Some new taxa of Nitelleae from Yunnan

Yunnan is extends across the subtropical and tropical zones, situated in the southern border area of southwestern China. This district is extremely rich in plants, and thus, it has been known as a “Kingdom of Plants”. However, up to the present our knowledge of the Charophyta in this region has been scanty. In order to get a thorough understanding of its Charophyta, we identified specimens collected from 13 countries or cities in this province. The result shows that is especially abundant in Charophyta. In this paper, however, only are reported new species, new varieties and new records of China on the Nitelleae. The former two are Nitella hokouensis, N. bicornuta, N. longicaudata, N. procera, N. brevidactyla, N. papillata, N. pseudohyalina, N. hyalina var. aberrans and Tolypella yunnanensis; while the third is Nitella globulifera Pal andN. japonica T. F. Alle     

Materials for the Charaphyta of China

Reported in this paper are two new species, one new variety, and three new records of the Characeae collected in China. They are Nitella anhuensis sp. nov., Chara paucicarpa sp. nov., Nitella alleninda var. tenuireticulata var. nov., N. gracilliformis J. Grove., N. formosa T. F. Allen and Chara tenuispina A. Br.     

Some New Taxa of Charophyta in China

The authors examined specimens collected from Beijing, Hebei Province and North-east China. Two new species, one variety and five new records of the Characeae from China are reported in this paper. They are Nitella nenjiangensis sp. nov., Chara vertillibracteata sp. nov., C. globularis Thuiller var. beijingensis var. nov., Nitella axillaris Braun, N. crispa Imah., N. gracillima Allan, N. pseudoflabellata var. imperialis T. F. A., Chara arru-densis Mendes.     

Some New Taxa and Records of Characeae in Hunan,China

In this paper, one new species, four new varieties and thirteen new records of Characeae from Hunan, China, are reported. They are Chara quadriscutulum, sp. nov., Nitella axilliformis var. biformis, var. nov., N. microcarpa var. unicarpa, var. nov., Chara braunii var. cylindrospora, var. nov., C. hydropitys var. hunanensis, var. nov., Nitella microcarpa Braun, N. leptoclada Braun, N. annandalei Pal, N. confervacea A. Braun, N. gracilliformis J. Groves, N. inversa Imahori, N. musashiensis Morioka, N. paucicostata T. F. Allen, N. acuminata var. gollmeriana (A. Br.) Zanev. et Wood, Tolypella boldii Sawa. Chara longifolia Robinson, C. pistianensis J. Vilhelm, C. grovesii Pal.     

中国丽藻属两新种

本文报道的是采自广西、山东的丽藻属植物两新种,即广西丽藻(Nitella guangxiensis)和山东丽藻(Nitella shandongensis),其特征分别描述如下: 广西丽藻新种图1:1—9 Nitella guangxiensis Y. J. Ling, G. Z. Deng et Z. Li, sp. nov. Planta monoica, claro-viridis, 13-19 cm alta. Caulis robustus,diametro 610-     

Some New Taxa and New Records of Charophyta from Guizhou

Guizhou is situated in the southwestern China and is very rich in algae However, our present knowledge of the Charophytes is scanty. Over 400 specimens were collected from 22 counties or cities and from them 41 species, 2 subspecies, 3 varieties were found. In addition to previously known species of this region, Nitella rasilis, N. paludosa, N. pseudopapillata and N. guizhouensis are new species, N. mirabilis var. libera is new variety, and N. penicillata, Chara burmanica, C. vulgaris var. gymnophylla are new records for China. In this paper, only the new taxa are reported.     

Some New Taxa of Charophyta from Guangxi

Guangxi, Situated in the southern border area of China, is extremely rich in Charophytes. In this paper, however, reported are only new species and new varieties. Among the new taxa, Nitella haplodactyla has only one dactyl on the fertile branchlet, N. brachyclema and N. rarissima are provided with more than 4-celled dactyls, the fertile branchlet of N. pseudoflabellata var. tetradynana has tetradynamous rays, and Chara piniformis is characterized by thehaplostichous cortex, long spinecells, and rudimentary stipulodes.     

A New Species of Nitella from Sichuan

In this paper a new species of Nitella, N. vermiformis, from Sichuan is reported. The new species is the similar to Nitella procera Han from Yunnan. But gametangia of the latter grow in every furcte, and fertile branchlets are similar to sterile ones. There are not central radial branchlets and accessory branchlets in first furcate branchlet; the membrane ofoospore is vermiform-processed.     

