Retama raetam
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Fabales, Fabaceae, Retama
Links: https://flora.org.il/en/plants/retrae/
Published: 2021-05-07
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): -, size of hydrated pollen (LM): 21-25 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 16-20 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 21-25 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 21-25 µm, pollen class: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: triangular, dominant orientation (LM): oblique, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: tricolporate, colporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: reticulate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: -, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: starch, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: Koelzer, Karen
Pictures
Picture legend
- acetolyzed pollen, polar view - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- acetolyzed pollen - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, starch - fresh, glycerine, iodine, photographer: Koelzer, K.
- hydrated pollen, generative cell, sperm cell - fresh, glycerine, aceto-carmine, photographer: Koelzer, K.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Koelzer K. 2021. Retama raetam. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Retama_raetam/305934; accessed 2025-04-27