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Plantago lanceolata

Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Scrophulariales, Plantaginaceae, Plantago

Published: 2012-12-10

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: porate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): -,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): irregular,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,  infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded,  aperture number: >6,  aperture type: -,  aperture condition: porate,  aperture peculiarities: operculum, pantoaperturate

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: verrucate,  nexine: present,  sexine: present,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: perforate, microechinate, verrucate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: eutectate,  infratectum: columellate,  foot layer: discontinuous,  endexine: compact-discontinuous,  intine: bilayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: absent,  reserves in cytoplasm: starch,  cell number: 3-celled,  Ubisch bodies: present

Annotations: Infratectum granular or absent. Endexine only in aperture area clearly visible.

Author(s) of diagnosis: Ulrich, S.

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

habitus

2. habitus

inflorescence(s)

3. inflorescence(s)

3-celled pollen

4. 3-celled pollen

3-celled pollen

5. 3-celled pollen

acetolysed pollen, optical section

6. acetolysed pollen, optical section

hydrated pollen

7. hydrated pollen

acetolysed pollen, upper focus

8. acetolysed pollen, upper focus

acetolysed pollen, optical section

9. acetolysed pollen, optical section

acetolysed pollen, lower focus

10. acetolysed pollen, lower focus

hydrated pollen

11. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

12. hydrated pollen

detection of starch

13. detection of starch

detection of starch

14. detection of starch

hydrated pollen grains

15. hydrated pollen grains

hydrated pollen grain

16. hydrated pollen grain

hydrated pollen

17. hydrated pollen

aperture

18. aperture

aperture

19. aperture

aperture

20. aperture

aperture

21. aperture

exine surface

22. exine surface

dry pollen grains

23. dry pollen grains

dry pollen

24. dry pollen

Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

25. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

26. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall

cross section of pollen grain

27. cross section of pollen grain

pollen wall, aperture area

28. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall, aperture area

29. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall, interapertural area

30. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, interapertural area

31. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, aperture area

32. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall, aperture area, pollenkitt

33. pollen wall, aperture area, pollenkitt

pollen wall, aperture area

34. pollen wall, aperture area

pollen wall, interapertural area

35. pollen wall, interapertural area

pollen wall, Ubisch bodies on loculus wall

36. pollen wall, Ubisch bodies on loculus wall

pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt, Ubisch bodies

37. pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt, Ubisch bodies

cytoplasma, vegetative nucleus, sperm cell, starch

38. cytoplasma, vegetative nucleus, sperm cell, starch

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  2. habitus, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  3. inflorescence(s), photographer: Ulrich, S.
  4. 3-celled pollen - dry, rehydrated (water), aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  5. 3-celled pollen - dry, rehydrated (water), aceto-carmine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  6. acetolysed pollen, optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  7. hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  8. acetolysed pollen, upper focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  9. acetolysed pollen, optical section - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  10. acetolysed pollen, lower focus - dry, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  11. hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  12. hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water), unstained, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  13. detection of starch - dry, rehydrated (water), iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  14. detection of starch - dry, rehydrated (water), iodine, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  15. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  16. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  17. hydrated pollen - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  18. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  19. aperture - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  20. aperture - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  21. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  22. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  23. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  24. dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  25. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  26. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - dry, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  27. cross section of pollen grain - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  28. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  29. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  30. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  31. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  32. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  33. pollen wall, aperture area, pollenkitt - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  34. pollen wall, aperture area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  35. pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  36. pollen wall, Ubisch bodies on loculus wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  37. pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt, Ubisch bodies - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, lipid-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.
  38. cytoplasma, vegetative nucleus, sperm cell, starch - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Ulrich, S.

Literature

  • Clarke GCS, Jones MR (1977) Plantaginaceae. Rev Palaeobot Palynol 24: 129-154
  • Hammer K (1978) Entwicklungstendenzen blütenökologischer Merkmale bei Plantago. Flora 167: 41-56
  • Leereveld H, Meeuse ADJ, Stelleman P (1976) Anthecological relations between reputedly anemophilous flowers and syrphid flies. II. Plantago media L. Acta Bot Neerl 25: 205-211
  • Primack RB (1978) Evolutionary aspects of wind pollination in the genus Plantago (Plantaginaceae). New Phytol 81: 449-458
  • Stelleman P (1984) The significance of biotic pollination in a nominally anemophilous plant: Plantago lanceolata. Proc Kon Ned Akad Wet, ser C 87: 95-119
  • Stelleman P, Meeuse ADJ (1976) Anthecological relations between reputedly anemophilous flowers and syrphid flies. I. The possible role of syrphid flies as pollinators of Plantago. Tijdschr Entom 119: 15-31
  • Ubera JL, Galán C, Guerrero FH (1988) Palynological study of the genus Plantago in the Iberian Peninsula. Grana 27: 1-15

Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Ulrich S., Halbritter H. 2012. Plantago lanceolata. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Plantago_lanceolata/206596;jsessionid=7F7C03D4DF6499DD7CA15BD797A9710B; accessed 2025-01-25

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