Callisia fragrans
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Commelinales, Commelinaceae, Callisia
Published: 2012-01-13
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: 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: -, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microclavate, no suitable term, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Annotations: ornamantation consisting of fused heads of microclavae
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Buchner, R.
Pictures
1. inflorescence of Callisia fragans
2. inflorescence of Callisia fragans
3. polar distal view (oblique)
4. polar proximal view
5. equatorial view
6. equatorial view
7. detail of sulcus
8. detail of sulcus
9. exine surface
10. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- inflorescence of Callisia fragans, photographer: Buchner, R.
- inflorescence of Callisia fragans, photographer: Buchner, R.
- polar distal view (oblique) - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar proximal view - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of sulcus - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of sulcus - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Buchner R. 2012. Callisia fragrans. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Callisia_fragrans/206034;jsessionid=271486F87C02A6FE662A91DE4A4EF352; accessed 2025-01-10