Petrorhagia saxifraga
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Caryophyllales, Caryophyllaceae, Petrorhagia
Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Petrorhagia-saxifraga.htm
Published: 2021-06-08
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): 26-30 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm, pollen class: porate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: isodiametric, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): polar, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): polygonal, outline in polar view (dry pollen): polygonal, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: >6, aperture type: porus, aperture condition: pantoporate, porate, aperture peculiarities: pantoaperturate, operculum
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: verrucate, gemmate, scabrate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: perforate, microechinate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: apertures 12, operculum crown-like
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Auer, Waltraud
Pictures
1. habitus
2. flower(s)
3. hydrated Pollen
4. hydrated Pollen
5. hydrated Pollen
6. hydrated pollen grain
7. hydrated pollen grain
8. aperture
9. aperture
10. exine surface
11. dry pollen grains
12. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Svojtka, M.
- flower(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
- hydrated Pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated Pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated Pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
- hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen grain - 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.
- 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.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Auer W., Svojtka M. 2021. Petrorhagia saxifraga. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Petrorhagia_saxifraga/306139; accessed 2025-04-28