Equisetum heleocharis,maximum und Athyrium alpestre

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Sexual behaviour of the genus Equisetum, subgenus Equisetum

Gametophytes of five species of Equisetum that were studied in axenic single spore cultures are initially male or female, and the first antheridia appear on the males before the first arche-gonia on the females. The males never produce archegonia, but the females all produce antheridia later in progressively increasing numbers. The proportions of male and bisexual gametophytes are relatively constant within each species but vary greatly between species. Likewise between species there is great variation in the rate at which females later produce antheridia. Male gametophytes are smaller and grow more slowly than females, but individuals of both sexes live for the same length of time. After prolonged culture, growth rates fall to very low levels and there is necrosis of the older parts of the gametophytes; but sex organs are still produced. Initially female gametophytes have much sexually uncommitted tissue, whereas males are composed almost entirely of antheridial branches. The absence of archegonium formation on males may well be related to this lack of sexually undifferentiated tissue and the fact that the growth of the males is intimately connected with antheridium production.     

Comparative morphology of the gametophytes of the genus Equisetum, subgenus Equisetum

When grown under a variety of axenic conditions gametophytes of E. arvense, E. telmateia, E. sylvaticum, E. palustre , and E. fluviatile are all morphologically distinct. Lamellae from archegonial branches provide several diagnostic features but lamellae associated with antheridia are much less distinct. The archegonia of all five species have two neck canal cells and three tiers of neck cells and are of limited use taxonomically. Although antheridium development is basically similar in all species, during the metamorphosis of the spermatocytes specific differences arise in the shape of the cavity, degree of emergence and the number of opercular cells. A taxonomy of the gametophytes based on antheridium morphology corresponds very closely to the classification of the subgenus Equisetum into three sections based on the coning behaviour of the sporophytes.     

Ueberwinterte Prothallien von Equisetum

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Sterols from Equisetum arvense

The sterol fraction of Equisetum arvense L. contains, essentially, the following sterols: beta-sitosterol (60.0%), campesterol (32.9%), isofucosterol (5.9%) and cholesterol (trace amounts). The identification of the compounds has been carried out through NMR and MS, while the corresponding percentage have been desumed from the GLC and HPLC data.     

Sexual behaviour of the genus Equisetum, subgenus Hippochaete

When grown for long periods in axenic single spore cultures, gametophytes of the four European species of subgenus Hippochaete are initially male or female. Females invariably produce antheridia as they get older, but archegonium formation by males is a much rarer event and was only observed in E. hyemale and E. scirpoides. Male gametophytes are smaller, grow more slowly than the females and in E. hyemale and E. variegatum are often short-lived. The proportions of male and bisexual individuals are relatively constant within each species but vary between species. Likewise species differ in the rate at which females later produce antheridia. Gametophytes grow in three ways: activity of antheridial meristems which are totally committed to the formation of male tissues, activity of cushion meristems which may produce archegonia for an indefinite period or switch to antheridium formation, and proliferation from lamellae. Either archegonia or antheridia may arise on the adventitious branches resulting from lamellar proliferation, but the type of sex organ produced is strongly influenced by the culture medium, the sex and age of the parent tissue and the particular species in question. Only by this means are archegonia formed on initially male individuals. The sexual behaviour of the subgenus Hippochaete is compared in some detail with that of the subgenus Equisetum and several subgeneric characteristics are outlined.     

Entwicklungsgeschichte der Prothallien von Equisetum silvaticum L. und Equisetum palustre L.

Ohne ZusammenfassungMit 29 Textabbildungen und Tafel I–X.     

Die flavonolglykoside von Equisetum telmateja

Nine kaempferol glycosides, including the hitherto unkown 3-β-d-(6-O-acetylglucoside)-7-β-d-glucoside and 3-β-d-(6-O-acetylglucoside)-7-α-l-rhamnoside, have been isolated from Equisetum telmateja of European origin.     

