Ranunculus illyricus
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Ranunculales, Ranunculaceae, Ranunculus
Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Ranunculus-illyricus.htm
Published: 2021-01-27
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): 26-30 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 26-30 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 26-30 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: 3, aperture type: colpus, aperture condition: tricolpate, colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: verrucate, gemmate, scabrate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: perforate, microechinate, 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. habitus
2. habitus
3. hydrated pollen
4. hydrated pollen
5. hydrated pollen
6. polar view (oblique)
7. equatorial view
8. aperture
9. detail of aperture
10. exine surface
11. dry pollen grain
Picture legend
- habitus, photographer: Bogdanović, S.
- habitus, photographer: Bogdanović, S.
- 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.
- polar view (oblique) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (1995) Spatial fragrance patterns within the flowers of Ranunculus acris (Ranunculaceae). Pl Syst Evol 195: 221-242
- (1985) Morfologia polinica de Ranunculus arvensis L. Anales Asoc Palin Lengua Esp 2: 19-23
- (1998) Pollenmorphologie der Ranunculanae. Diplomarbeit. Universität Wien : 125 pp
- (1971) Characterization and extraction of the polysaccharides of the intine of the generative cell wall in the pollen grains of some Ranunculaceae. Grana 11: 101-106
- (1994) Syncytes in the secretory anthers' tapetum of Ranunculus peltatus (Ranunculaceae). Polish Bot Stud 8: 23-30
- (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., Bogdanović S. 2021. Ranunculus illyricus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Ranunculus_illyricus/305138; accessed 2025-04-28