封面植物介绍--印度蛇菰

印度蛇菰[Balanophora indica(Arn.)Griff.]隶属于蛇菰科蛇菰属,是一种寄生植物。根状茎黄橙色到棕色,表面粗糙并具有星状疣;分枝近球形,直径0.5~5.6 cm,很少圆筒状。雄花序红色,卵球形椭圆形,(5~10)cm×(2~6)cm。雄花:略带红色,辐射对称,每朵被一个粗壮的截形苞片包围。花被裂片4~6,椭圆形披针形,(3~7)mm×(1~2.5)mm,聚药雄蕊椭圆形卵形,长2.5~5 mm,具柄;花药4或5,U形,纵向开裂。雌花序球状,直径3~5 cm。附属体棍棒状,长约2 mm,顶端1/2~1/3椭圆状倒卵球形。雌花生于花序基部和主轴上。花期10~12月。     

封面植物介绍——印度蛇菰

正印度蛇菰[Balanophora indica (Arn.) Griff.]隶属于蛇菰科蛇菰属,是一种寄生植物。根状茎黄橙色到棕色,表面粗糙并具有星状疣;分枝近球形,直径0.5～5.6 cm,很少圆筒状。雄花序红色,卵球形椭圆形,(5～10) cm×(2～6) cm。雄花:略带红色,辐射对称,每朵被一个粗壮的截形苞片包围。花被裂片4～6,椭圆形披针形,(3～7) mm×(1～2.5) mm,聚药雄蕊椭圆形卵形,长2.5～5 mm,具柄;     

封面植物介绍——印度蛇菰

正印度蛇菰[Balanophora indica (Arn.) Griff.]隶属于蛇菰科蛇菰属,是一种寄生植物。根状茎黄橙色到棕色,表面粗糙并具有星状疣;分枝近球形,直径0.5～5.6 cm,很少圆筒状。雄花序红色,卵球形椭圆形,(5～10) cm×(2～6) cm。雄花:略带红色,辐射对称,每朵被一个粗壮的截形苞片包围。花被裂片4～6,椭圆形披针形,(3～7) mm×(1～2.5) mm,聚药雄蕊椭圆形卵形,长2.5～5 mm,具柄;     

封面植物介绍——印度蛇菰

正印度蛇菰[Balanophora indica (Arn.)Griff.]隶属于蛇菰科蛇菰属,是一种寄生植物。根状茎黄橙色到棕色,表面粗糙并具有星状疣;分枝近球形,直径0.5～5.6cm,很少圆筒状。雄花序红色,卵球形椭圆形,(5～10)cm×(2～6)cm。雄花:略带红色,辐射对称,每朵被一个粗壮的截形苞片包围。花被裂片4～6,椭     

封面植物介绍——地涌金莲

地涌金莲[Musella lasiocarpa(Fr.)C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li],又名“千瓣莲花”“千叶佛莲”,为芭蕉科多年生大型草本。由叶鞘重叠覆瓦状排列形成的假茎高30~80 cm,叶片卵圆形至长椭圆形,长50~110 cm,宽30~50 cm。花期3~10月,莲座状花序直立生于假茎之上,苞片黄色至橙红色,形如花瓣,层层由下而上次第开放,花序展开直径30~50 cm,苞片卵圆形至长椭圆形,长13~20 cm,宽7~13 cm。     

巨籽棕[Lodoicea maldivica(J.F.Gmel.)Pers.]——世界上种子最大、最重的植物

<正>在印度洋的塞舌尔群岛,分布着种子直径为30 cm、重达20 kg的巨籽棕[Lodoicea maldivica(J.F.Gmel.)Pers.]——全世界种子最大、种子最重的植物。巨籽棕为棕榈科,单干型,高达30 m,胸径40 cm,基部可形成高45 cm、直径75 cm的"座茎"**;叶掌状浅裂,具中肋,叶身长5.4 m,宽3.6 m,叶柄长3.6 m;雌雄异株;雄花序猫尾状;雌花序"之"字形弯曲;果实梨形,长45 cm;种子1(~3),卵球形,沿纵轴方向二浅裂(图1)。     

封面植物介绍——地涌金莲

地涌金莲[Musella lasiocarpa(Fr.)C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li],又名“千瓣莲花”“千叶佛莲”,为芭蕉科多年生大型草本。由叶鞘重叠覆瓦状排列形成的假茎高30~80 cm,叶片卵圆形至长椭圆形,长50~110 cm,宽30~50 cm。花期3~10月,莲座状花序直立生于假茎之上,苞片黄色至橙红色,形如花瓣,层层由下而上次第开放,花序展开直径30~50 cm,苞片卵圆形至长椭圆形,长13~20 cm,宽7~13 cm。花生于苞片基部,1~2列,每列2~4朵。浆果三棱状卵形,长3~5 cm,直径约3 cm,每果内有种子30~80粒,种子宽6~7 mm,黑褐色或褐色,光滑,腹面有大而白色的种脐。地涌金莲为中国特有种,野生种群已较为稀少,主要分布于云南及四川海拨1600~2200 m的悬崖生境。用途广泛,植株及花具较高观赏价值,且作为佛教“五树六花”之一,具深厚的文化内涵;假茎富含淀粉,可食用及作饲料;花富含蜜露,是较好的蜜源;花、叶可入药,有收敛止血作用,治白带、红崩及大肠下血;茎汁用于解酒醉及草乌中毒。     

