Crocus speciosus
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Iridaceae, Crocus
Published: 2021-02-15
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): large (51-100 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): 51-100 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, pollen class: spiraperturate, polarity: -, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): polar, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): spheroidal, outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 1, aperture type: spiral aperture(s), aperture condition: spiraperturate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: echinate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: echinate, microreticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Annotations: pollen grains are of different size
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Auer, Waltraud
Pictures
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen grain - 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 grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Auer W. 2021. Crocus speciosus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Crocus_speciosus/305358;jsessionid=E6CC63C8D91FB7346A41DECBDE0281ED; accessed 2025-01-25