(1) Institut für Botanik, Universität Wien, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Wien, Österreich
Abstract:
The pollenkitt ofTilia platyphyllos andT. tomentosa is produced during the tetrade-stage by the tapetum plastides. After tapetum degeneration pollenkitt and accompanying substances are deposited predominantly in the intrabacular spaces of the exine, and only in small quantities on the surface of the exine itself.