节节草化学成分的研究

应用柱层析、薄层层析及重结晶等方法,从木贼科问荆属植物节节草（Equisetum ramosissimum）的全草中分离得到17个化合物,经现代波谱技术鉴定了它们的结构,分别为：5α,6α-环氧-β-紫罗兰酮-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙（1）、loliolide（2）、环阿尔屯烷～24（30）-烯-3β-醇（3）、环阿尔屯烷-22（23）-烯-3β醇（4）、麦角甾-6,22-二烯-3β,5α,8α-三醇（5）、木栓醇（6）、芹菜素（7）、芫花素（8）、芫花素-5-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙（9）、芹菜素-5-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙（10）、木犀草素（11）、槲皮素-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙（12）、山奈酚-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙（13）、山奈酚-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙（14）、腺嘌呤核苷（15）、β-谷甾醇（16）和β-胡萝卜甙（17）。其中化合物1～5、15为首次从该属植物中分离得到。     

Triploidy in Equisetum subgenus Hippochaete (Equisetaceae, Pteridophyta)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The genus Equisetum is cytologically uniform, having a base chromosome number of x = 108. All previously known species and hybrids that have been counted represent diploids with a sporophytic chromosome number of 2n = 216. Biosystematic studies on Equisetum subgenus Hippochaete revealed evidence that triploids occur in nature. The objective of this study was to confirm that triploid plants exist in the natural environment. METHODS: Flow cytometry was used to establish nuclear DNA values and cytological investigations of meiosis were carried out to obtain information on chromosome number and pairing behaviour. KEY RESULTS: Triploidy exists in three morphologically different hybrid taxa. Two of these are morphologically intermediate between a primary diploid hybrid and a parent, while the third apparently combines genomes from all three Central European Hippochaete species. Nuclear 1C DNA values for the four European Hippochaete species range from 21.4-31.6 pg. For the hybrids, the 1C DNA values not only occupy the same range as the species, but their total DNA amounts agree closely with values predicted by adding the 1C DNA values of each parental genome. Chromosome counts confirm diploidy in the species E. hyemale and E. variegatum and in the hybrid E. xtrachyodon (= E. hyemale x E. variegatum). For the triploids (2n approximately 324), cytological information is presented for the first time. CONCLUSIONS: Triploid taxa may have originated by backcrossing or by crossing of a diploid hybrid with an unrelated diploid species. As tetraploid plants are unknown, these crossings probably involve diploid gametophytes that developed from unreduced diplospores. By repeated crossing events or backcrossing, reticulate evolution patterns arise that are similar to those known for a number of ferns and fern allies.     

Development of Stomata in Equisetum

Hitherto published accounts of the development of stomata inEquisetum are conflicting about the sequence of divisions andabout the formation of a sub-stomatal cell from a meristemoid.The present study of the development of stomata in a speciesidentified as E. ramosissimum subspecies ramosissimum supportsthe observations of Strasburger (1867) and Pant and Mehra (1964)on the basis of sections cut in various planes through internodesof the plant.     

生于Equisetum上的日本新记录种Stamnaria americana(英文)

对日本新记录种Stamnaria americana进行了描述和图示。尽管低温适宜该种子囊孢子的萌发,它在20℃生长最好。DNA序列分析的结果表明,其分类地位应该从柔膜菌科转入锤舌菌科。     

Zur Nomenklatur einiger Taxa aus dem Formenkreis vonThlaspi alpestre (L.) L

Bei der Klassifizierung desThlaspi alpestre subsp.alpestre (Syn:T. brachypetalum Jord. 1846) und desT. a subsp.sylvestre (Jord.) Hook. fil. in der Rangstufe der selbständigen Arten muss die erste PflanzeThlaspi alpestre (L.) L. 1763, die andereT. caerulescens J. etC. Presl 1819 heissen; dieser Name besitzt die Priorität vorT. sylvestre Jord. 1846. Die von der Autorin im Rahmen der letztgenannten Art unterschiedenen Unterarten (ausser der Nominatunterart) führen die Namen:T. c. subsp.calaminare (Lej.) Dvo?áková comb. nova undT. c subsp.tairense (Zapa?.) Dvo?áková comb. nova.