Muscari tenuiflorum
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Asparagales, Hyacinthaceae, Muscari
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): elliptic, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 1, aperture type: -, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: psilate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: heterobrochate, reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: semitectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: absent, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: Sulcus is usually extending to the proximal side of the grain.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Aktuna, G.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. polar view (proximal)
3. equatorial view
4. detail of sulcus
5. exine surface
6. dry pollen grain in polar view (distal)
7. dry pollen grain in polar view (proximal)
8. interapertural area of pollen wall
9. apertural area of pollen wall
10. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view (proximal) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- detail of sulcus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- dry pollen grain in polar view (distal) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- dry pollen grain in polar view (proximal) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Aktuna G. 2005. Muscari tenuiflorum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Muscari_tenuiflorum/100886; accessed 2025-04-28