Palaquium formosanum
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Ericales, Sapotaceae, Palaquium
Published: 2011-06-14
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: colporate, 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): lobate, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 4, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: foveolate, rugulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: 3 apertures (colpori) occur as well; ornamentation inconsistent, finely rugulate, sometimes with foveolae
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Bellaire, A.
Pictures
1. habitus
2. flower(s)
3. flower(s)
4. polar view (oblique)
5. polar view (oblique), tricolporate
6. equatorial view
7. equatorial view
8. aperture
9. exine surface
10. exine surface, foveolae
11. polar area
12. dry pollen grains
13. Ubisch bodies on inner locular wall
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Bellaire, A.
- flower(s), photographer: Bellaire, A.
- flower(s), photographer: Bellaire, A.
- polar view (oblique) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view (oblique), tricolporate - 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.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - 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.
- exine surface, foveolae - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies on inner locular wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Bellaire A. 2011. Palaquium formosanum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Palaquium_formosanum/200637;jsessionid=3F50A85294966364726113C162A79B70; accessed 2025-01-10