Ruscus hypoglossum
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asparagales, Asparagaceae, Ruscus
Published: 2017-01-17
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): -, 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: sulcate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: elliptic, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): boat-shaped, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 1, aperture type: sulcus, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: psilate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: columellate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: absent, intine: monolayered, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: pollenkitt, reserves in cytoplasm: lipids, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: footlayer partly interrupted
Author(s) of diagnosis: Aktuna, Gabriela
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. generative cell (asterisk)
3. polar view (proximal)
4. equatorial view
5. detail of sulcus
6. exine surface
7. dry pollen grain in slightly oblique polar view (distal)
8. dry pollen grain in equatorial view
9. pollen grains in cross section
10. interapertural area of pollen wall
11. apertural area of pollen wall
12. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area
13. generative cell
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Halbritter, H.
- generative cell (asterisk) - fixed, formalin-acetic-alcohol, aceto-carmine, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- polar view (proximal) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- detail of sulcus - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- dry pollen grain in slightly oblique polar view (distal) - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- dry pollen grain in equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- pollen grains in cross section - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- interapertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- apertural area of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural area - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
- generative cell - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, modified Thiéry-test, photographer: Aktuna, G.
Literature
- (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:
Aktuna G., Halbritter H. 2017. Ruscus hypoglossum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Ruscus_hypoglossum/302964;jsessionid=66EC05095732F7C36CC4F20A19718C8F; accessed 2025-01-26