Eranthis hyemalis
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Ranunculales, Ranunculaceae, Eranthis
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: colpate, 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: compact-continuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: starch, lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Oberschneider, W.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. upper focus
3. optical section
4. lower focus
5. generative cell (dark stained, bottom) and vegetative nucleus (top)
6. polar view
7. equatorial view
8. aperture
9. exine surface
10. polar area
11. dry pollen grains
12. Ubisch bodies in loculus
13. interapertural area of pollen wall
14. aperture
15. 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.
- generative cell (dark stained, bottom) and vegetative nucleus (top) - fixed, formalin-acetic-alcohol, aceto-carmine, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - 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.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies in loculus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- pollen wall and tapetum cells with Ubisch bodies (asterisks) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
Literature
- (1998) Pollenmorphologie der Ranunculanae. Diplomarbeit. Universität Wien : 125 pp
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Oberschneider W. 2005. Eranthis hyemalis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Eranthis_hyemalis/110983;jsessionid=ADE7413019564F5CC430D33ED71B285F; accessed 2025-01-26