A NEW SPECIES OF NITELLA (CHARACEAE) BELONGING TO THE NITELLA FLEXILIS SPECIES GROUP IN NORTH AMERICA12

A new species of Nitella belonging to the N. flexilis species group is described. The neiu species shows definite relationships to N. flexilis, N. opaca, N. missouriensis, and N. mirabilis. Relationships of the new species to N. acuminata are also discussed.     

Nuclear crystals, lampbrush-chromosome-like structures, and perinuclear cytoskeletal elements associated with nuclear fragmentation in characean internodal cells

Summary This article gives a survey of nucleus-associated structures and inclusions in a diverse range of characean algae includingChara braunii Gm.,Chara corallina Klein ex Willd., em. R.D.W.,Nitella cristata A.Br., em. R.D.W.,Nitella flexilis (L.) Ag.,Nitella furcata (Roxb. ex Bruz.) Ag. em. R.D.W.,Nitella hyalina (DC.) Ag.,Nitella pseudoflabellata A.Br., em. R.D.W.,Nitella pseudoflabellata var.imperialis T.F.A.,Nitella translucens var.axillaris (A.Br.) R.D.W. andNitellopsis obtusa (Desv. in Lois.) J.Gr. Lampbrushchromosome-like structures were found in nuclei ofNitella flexilis andNitellopsis obtusa and seem to be involved in the distribution of genetic material during nuclear fragmentation. Intranuclear tubular crystals of unknown protein composition were present in all species, especially in young, elongating cells, and could be important for establishing the main axis of the nuclei. Spindle-shaped protein crystals that originate in the nucleus and are released into the cytoplasm upon nuclear degeneration were observed in branchlet internodal cells of one population ofNitella flexilis. Perinuclear microtubules were present in all species, but perinuclear actin fibrils were hitherto only found in mostNitella species and inNitellopsis obtusa. None of these nucleus-associated structures seems to be responsible for the formation of constrictions leading to nuclear fragmentation. These constrictions were perpendicular to the main axis of the nucleus and symmetrical in theNitella species but asymmetric inC. braunii, C. corallina, and inNitellopsis obtusa. Statistical analysis of nuclear size, number and constriction sites indicate that fragmentation is a nonsynchronous process independent of the light-dark cycle.Abbreviations CLSM confocal laser scanning microscopy - DAPI 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole - DIC Nomarski differential interference contrast - LCLS lampbrush chromosome-like structure(s) Dedicated to Professor Walter Gustav Url on the occasion of his 70th birthday     

轮藻植物在澳大利亚的重新发现之探密

澳大利亚轮藻植物研究历史悠久,迄今约有95种被描记。在Wood(1972)对澳大利亚轮藻植物的修订研究中,一些种因为标本遗失或已损坏而未包括在内,其中有的种近年来又被重新发现。本文重点介绍Nitella hookeri A．Br．var．arthroglochin A．Br．,Lychnothamnus barbatus(Meyen)Leonh．和Nitella partita Nordst．的发现过程及其产地生态环境,探讨了季节性湿地对轮藻植物的保护意义。N．hookeri var．arthroglochin早在1854年就发现于澳大利亚,并于1887年再次作为澳大利亚特有物种而被记录,然而从此销声匿迹,直至1989年才再度问世,它重新出现的地点为新南威尔士州高海拔花岗岩风化土壤地区的季节性溪流中。L．barbatus则为R．D．Wood首次发现于1960年,嗣后一再搜寻并无踪迹,直到1996年才于昆士兰东南地区亚热带阵发性溪流中被再次发现。昆士兰中部干旱地区1889年一度见到的N．partita,也是近一百年后才在新南威尔士州西北干旱地区的季节性湿地再次发现。     

Some New Taxa and New Records of Scenedesmus from China

Anhui Province is situated in the subtropical and temperate zones. With favorable climate this district is rich in algae. During 1982-1986, the author made a number of collections of the algal specimens-about 1000 samples from 36 counties and cities of the province. The identification result shows that there are about 30 species and 15 varieties of Scenedesmus in the province. In present paper, however, reported are only some new taxa and new records of Scenedesmus. The 4 new species are Scenedesmus anhuiensis, S. huangshanensis, S. quadrialatus and S. wuhuensis, the 2 new varieties are Scenedesmus prismaticus var. spinosus and S. smithii var. spinulosus, and the 4 new records of distribution in China are Scenedesmus denticulatus var. australis Playfair, S. prismaticus Bruhl et Biswas, S. quadricauda var. dentatus Dedussand S. smithii Teiling.     

