New Medicinal Fritillaries from Xinjiang

Thirteen new varieties of the genus Fritillaria (Liliaceae) are described trom Xinjiang, China.     

907. FRITILLARIA FORBESII

Fritillaria forbesii Baker from south‐western Turkey is illustrated and the history of its discovery and present distribution around Fethiye are given. It is compared with the recently‐described Fritillaria mughlae Tek?en & Aytaç, a serpentine endemic from nearby Marmaris.     

Molecular phylogenetic evidence for the monophyly of Fritillaria and Lilium (Liliaceae; Liliales) and the infrageneric classification of Fritillaria

We present phylogenetic analyses of 37 taxa of Fritillaria (Liliaceae), 15 species of Lilium, and several outgroup taxa from Liliaceae s.s. to investigate the generic delimitation of Fritillaria in relation to Lilium as well as infrageneric relationships within Fritillaria. We used DNA sequences from the maturase-coding plastid matK gene and the trnK intron, the intron of the ribosomal protein-coding rpl16 plastid gene, and the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacers (ITS). Phylogenetic analysis using maximum parsimony defined Fritillaria and Lilium (the latter including Nomocharis) as sister taxa. Fritillaria sections Fritillaria and Liliorhiza are supported in part, and some of the most enigmatic species usually included in Fritillaria (sections Petilium and Theresia and the monotypic genus Korolkowia) are closely related. The results support the new classification of Fritillaria proposed by Rix. We postulate independent origins of the underground bulbils found in Fritillaria davidii and the remainder of subgenus Liliorhiza.     

535. Fritillaria Koidzumiana

Summary.  Fritillaria koidzumiana Ohwi is illustrated and described, and instructions for its cultivation are given.     

581. FRITILLARIA GIBBOSA

Summary.  Fritillaria gibbosa Boiss. is described and illustrated. Its history, ecology and cultivation are discussed.     

579. FRITILLARIA GUSSICHAE

Summary.  Fritillaria gussichae (Degen & Dörfl.) Rix is described and illustrated and its relationship to other species in the F. graeca complex is discussed. Instructions for its cultivation are given.     

548. Fritillaria Poluninii

Summary.  The diminutive Fritillaria poluninii (Rix) Bakhshi Khaniki & K. Persoon from northern Iran is illustrated and described, and its relationship with the F. crassifolia group is discussed.     

698. FRITILLARIA USURIENSIS

Fritillaria usuriensis Maxim. is illustrated; its cultivation in China for Chinese traditional medicine, and at Kew are described.     

847. FRITILLARIA KIUSIANA

Fritillaria kiusiana L. Hill, a new species from the Kyushu Central Mountains in Japan, is illustrated and described. Its ecology, genetics and conservation are discussed and instructions for its cultivation are given.     

The Endemic Fritillaria Species of Japan

Summary.  This paper reviews and illustrates the seven known species of Fritillaria subgenus Fritillaria that are endemic to Japan and describes a new, eighth species, Fritillaria tokushimensis Akasawa, Katayama et Naito. A key for their identification is provided.     

伊犁贝母药用资源研究现状与开发前景

伊犁贝母的主要药用部位是鳞茎,具有清热化痰、润肺止咳的功效,野生伊犁贝母资源曾被滥采滥挖,导致其药用资源短缺,新疆多地开展了人工伊犁贝母培育工作,但仍有许多不尽人意之处。本文就伊犁贝母鳞茎中以西贝素为主要代表的生物碱的化学成分、药理活性、临床作用、栽培工艺、开发应用现状及前景等方面进行全面的综述,为伊犁贝母药用资源的进一步深入研究和开发提供有益的参考和对策。     

叶表面角质层在贝母属植物叶鉴定中的意义

叶表面角质层在贝母属植物叶鉴定中的意义李萍，濮祖茂，蒋鑫，刘惠娟，徐国钧（中国药科大学生药学教研室；分析中心电镜室南京２１０００９）ＴｈｅｄｉａｇｎｏｓｔｉｃｖａｌｕｅｏｆｔｈｅｃｕｔｉｃｌｅｉｎｔｈｅｌｅａｖｅｓｆｒｏｍｇｅｎｕｓＦｒｉｔｉｌｌａｒ...     

