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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

Ornamentation and Structure

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

Annotations: sulcus inconspicuous

Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie

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

Copyright and Citation


Cite this publication as:

Halbritter H. 2016. Mezobromelia capituligera. In: PalDat - A palynological database.


https://www.paldat.org/pub/Mezobromelia_capituligera/300680;jsessionid=CBB8D0532919E72066F791C07EF06056;
accessed 2022-04-03

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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