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Uvularia grandiflora

Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Liliales, Liliaceae, Uvularia

Published: 2021-06-21

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): 41-50 µm,  shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm,  longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -,  shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm,  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): equatorial,  P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate,  shape (dry pollen): -,  outline in polar view (dry pollen): -,  infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken,  aperture number: 2,  aperture type: sulcus,  aperture condition: disulcate, sulcate,  aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented

Ornamentation and Structure

LM  ornamentation LM: verrucate, gemmate, scabrate,  nexine: -,  sexine: -,  SEM  ornamentation SEM: granulate, perforate,  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; Auer, Waltraud

Pictures

habitus

1. habitus

habitus

2. habitus

flower(s)

3. flower(s)

hydrated pollen

4. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

5. hydrated pollen

hydrated pollen

6. hydrated pollen

polar view (proximal)

7. polar view (proximal)

equatorial view

8. equatorial view

equatorial view

9. equatorial view

detail of aperture

10. detail of aperture

exine surface

11. exine surface

dry pollen grains

12. dry pollen grains

Picture legend

  1. habitus, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  2. habitus, photographer: Buchner, R.
  3. flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
  4. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Auer, W.
  5. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  6. hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Auer, W.
  7. polar view (proximal) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  8. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  9. equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  10. detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  11. exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
  12. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, 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., Auer W., Buchner R. 2021. Uvularia grandiflora. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Uvularia_grandiflora/306204; accessed 2025-04-28

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