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an online publication on recent pollen
Mezobromelia capituligera
Taxonomy: Angiospermae,
Poales,
Bromeliaceae,
Mezobromelia
Published: 2016-03-18
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): irregular,
outline in polar view (dry pollen): irregular,
infoldings (dry pollen): irregularly infolded,
aperture number: 1,
aperture type: sulcus,
aperture condition: sulcate,
aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane
ornamented
LM
ornamentation LM: -,
nexine: -,
sexine: -,
SEM
ornamentation SEM: heterobrochate, reticulate,
suprasculpture SEM: -,
TEM
tectum: -,
infratectum: -,
foot layer: -,
endexine: -,
intine: -,
wall peculiarities: -,
supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -,
reserves in cytoplasm: -,
cell number: -,
Ubisch bodies: present
Pictures
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1. oblique view
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2. polar proximal view (oblique)
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3. equatorial view
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4. equatorial view
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5. detail of sulcus
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6. detail of sulcus
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7. exine surface
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8. dry pollen grains
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9. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall
Picture legend
1. oblique view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter,
H.
2. polar proximal view (oblique) - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold,
photographer: Halbritter, H.
3. equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer:
Halbritter, H.
4. equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer:
Halbritter, H.
5. detail of sulcus - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer:
Halbritter, H.
6. detail of sulcus - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer:
Halbritter, H.
7. exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter,
H.
8. dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
9. Ubisch bodies on inner anther wall - fresh, rehydration (water) & critical point dried & 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
Previous Publications
2012-03-28:
https://www.paldat.org/pub/Mezobromelia_capituligera/207778;jsessionid=CBB8D0532919E72066F791C07EF06056
(https://www.paldat.org/pub/Mezobromelia_capituligera/207778;jsessionid=CBB8D0532919E72066F791C07EF06056)
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