Significance of a new chromosome number in Nitella mirabilis Nordst. ex Groves em. R.D.W.

The new chromosome number n = 9 has been reported in Nitella mirabilis Nordst. ex. Groves em. R.D.W. Discussing the significance of this new chromosome number with regard to arthrodactylous and anarthrodactylous groups of the genus Nitella, the possible origin of a 9 chromosome form of N. mirabilis due to hybridization has been suggested.     

云南猪屎豆属植物订正

属的分类概述1753年,C. Linnaeus建立了猪屎豆属(Crotalaria),一共记载了该属植物13种。Linnaeus关于该属的基本概念是:"Carina acuminata, longitudine alatum. Filamenta decem, connata, assurgentia. Antherae simplices. Style simplex, infrac-     

云南猪屎豆属植物订正

This paper is a revision of genus Crotalaria(Papilionaceae) in Yunnan. 30 species and 2 varieties of this genus have been described so far. Hence, there are 27 species, including 4 exotic species, and 4 varieties are distributed in this very province. Among them, 1 new variety, C. mairei var. pubescens, and 3 new combinations, C. yunnanensis var. heqingensis, C. peguana var. qiubeiensis, and C. albida var. gengmaensis, and 1 new record of China, C. humifusa, are included. In addition, 2 species are combined, they are C. jingpingensis to C. prostrata and C. yuanjiangensis to C. medicaginea. Besides, the pollen morphology in some taxa of this genus has been examined.     

THE ASSOCIATION OF ROSETTE AND GLOBULE TERMINAL COMPLEXES WITH CELLULOSE MICROFIBRIL ASSEMBLY IN NITELLA TRANSLUCENS VAR. AXILLARIS (CHAROPHYCEAE)1,2

A freeze-fracture investigation of the putative cellulose synthesizing complex (terminal complex) morphology in Nitella translucens var. axillaris (A. Br.) R.D.W. internodal cells revealed single solitary EF globules and PF rosettes on the plasma membrane. The average density of rosettes in elongating internodal cells was 5.6 μm^?2 with slight spatial variation observed. In only three other algal genera (all zygnematalean) have rosette / globule terminal complexes been observed, while this characteristic is common to all vascular plants and one moss thus far investigated. This evidence strongly suggests that the rosette type of terminal complex morphology is an additional characteristic of charophycean algae and lends further support to the hypothesis that this group of algae represents the evolutionary line that gave rise to vascular plants. Observations were also made from the freeze-fracture of Nitella internodal cells concerning the orientation of cell wall microfibrils and cytoskeletal elements near the plasma membrane. The pattern of microfibril orientation in growing internodal cells is initially transverse to the cell long axis, becoming progressively axial presumably due to the strain of elongation. In mature internodal cells, the pattern of microfibril orientation is helicoidal. Microtubules appressed to the inner surface of the plasma membrane are oriented parallel to the most recently formed microfibrils in elongating and mature internodal cells.     

中国菊属一新变种

报道了中国菊属(Chrysanthemum)一新变种——阔叶毛华菊(Chrysanthemum vestitum(Hem sl.)Stapf.var.latifolium J.Zhou et J.Y.Chen)。本变种与模式变种的区别在于直立生长,并且较多分枝,叶较狭,卵状披针形或匙形,长4~6 cm,宽2~3 cm。花序直径较原种为小,约3.5~4.5 cm。主要分布于湖北宜昌、河南伏牛山山脉。抗旱性较原变种强。而主要原产于安徽西部大别山麓之模式变种则铺散生长,较少分枝,叶圆形、卵圆形,长4~7cm,宽3~5 cm。花序直径较大,约4.5~5.0 cm。     

安徽舟形藻属新资料

1.安徽舟形藻 新种 图1:1—2 Navicula anhuiensis Yang, sp. nov. Valvae heterogeneae, lanceolatae, 65—69μm longae, 16—l8μm latae, margineleviter 3-undulatae, apicibus rotundatis. Superiore in area axiali angusta, striis 17—18 in 10     

New Materials of Navicula ( Naviculaceae) from Anhui,China

In this paper, a new species, a new variety and a new record for china of Navicula from Anhui Province are reported. They are Navicula anhuinsis sp. nov. and N. muticaKütz. var. sinica var. nov. and N. mutica var. stigma Patrick.