Zebrina purpusii
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Commelinales, Commelinaceae, Zebrina
Published: 2010-04-02
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): large (51-100 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): oblate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): -, infoldings (dry pollen): -, aperture number: 1, aperture type: -, aperture condition: sulcate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: verrucate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: additional to sulcus 2 small elongated apertures (tenuitates) proximally near the equator
Author(s) of diagnosis: Buchner, R.; Halbritter, H.
Pictures
1. flowers of Zebrina purpusii
2. flower of Zebrina purpusii
3. flower of Zebrina purpusii
4. polar distal view (oblique)
5. polar proximal view (oblique)
6. equatorial view
7. detail of sulcus
8. additional proximal "aperture"
9. additional proximal "aperture"
10. exine surface
11. dry pollen grains
12. dry pollen grain (polar proximal view with 2 additional "apertures")
Picture legend
- flowers of Zebrina purpusii, photographer: Buchner, R.
- flower of Zebrina purpusii, photographer: Buchner, R.
- flower of Zebrina purpusii, photographer: Buchner, R.
- polar distal view (oblique) - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar proximal view (oblique) - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of sulcus - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- additional proximal "aperture" - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- additional proximal "aperture" - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, DMP & critical point dried, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - fresh, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grain (polar proximal view with 2 additional "apertures") - fresh, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Buchner R., Halbritter H. 2010. Zebrina purpusii. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://pc8.botanik.univie.ac.at/pub/Zebrina_purpusii/101016;jsessionid=5D0877F62491BE15B12105F18D9AB76B; accessed 2025-01-26