Two New Species of Liliaceae from Anhui,China

Two new species of the Liliaceae are described from Anhui Province, China. i. e. Fritillaria qimenensis D. C. Zhang et J. Z. Shao and Lilium anhuiense D. C. Zhang et J. Z.Shao.     

Nectary morphology in South West Asian Fritillaria (Liliaceae)

Nectaries of 3 1 taxa belonging to 4 subgenera of the genus Fritillaria are investigated by scanning electron and light microscopy. In most of the material investigated nectary cells were smaller and narrower, and less irregular in shape than those of the neighbouring tissue of the tepals. Species belonging to subgenus Rhinopetalum clearly differ from all other species. Their nectaries are deeply impressed, and the slit-like nectary orifice is bordered by two lobes, at least in the lower part densely hairy. In F. gibbosa, E karelinii and F. ariana, the flowers are ± zygomorphic as the nectary on the upper tepal is more deeply depressed than the others, and the nectary lobes are rather broad and fringed. In E stenanthera and E bucharica, nectaries are equally impressed in all tepals and the nectary orifice is bordered by narrow, unfringed ridges. The unique structure of nectaries in all species of this subgenus supports its separation from Fritillaria into a separate genus (Rhinopetalum Fisch. ex Alexand.). In the other subgenera, the nectaries are less impressed, often ± flattish, and usually linear to lanceolate or ovate, except in subgenus Petzlium where they are ± circular. One complex in subgenus Fritillaria is markedly distinguished from the rest of the subgenus: in the F. crassifolia group, the nectaries consist of a long and linear raised ridge with a median furrow. F. crassifolia ssp. poluninii is raised to specific level, E poluninii (fix) Bakhshi Khaniki & K. Persson, stat. nov. It is concluded that data on nectary morphology support the latest classification of the genus Fritillaria into subgenera and informal groups.     

A biometric study of Fritillaria montana Hoppe ex W.D.J. Koch s.l. (Liliaceae) shows a single polymorphic species,with no infraspecific taxa

Abstract

The large amount of morphological variability within Fritillaria montana Hoppe ex W.D.J. Koch, a southeastern European species described from northeastern Italy, led to the creation of several further taxa: Fritillaria caussolensis Goaty & Pons ex Adoino from southeastern France, Fritillaria orsiniana Parl. from central Italy, Fritillaria intermedia N. Terracc. and Fritillaria pollinensis N. Terracc. from southern Italy. Aiming to test the taxonomic value of these taxa, a biometric study of both herbarium and living specimens of F. montana s.l. is carried out. A total of 22 morphological features were analysed and measured in 417 plants from 46 different localities, including loci classici of all the involved taxa. In addition, typical populations of F. montana, F. caussolensis, F. intermedia, F. orsiniana and F. pollinensis and also several other Italian populations resulted with 2n = 18 chromosomes. We also counted 2n = 27 chromosomes in endotriploid cells of plants from Abruzzo. However, there is no clear‐cut correlation between morphology and karyology. The biometric analysis, together with many observations on fresh material in the field, revealed that F. montana is a single polymorphic species with no infraspecific taxa.     

Fritillaria rixii (Liliaceae), a new species from Euboea, Greece

A new Fritillaria species, F rixii , with yellow flowers is described from the island Euboea, Greece. Comparison on some metric variables revealed that the species is closer morphologically to F. drenowskii Degen. & Stoj. and very different from F. euboeica Rix, although the new taxon is connected with the latter through some intermediate forms.     

580. FRITILLARIA KARELINII

Summary.  Fritillaria karelinii Fisch. ex D.Don ( Liliaceae ) is illustrated. Its relationships with other species and the position of subgenus Rhinopetalum are discussed. Instructions for its cultivation are given.