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Primula vulgaris

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Ericales, Primulaceae, Primula

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

Published: 2021-02-19

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): 16-20 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 11-15 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 16-20 µm,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 16-20 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 16-20 µm,  pollen class: colpate,  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): lobate,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: >6,  aperture type: colpus,  aperture condition: colpate, stephanocolpate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane psilate, stephanoaperturate

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: reticulate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: reticulate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: semitectate,  infratectum: absent,  foot layer: absent,  endexine: compact-continuous,  intine: monolayered,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: pollenkitt,  reserves in cytoplasm: lipids,  cell number: 2-celled,  Ubisch bodies: absent

Annotations: pollen dimorphism of heterostylous flowers; pollen of long-styled morph smaller with about 7 colpi; short-styled morph with about 9 colpi

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Radivo, Pauli; Heigl, Helmut

Pictures

hydrated pollen

1. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

2. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

3. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen grains (long-styled morph)

4. hydrated pollen grains (long-styled morph)

polar view (short-styled morph)

5. polar view (short-styled morph)

equatorial view (short-styled morph)

6. equatorial view (short-styled morph)

aperture (long-styled morph)

7. aperture (long-styled morph)

exine surface (long-styled morph)

8. exine surface (long-styled morph)

polar area (short-styled morph)

9. polar area (short-styled morph)

dry pollen grains (long-styled morph)

10. dry pollen grains (long-styled morph)

dry pollen grains (short-styled morph)

11. dry pollen grains (short-styled morph)

pollen grain in cross section (long-styled morph)

12. pollen grain in cross section (long-styled morph)

pollen grain in cross section (long-styled morph)

13. pollen grain in cross section (long-styled morph)

pollen grain in cross section with pollenkitt droplets (long-styled morph)

14. pollen grain in cross section with pollenkitt droplets (long-styled morph)

pollen wall (long-styled morph)

15. pollen wall (long-styled morph)

detail of exine (long-styled morph)

16. detail of exine (long-styled morph)

Picture legend

  1. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  2. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  3. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. hydrated pollen grains (long-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  5. polar view (short-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. equatorial view (short-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. aperture (long-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. exine surface (long-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. polar area (short-styled morph) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. dry pollen grains (long-styled morph) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. dry pollen grains (short-styled morph) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. pollen grain in cross section (long-styled morph) - fresh, Karnovsky-fixation, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Radivo, P.
  13. pollen grain in cross section (long-styled morph) - fresh, Karnovsky-fixation, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Radivo, P.
  14. pollen grain in cross section with pollenkitt droplets (long-styled morph) - fresh, Karnovsky-fixation, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Radivo, P.
  15. pollen wall (long-styled morph) - fresh, Karnovsky-fixation (microwave), modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Radivo, P.
  16. detail of exine (long-styled morph) - fresh, Karnovsky-fixation, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Radivo, P.

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Copyright and Citation

Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H., Radivo P., Heigl H. 2021. Primula vulgaris. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Primula_vulgaris/305472;jsessionid=345D2FC15DDD8DD91308190BEE2392A1; accessed 2025-01-25

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