Rodgersia sambucifolia
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Saxifragales, Saxifragaceae, Rodgersia
Published: 2015-10-07
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): small (10-25 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: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, 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: colporus, aperture condition: tricolporate, colporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: scabrate, nexine: present, sexine: present, SEM ornamentation SEM: microreticulate, reticulate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: compact-continuous, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Annotations: Ubisch-bodies small: same size; endexine visible with KMnO4 only; rugulate ornamentation in polar area and around the aperture (no margo); colpi very long with acute ends
Author(s) of diagnosis: Prader, Sabine
Pictures
1. habitus, inflorescence(s)
2. flower(s)
3. equatorial view, acetolyzed pollen
4. equatorial view, acetolyzed pollen
5. equatorial view, acetolyzed pollen
6. polar view, acetolyzed pollen
7. polar view, acetolyzed pollen
8. polar view, acetolyzed pollen
9. generative cell
10. starch proov negative
11. hydrated pollen, polar view
12. polar view
13. equatorial view
14. aperture detail
15. aperture detail
16. exine surface
17. polar area
18. dry pollen
19. polar view, dry pollen
20. equatorial view, dry pollen
21. Ubisch bodies on locule wall
22. pollen grain in cross section
23. pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt attached to pollen wall
24. pollen wall, interapertural area
25. aperture
26. pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area
27. Ubisch bodies on locule wall
28. lipids
29. vegetative nucleus and generative cell
Picture legend
- habitus, inflorescence(s), photographer: Prader, S.
- flower(s), photographer: Prader, S.
- equatorial view, acetolyzed pollen - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Prader, S.
- equatorial view, acetolyzed pollen - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Prader, S.
- equatorial view, acetolyzed pollen - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Prader, S.
- polar view, acetolyzed pollen - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Prader, S.
- polar view, acetolyzed pollen - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Prader, S.
- polar view, acetolyzed pollen - dry, acetolyzed & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Prader, S.
- generative cell - dry, unfixed & glycerine, aceto-carmine, photographer: Prader, S.
- starch proov negative - dry, unfixed, iodine, photographer: Prader, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & glycerine, unstained, photographer: Prader, S.
- polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- aperture detail - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- aperture detail - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- polar area - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- polar view, dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- equatorial view, dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- Ubisch bodies on locule wall - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Prader, S.
- pollen grain in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Prader, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area, pollenkitt attached to pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Prader, S.
- pollen wall, interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Prader, S.
- aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Prader, S.
- pollen wall, transition from aperture to interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Prader, S.
- Ubisch bodies on locule wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Prader, S.
- lipids - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, potassium permanganate, photographer: Prader, S.
- vegetative nucleus and generative cell - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Prader, S.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Prader S. 2015. Rodgersia sambucifolia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Rodgersia_sambucifolia/300161; accessed 2025-04-28