Calolisianthus pendulus
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Gentianales, Gentianaceae, Calolisianthus
Published: 2016-11-15
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: tetrad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: tetrad, 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: clypeate, tetrad, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: no suitable term, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 5, aperture type: porus, aperture condition: stephanoporate, porate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: clypeate, free-standing columellae, reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Annotations: tetrads mostly tetrahedral; apertures can also be interpreted as colpori; number of apertures mostly 5
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
Picture legend
- hydrated tetrads - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated tetrad - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated tetrad - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar distal view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- apertures - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- apertures - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & 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. 2016. Calolisianthus pendulus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Calolisianthus_pendulus/302210;jsessionid=8B94CDF7F9AB6684D39409E5C09D9A98; accessed 2025-01-10