Delphinium elatum
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Ranunculales, Ranunculaceae, Delphinium
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: psilate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microechinate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: -, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: starch, lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: Exine forms polar-caps.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Oberschneider, W.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. upper focus
3. optical section
4. lower focus
5. polar view
6. equatorial view
7. detail of aperture
8. exine surface
9. polar view of dry pollen grain
10. dry pollen grain in equatorial view
11. interapertural area of pollen wall
12. aperture
13. generative cell (right) and vegetative nucleus (left)
14. pollen wall and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (asterisks)
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- upper focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- lower focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- polar view of dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- generative cell (right) and vegetative nucleus (left) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- pollen wall and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (asterisks) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
Literature
- (1998) Pollenmorphologie der Ranunculanae. Diplomarbeit. Universität Wien : 125 pp
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Oberschneider W. 2005. Delphinium elatum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Delphinium_elatum/110959;jsessionid=59674869FA9A86AFB52182B361FC7E03; accessed 2025-01-25