一种新的棕榈科贝叶棕亚科的属的检索方法

通过常规方法,即以花、果、种子来鉴定棕榈科,因单朵花的花期很短以及很多果实发育成熟期较长而受到一定限制。尤其是在鉴定棕榈科贝叶棕亚科时因某些种类需数十年才开花或是一次性开花结实而遇到了很大障碍。有时,在引种地点无法获得花、果或种子。由于棕榈植物具有重要经济观赏价值,且其引种迅猛发展,故有必要尽早地鉴定它们。通过茎和叶,可对棕榈科贝叶棕亚科进行鉴定,本文列出了属的检索表。     

《Flora of China》中蒲葵属之分类订正

通过调查,对Livistona chinensis的后选模式、L.fengkaiensis和L.jenkinsiana的主模式、L.saribus的等新模式、L.speciosa的等模式与《Flora of China》中的上述种类作比较,证实《Flora of China》中的L.jenkinsiana是L.speciosa Kurz,后者被中国分类学文献（如《海南植物志》、《中国植物志》、《福建植物志》、《云南植物志》）误定为L.saribus。L.speciosa的果倒卵形、椭圆形或卵形,而L.jenkinsiana的果肾形或近球形。源于《中国植物志》的L.saribus并非原产于中国。在中国,L.speciosa原产于云南、广东、海南和福建,L.chinensis原产于广东和台湾,而L.jenkinsiana和L.saribus仅被引种至中国的植物园。     

A new species of Bactris (Palmae) from French Guiana

A new species,Bactris nancibaensis, from French Guiana, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Bactris (Palmae) from the Amazon region

A new species,Bactris pliniana, from the Amazon region is described and illustrated. Its relationships within the Piranga group are discussed. Studies on the Flora of the Guianas 78.     

Intrapetiolar inflorescence buds in Salacca (Palmae): development and significance

The inflorescence in all species of Salacca is enclosed in a chamber within the leaf base and is exserted through a slit on the abaxial surface of the leaf base. The inflorescence bud is interpreted ds an axillary meristem that becomes radially displaced by adaxial growth of the leaf primordium. A fine channel is produced from the leaf axil to the base of the inflorescence and persists at maturity. The channel and the bud chamber enlarge as the leaf elongates. They are lined by an epidermal layer. There is no cellular breakdown until the collapse and tearing of tissues of the leaf during inflorescence enlargement late in ontogeny. The vegetative bud is positioned about 130⁰ from the axil of its subtending leaf and lies directly below the abaxial inflorescence slit of the leaf above. Vegetative bud development was not observed, hut there is a suggestion of relatively late initiation. The separation of. Eleiodoxa from Salacca is supported by differences in the development of inflorescence and vegetative buds.     

我国的野生棕榈科园林观赏植物资源

我国原产棕榈科植物约有 18属 10 0种 ,可用于园林绿化及观赏的有 12属 4 4种 ,可作行道树、园景树、庭园树、室内观赏树和海滨、沙滩绿化树。虽然资源不太丰富、分布范围较为狭窄 ,但观赏价值较高 ,许多为国家重点保护植物。本文还重点介绍了部分种类 ,并对开发利用提出了建议     

Pollination of Bactris (Palmae) in an Amazon forest

Phenology, inflorescence behavior, and pollination of 10 sympatric taxa ofBactris were studied in a lowland Amazon forest. Taxa flowered over an eight month period during the rainy season and early dry season, but individual taxa flowered for one to a few months. Related taxa had mostly non-overlapping flowering periods. Inflorescence behavior was similar for all taxa, with nocturnal pistillate anthesis and temperature elevation, followed 24 hours later by rapid, nocturnal staminate anthesis. Pollinators of all taxa were small weevilsPhyllotrox (Curculionidae) and nitidulidsColopterus (Nitidulidae), although various other insect visitors were recorded. Large numbers ofPhyllotrox were recorded on inflorescences, but weevil sex ratios were highly skewed.     

A stochastic flowering model describing an asynchronically flowering set of trees

A general stochastic model is presented that simulates the time course of flowering of individual trees and populations, integrating the synchronization of flowering both between and within trees. Making some hypotheses, a simplified expression of the model, called the 'shoot' model, is proposed, in which the synchronization of flowering both between and within trees is characterized by specific parameters. Two derived models, the 'tree' model and the 'population' model, are presented. They neglect the asynchrony of flowering, respectively, within trees, and between and within trees. Models were fitted and tested using data on flowering of Psidium cattleianum observed at study sites at elevations of 200, 520 and 890 m in Reunion Island. The 'shoot' model fitted the data best and reproduced the strong irregularities in flowering shown by empirical data. The asynchrony of flowering in P. cattleianum was more pronounced within than between trees. Simulations showed that various flowering patterns can be reproduced by the 'shoot' model. The use of different levels of organization of the general model is discussed.     

In vitro flowering in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Meristem-derived plantlets of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) were induced to flower in vitro. Five genotypes out of 13 consistently responded to our culture conditions giving rise to male or female flowers. Male flowers contained anthers in which meiosis occurred and apparently normal pollen grains were formed.     

Distribution of charged flavones and caffeylshikimic acid in Palmae

Identification of the phenolic constituents in flowers of nine palm species has revealed that charged C-glycosylflavones and caffeylshikimic acid are characteristically present. Flavonol glycosides are also common; the 3-glucosides, 3-rutinosides and 3,4′-diglucosides of quercetin and isorhamnetin and the 7-glucoside and 3,7-diglucoside of quercetin are all variously present. Tricin 7-glucoside, luteolin 7-rutinoside and several unchanged C-glycosylflavones were also detected. Male flowers of Phoenix canariensis differ from female flowers in having flavonol glycosides. As expected, in most species studied, flavonoid patterns in the flowers vary considerably from those found in the leaves.     

New species of <Emphasis Type=Italic>Geonoma</Emphasis> (Palmae) from Ecuador

Five new species of Geonoma from Ecuador, G. awaensis, G. ecuadoriensis, G. hollinensis, G. lanata, and G. skovii, are described and illustrated and are compared to similar species. Their distributions are mapped.     

Classification of specimens in the Geonoma stricta (Palmae) complex: the problem of leaf size and shape

Specimens representingGeonoma stricta, a widespread species in the Amazon region, are variable morphologically, especially in leaf size and shape. Ordination and clustering of quantitative morphological variables indicate that the specimens can be classified in at least four different ways, but none of these is fully supported by Discriminant Analysis. The problem revolves around a group of specimens with intermediate leaf size and shape. Mapping of specimens shows that no grouping is geographically separate from any other. An infraspecific classification is not possible based on the data analyzed here. Principal Component Analysis and a test of hybridity indicate that a small percentage of specimens might be of hybrid origin.     

Staggered Flowering in Four Sympatric Varieties of Geonoma cuneata (Palmae)1

Phenology, flowering biology, and pollination were studied for one year in four sympatric varieties of the polymorphic palm Geonoma cuneata in Ecuador. Flowering seasons of the three most common varieties were significantly staggered resulting in minimal temporal overlap. No marked differences were found with respect to flowering biology or pollination. The implication of these findings for explaining the complicated morphological variation pattern found in G. cuneata and similar species complexes is discussed.     

Variation in flowering behaviour inVulpia (Poaceae)

Some abnormalities in the androecial structure and behaviour withinVulpia sect.Vulpia are described. These features help to trace the evolutionary history of cleistogamous taxa with a single micranthous stamen from chasmogamous taxa with three macranthous stamens.