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Mimulus guttatus

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Scrophulariales, Veronicaceae, Mimulus

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: spiraperturate,  polarity: -,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): -,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: -,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: colpate,  aperture peculiarities: -

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: -,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: microechinate, microreticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: absent,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.

Pictures

hydrated pollen grains

1. hydrated pollen grains

hydrated pollen grains

2. hydrated pollen grains

equatorial view

3. equatorial view

detail of aperture

4. detail of aperture

exine surface

5. exine surface

dry pollen grains

6. dry pollen grains

polar view of dry pollen grain

7. polar view of dry pollen grain

Picture legend

  1. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  3. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  4. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. polar view of dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

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Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H. 2005. Mimulus guttatus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Mimulus_guttatus/113285; accessed 2025-04-28

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