Hacquetia epipactis
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Araliales, Apiaceae, Hacquetia
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: -, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: prolate, shape: -, 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: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: rugulate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: compact-continuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: 3-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: Apertures in young pollen grains are covered by lipids.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Schneider, H.; Halbritter, H.; Weber, M.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. polar view
3. equatorial view
4. aperture
5. exine surface
6. dry pollen grains
7. pollen grains in cross section
8. young pollen grain, apertures are covered by lipids
9. pollen wall (intine dark)
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Schneider, H.
- 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.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- pollen grains in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, Thiéry-test, photographer: Weber, M.
- young pollen grain, apertures are covered by lipids - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, Thiéry-test, photographer: Weber, M.
- pollen wall (intine dark) - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, Thiéry-test, photographer: Weber, M.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Schneider H., Halbritter H., Weber M. 2005. Hacquetia epipactis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Hacquetia_epipactis/103637;jsessionid=1CD4F5FAF69EFCC2ADFE1057F92943C6; accessed 2025-01-26