Dieffenbachia humilis
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Alismatales, Araceae, Dieffenbachia
Published: 2016-10-27
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): -, 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: inaperturate, polarity: -, P/E-ratio: -, shape: -, outline in polar view: -, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: none, aperture type: no aperture, aperture condition: inaperturate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: -, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: alveolate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: spongy-continuous, intine: bilayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: starch, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Annotations: infratectum often not visible
Author(s) of diagnosis: Weber, Martina
Pictures
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
- pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
- pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, lipid-test, photographer: Weber, M.
- pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, lipid-test, photographer: Weber, M.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Weber M. 2016. Dieffenbachia humilis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Dieffenbachia_humilis/301775; accessed 2025-04-28