Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Arales, Araceae, Zamioculcas
Published: 2005-06-01
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: -, polarity: -, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 1, aperture type: -, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: psilate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: alveolate, foot layer: continuous, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: starch, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: endexine very thin
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, H.; Weber, M.
Pictures
1. polar view
2. equatorial view
3. detail of aperture
4. dry pollen grain
5. pollen wall
6. detail of pollen wall
7. pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region
8. detail of pollen wall at aperture
9. detail of pollen wall at aperture
Picture legend
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
- detail of pollen wall - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
- pollen wall at transition of aperture and interapertural region - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
- detail of pollen wall at aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
- detail of pollen wall at aperture - fresh, glutaraldehyde & osmium & potassium ferrocyanide, uranyl acetate & lead citrate, photographer: Weber, M.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Weber M. 2005. Zamioculcas zamiifolia. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Zamioculcas_zamiifolia/100617;jsessionid=77969389B2981A438ACE57D88D87523E; accessed 2025-01-26