Gladiolus illyricus
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Liliales, Iridaceae, Gladiolus
Published: 2005-06-01
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, 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: -, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: elliptic, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 1, aperture type: spiral aperture(s), aperture condition: spiraperturate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented, operculum
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: perforate, microechinate, 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: 2 opercula
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.
Pictures
1. polar distal view
2. oblique polar proximal view
3. equatorial view
4. aperture detail
5. aperture detail
6. exine surface
7. cracked pollen wall
8. dry pollen
Picture legend
- polar distal view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- oblique polar proximal view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture detail - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture detail - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- cracked pollen wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H. 2005. Gladiolus illyricus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Gladiolus_illyricus/101607; accessed 2025-04-28