. Ubisch bodies in loculus

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), photographer: Diethart, B.
  2. flower(s), photographer: Diethart, B.
  3. pollen grain with two sperm cells - fresh, rehydrated (water), aceto-carmine, photographer: Diethart, B.
  4. upper focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Diethart, B.
  5. optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Diethart, B.
  6. lower focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Diethart, B.
  7. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  8. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  9. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  10. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Diethart, B.
  11. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Diethart, B.
  12. exine surface and apertures - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & formalin-acetic-alcohol, photographer: Diethart, B.
  13. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Diethart, B.
  14. anther wall with Ubisch bodies - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Diethart, B.
  15. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Diethart, B.
  16. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  17. interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  18. apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  19. apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.
  20. Ubisch bodies in loculus - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Diethart, B.

Literature

  • FISCHER MA, ADLER W, OSWALD K (2005) Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol : 1180
  • Halbritter, H (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:

Diethart B., Auer W. 2021. Bassia scoparia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Bassia_scoparia/305593; accessed 2025-04-28

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