Quesnelia lateralis
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Poales, Bromeliaceae, Quesnelia
Published: 2007-03-14
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): -, 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: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: elliptic, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular, infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded, aperture number: 2, aperture type: -, aperture condition: porate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane psilate
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: semitectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: Dry pollen irregularly infolded or cup-shaped.
Author(s) of diagnosis: Till, W.; Halbritter, H.
Pictures
Picture legend
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Till, W.
- polar view (proximal) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- slightly oblique equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Till W., Halbritter H. 2007. Quesnelia lateralis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Quesnelia_lateralis/102256; accessed 2025-04-28