Odontites luteus
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Odontites
Published: 2016-02-08
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): small (10-25 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): triangular, infoldings (dry pollen): interapertural area sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colpus, aperture condition: colpate, tricolpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: present, sexine: present, SEM ornamentation SEM: reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: semitectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: compact-discontinuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: thin endexine, nuclei of anther cells with crystals.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Ulrich, Silvia; Halbritter, Heidemarie
Pictures
1. habitus
2. inflorescence(s)
3. inflorescence(s)
4. flower(s)
5. upper focus
6. optical section
7. lower focus
8. hydrated pollen, polar view
9. no starch detected
10. 2-celled pollen
11. hydrated pollen, slightly polar view
12. polar view
13. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
14. equatorial view
15. detail of aperture
16. detail of aperture
17. detail of aperture
18. exine surface
19. exine surface in interapertural area with ring-like wall thickening
20. polar area
21. polar area
22. polar area
23. dry pollen
24. dry pollen grains
25. anther wall with Ubisch bodies
26. cross section of pollen grain
27. pollen wall, interapertural area
28. pollen wall, interapertural area
29. pollen wall, interapertural area
30. pollen wall, interapertural area, endexine clearly visible
31. pollen wall, aperture area
32. pollen wall, aperture area
33. generative cell (right) and organells
34. anther cell
35. Ubisch bodies on loculus wall
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- no starch detected - dry, unfixed, iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- 2-celled pollen - dry, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- hydrated pollen, slightly polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- exine surface in interapertural area with ring-like wall thickening - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- anther wall with Ubisch bodies - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- cross section of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area, endexine clearly visible - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- generative cell (right) and organells - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- anther cell - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
- Ubisch bodies on loculus wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Ulrich S., Halbritter H. 2016. Odontites luteus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Odontites_luteus/300421; accessed 2025-01-25