Convolvulus tricolor
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Solanales, Convolvulaceae, Convolvulus
Published: 2005-06-01
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: -, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, 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: -, aperture condition: colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: perforate, reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: primexine matrix, pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: endexine extremely thin
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Weber, M.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. polar view
3. equatorial view
4. aperture
5. detail of aperture
6. exine surface
7. dry pollen grain
8. pollen wall; infratectum filled with primexine matrix (asterisks) and covered by pollenkitt
9. aperture
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view - 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.
- detail of 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 grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- pollen wall; infratectum filled with primexine matrix (asterisks) and covered by pollenkitt - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Weber, M.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Weber, M.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Weber M. 2005. Convolvulus tricolor. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Convolvulus_tricolor/113411;jsessionid=6592214DD7D91270D536B64CD7ED7706; accessed 2025-01-10