Drosera peltata
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Droserales, Droseraceae, Drosera
Published: 2010-05-02
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: tetrad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: tetrad, size (pollen unit): large (51-100 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: tetrad, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: -, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: >6, aperture type: -, aperture condition: porate, aperture peculiarities: stephanoaperturate
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microbaculate, echinate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: intine protrusions surrounding the equator, apertures hidden
Author(s) of diagnosis: Buchner, R.; Halbritter, H.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. flower(s)
3. flower(s)
4. hydrated tetrads
5. hydrated tetrad
6. hydrated tetrad
7. intine protrusions
8. exine surface
9. dry tetrads
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- hydrated tetrads - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated tetrad - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated tetrad - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- intine protrusions - 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 tetrads - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (2012) The unique design of pollen tetrads in Dionaea and Drosera Grana 51: 148-157
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Buchner R., Halbritter H. 2010. Drosera peltata. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Drosera_peltata/107795;jsessionid=D1223ADD21199F7A20F2F84FEB464E50; accessed 2025-01-10