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an online publication on recent pollen

Silene acaulis

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Caryophyllales, Caryophyllaceae, Silene

Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Silene-acaulis-long.htm

Published: 2021-08-02

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): 31-35 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm,  longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm,  pollen class: porate,  polarity: -,  P/E-ratio: -,  shape: spheroidal,  outline in polar view: circular,  dominant orientation (LM): oblique,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -,  shape (dry pollen): spheroidal,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: >6,  aperture type: porus,  aperture condition: porate, pantoporate,  aperture peculiarities: operculum, pantoaperturate

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: gemmate, verrucate, scabrate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: microechinate, perforate,  suprasculpture SEM: -,  TEM  tectum: -,  infratectum: -,  foot layer: -,  endexine: -,  intine: -,  wall peculiarities: -,  supratectal element: -

Miscellaneous

pollen coatings: -,  reserves in cytoplasm: -,  cell number: -,  Ubisch bodies: present

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

habitus of Silene acaulis

1. habitus of Silene acaulis

hydrated Pollen

2. hydrated Pollen

hydrated Pollen

3. hydrated Pollen

hydrated Pollen

4. hydrated Pollen

hydrated pollen grains

5. hydrated pollen grains

hydrated pollen grain

6. hydrated pollen grain

exine surface

7. exine surface

aperture

8. aperture

aperture

9. aperture

exine surface

10. exine surface

dry pollen grains

11. dry pollen grains

Ubisch bodies on tapetum cell wall

12. Ubisch bodies on tapetum cell wall

Picture legend

  1. habitus of Silene acaulis, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. hydrated Pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
  3. hydrated Pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  4. hydrated Pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
  5. hydrated pollen grains - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  6. hydrated pollen grain - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  7. exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. aperture - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. dry pollen grains - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. Ubisch bodies on tapetum cell wall - dry, photographer: Halbritter, H.

Literature

  • Halbritter, H (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., Auer W. 2021. Silene acaulis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Silene_acaulis/306401;jsessionid=9007872628D1CFC479A085BDBD4B02F8; accessed 2025-01-26

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