Dracunculus vulgaris
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Arales, Araceae, Dracunculus
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: clypeate, polarity: -, P/E-ratio: -, shape: -, outline in polar view: elliptic, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): cup-shaped, 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: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: polysaccharide vesicles, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: Ektexine missing. Ornamentation elements not resistant to acetolysis.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Fabbro, Th.; Zumbrunn, Th.; Halbritter, H.; Weber, M.
Pictures
Picture legend
- closed spatha, photographer: Fabbro Th./ Zumbrunn Th.
- detail of flower(s), photographer: Fabbro Th./ Zumbrunn Th.
- hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- pollen surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- pollen 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.
- pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
- pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Fabbro T., Zumbrunn T., Halbritter H., Weber M., Fabbro Th./ Zumbrunn Th. 2005. Dracunculus vulgaris. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Dracunculus_vulgaris/100550; accessed 2025-04-28