Phacelia tanacetifolia
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Solanales, Hydrophyllaceae, Phacelia
Published: 2005-06-01
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: -, 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): elliptic, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: -, aperture condition: colpate, aperture peculiarities: heteroaperturate, aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: present
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.
Pictures
Picture legend
- polar view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- interapertural area of pollen grain - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H. 2005. Phacelia tanacetifolia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Phacelia_tanacetifolia/113451;jsessionid=C9253AAD0730165E717359A92767F292; accessed 2025-01-26