Ornamentation (LM und EM)

Ornamentation (LM und EM)

baculate
Ornamentation with rod-like, free standing exine elements, more than 1µm in length
and never with pointed top.

Erythrochiton brasiliensis (Rutaceae) Nymphaea alba (Nymphaeaceae) Viscum laxum (Loranthaceae)

clavate
Ornamentation of club-shaped elements of the ektexine which are higher than 1
µm.

Geranium phaeum (Geraniaceae) Linum catharticum (Linaceae) Plumbago auriculata (Plumbaginaceae)

echinate
Ornamentation of spines longer than 1 µm.

Anthemis arvensis (Asteraceae) Centaurea jacea (Asteraceae) Hibiscus trionum (Malvaceae)

Malva neglecta (Malvaceae) Pinellia ternata (Araceae) Tussilago farfara (Asteraceae)

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Ulearum sagittatum var. sagittatum (Araceae) Zomicarpa riedeliana (Araceae)

fossulate
Ornamentation of elongated, irregular grooves.

Erica herbacea (Ericaceae) Hydrophyllum canadense (Hydrophyllaceae) Orthilia secunda (Pyrolaceae)

Rhododendron hirsutum (Ericaceae)

foveolate
Ornamentation of more or less rounded depressions or lumina with more than 1 µm
in diameter and a distance between foveolae larger than their diameter.

Lavandula angustifolia (Lamiaceae) Streptocalyx poeppigii (Bromeliaceae) Stylochaeton bogneri (Araceae)

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frustrate
Special mental condition of palynologists reflecting and discussing terminology of
pollen and spores.

Frustrelia mentalis (Frustraceae)

gemmate
Ornamentation of globular exine elements, larger than 1 µm in diameter and
constricted at its base.

Asarum europaeum (Aristolochiaceae) Dionaea muscipula (Droseraceae) Stenandrium dulce (Acanthaceae)

granulate
Ornamentation of globular elements smaller than 1 µm in diameter.

Symphytum orientale (Boraginaceae) Ulmus glabra (Ulmaceae)

microechinate
Ornamentation of spines shorter than 1 µm.

Artemisia pontica (Asteraceae) Campanula patula (Campanulaceae) Valerianella carinata (Valerianaceae)

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microreticulate
Reticulate exine where the lumina are smaller than 1 µm in diameter.

Digitalis lutea (Scrophulariaceae) Digitalis purpurea (Scrophulariaceae) Stachys sylvatica (Lamiaceae)

perforate
Exine with rounded or elongated tectal perforations, less than 1 µm in diameter and
generally situated in the tectum.

Chimonanthus praecox (Calycanthaceae) Gonatopus angustus (Araceae) Napoleoana imperialis (Napoleonaeaceae)

Pulmonaria officinalis (Boraginaceae)

psilate
Pollen grain with a predominantly smooth surface.

Dorycnium germanicum (Fabaceae) Dorycnium germanicum (Fabaceae) Hippocrepis emerus (Fabaceae)

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Hippocrepis emerus (Fabaceae) Vicia tenuifolia (Fabaceae) Vicia tenuifolia (Fabaceae)

Vinca minor (Apocynaceae)

reticulate
Ornamentation of a network-like pattern of lumina wider than 1 µm and muri
narrower than the lumina.

Ajuga genevensis (Lamiaceae) Beloperone guttata (Acanthaceae) Corylopsis glabrescens (Hamamelidaceae)

Gagea graeca (Liliaceae) Galeopsis tetrahit (Lamiaceae) Hyssopus officinalis (Lamiaceae)

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