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Cucurbita moschata

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Cucurbitales, Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbita

Annotations: Cucurbita moschata var. Sibelle (Butternut)

Published: 2025-09-10

Pollen Description

Shape, Size and Aperture

pollen unit: monad,  dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad,  size (pollen unit): very large (>100 µm),  size of hydrated pollen (LM): >100 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): >100 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): >100 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): >100 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): >100 µm,  pollen class: porate,  polarity: -,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  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: >6,  aperture type: porus,  aperture condition: porate,  aperture peculiarities: pantoaperturate, operculum

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: echinate, baculate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: -,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: -

Author(s) of diagnosis: Gilot, Philippe

Pictures

flower(s),male flower

1. flower(s), male flower

hydrated pollen

2. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen,release of the operculi (satellites around the pollen grain)

3. hydrated pollen, release of the operculi (satellites around the pollen grain)

hydrated pollen,apertures with operculum

4. hydrated pollen, apertures with operculum

hydrated pollen

5. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen,greyscale

7. hydrated pollen, greyscale

Picture legend

  1. flower(s), male flower, photographer: Gilot Philippe
  2. hydrated pollen - fresh, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Gilot philippe
  3. hydrated pollen, release of the operculi (satellites around the pollen grain) - fresh, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Gilot
  4. hydrated pollen, apertures with operculum - fixed, ethanol (95 %) degreasing & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Gilot Philippe
  5. hydrated pollen - fixed, ethanol (95 %) degreasing & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Gilot, P.
  6. hydrated pollen - fixed, ethanol (95 %) degreasing & glycerin gelatin mounting, basic fuschin, photographer: Gilot Philippe
  7. hydrated pollen, greyscale - fixed, ethanol (95 %) degreasing & glycerin gelatin mounting, basic fuschin, photographer: Gilot, P.

Literature

    Copyright and Citation

    Cite this publication as:

    Gilot P., Gilot philippe, Gilot, Gilot Philippe 2025. Cucurbita moschata. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Cucurbita_moschata/306882;jsessionid=21707985E1085703228EC16DCE6140DD; accessed 2025-09-12