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Polygala vulgaris

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Fabales, Polygalaceae, Polygala

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Polygala-vulgaris-vulgaris.htm

Published: 2021-06-23

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): 36-40 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 36-40 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm,  pollen class: colporate,  polarity: isopolar,  P/E-ratio: oblate,  shape: -,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: >6,  aperture type: colporus,  aperture condition: stephanocolporate, colporate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane psilate

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: psilate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: foveolate, psilate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: -,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: -

Annotations: polar areas with foveolae

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

inflorescence(s)

1. inflorescence(s)

hydrated pollen

2. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen grains

5. hydrated pollen grains

polar view (oblique)

6. polar view (oblique)

equatorial view (oblique)

7. equatorial view (oblique)

aperture

8. aperture

exine surface

9. exine surface

polar area

10. polar area

dry pollen grains

11. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. inflorescence(s), photographer: Svojtka, M.
  2. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  5. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. polar view (oblique) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. equatorial view (oblique) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. polar area - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Halbritter, H (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., Auer W., Svojtka M. 2021. Polygala vulgaris. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Polygala_vulgaris/306318;jsessionid=0F15B004B9A10C8684A28102A19B3912; accessed 2025-01-10

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