Polygala chamaebuxus
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Fabales, Polygalaceae, Polygala
Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Polygala-chamaebuxus.htm
Published: 2020-11-30
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): large (51-100 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): 51-100 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 51-100 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 51-100 µm, pollen class: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): oblique, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: >6, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, stephanocolporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: psilate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: psilate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. hydrated pollen
3. hydrated pollen
4. hydrated pollen
5. slightly oblique polar view
6. detail of aperture
7. detail of polar end of two neighbouring colpori
8. dry pollen grains
9. dry pollen grain in equatorial view
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
- slightly oblique polar 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 polar end of two neighbouring colpori - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Heigl H. 2020. Polygala chamaebuxus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Polygala_chamaebuxus/304168;jsessionid=F81F93BC027A1F570018310C2C4D6D75; accessed 2025-01-25