封面植物介绍——地涌金莲

地涌金莲[Musella lasiocarpa(Fr.)C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li],又名“千瓣莲花”“千叶佛莲”,为芭蕉科多年生大型草本。由叶鞘重叠覆瓦状排列形成的假茎高30~80 cm,叶片卵圆形至长椭圆形,长50~110 cm,宽30~50 cm。花期3~10月,莲座状花序直立生于假茎之上,苞片黄色至橙红色,形如花瓣,层层由下而上次第开放,花序展开直径30~50 cm,苞片卵圆形至长椭圆形,长13~20 cm,宽7~13 cm。花生于苞片基部,1~2列,每列2~4朵。浆果三棱状卵形,长3~5 cm,直径约3 cm,每果内有种子30~80粒,种子宽6~7 mm,黑褐色或褐色,光滑,腹面有大而白色的种脐。地涌金莲为中国特有种,野生种群已较为稀少,主要分布于云南及四川海拨1600~2200 m的悬崖生境。用途广泛,植株及花具较高观赏价值,且作为佛教“五树六花”之一,具深厚的文化内涵;假茎富含淀粉,可食用及作饲料;花富含蜜露,是较好的蜜源;花、叶可入药,有收敛止血作用,治白带、红崩及大肠下血;茎汁用于解酒醉及草乌中毒。     

封面植物介绍——塔黄

塔黄(Rheum nobile J.D.Hooker et Thomson),又名高山大黄,隶属于蓼科大黄属。多年生高大草本。根及根状茎粗壮,可入药。茎单生,挺直,高1~2 m,具多数基生叶、茎生叶和叶状苞片。基生叶数片呈莲座状,圆形或近心形,直径20~30 cm。茎生叶及叶状苞片向上渐小,近圆形,直径5~13 cm。叶状苞片淡黄色,交互覆盖,形成了一个不透风、半透明的塔状温室,以抵御高海拔低温、强风和强紫外线,保护苞片内部腋生的花序。     

Introduction of the Plant Front Cover:Balanophora indica

Balanophora indica(Arn.)Griff.belongs to Balanophoraceae.Plants dioecious.Rhizome yellowish orange to brown,surface coarsely tessellated and with stellate warts;branches subglobose,0.5-5.6 cm in diam,rarely cylindric.Scapes yellow,7.2-20 cm.Male inflorescences red,ovoid-ellipsoid,(5-10)cm×(2-6)cm.Male flowers:reddish,actinomorphic,each subtended by a single stout and truncate bract.Perianth lobes 4-6,elliptic-lanceolate,(3-7)mm×(1-2.5)mm.Synandria elliptic-ovate,2.5-5 mm,stalked;anthers 4 or 5,U-shaped,longitudinally dehiscent.Female inflorescences globose,3-5 cm in diam.Spadicles subclavate,to 2 mm,apical 1/2 to 2/3 ellipsoid-obovoid;cuticular ridges of apical cells short but distinct and congested all over.Female flowers:basally on spadicles and main axis of inflorescence.Flowering October to December.     

Introduction of the Plant Front Cover:Musella lasiocarpa

Musella lasiocarpa(Fr.)C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li,also known as“Thousand Petal Lotus”“Thousand leaf Lotus”,is a large perennial herb of Musaceae.Pseudostem formed by overlapping leaf sheaths in imbricate arrangement is 30-80 cm in height.Leaves are ovoid to oblong,50-110 cm in length and 30-50 cm in width.Rosette inflorescence grows erectly on pseudostem with flowering time from March to October.Bracts are yellow to orange-red,petal-like,layers from bottom to top,30-50 cm in diameter,bracts oval-shaped to oblong,13-20 cm in length,7-13 cm in width.     

Introduction of the Plant Front Cover:Musella lasiocarpa

Musella lasiocarpa(Fr.)C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li,also known as“Thousand Petal Lotus”“Thousand leaf Lotus”,is a large perennial herb of Musa.Pseudostem formed by overlapping leaf sheaths in imbricate arrangement is 30-80 cm in height.Leaves are ovoid to oblong,50-110 cm in length and 30-50 cm in width.Rosette inflorescence grows erectly on pseudostem with flowering time from March to October.Bracts are yellow to orange-red,petal-like,layers from bottom to top,30-50 cm in diameter,bracts oval-shaped to oblong,13-20 cm in length,7-13 cm in width.Flowers grow at the base of the bracts,arranged in 1-2 rows with 2-4 flowers per row.Berry is triangulate ovate,3-5 cm long and about 3 cm in diameter.Each fruit contains 30-80 seeds with 6-7 mm wide,dark brown or brown,smooth,with a large white hilum on the ventral surface.Musella lasiocarpa is endemic to China,and its wild populations are rare.It mainly distributes in cliff habitats ranging from 1600 to 2200 m in Yunnan and Sichuan.Plants and flowers have high ornamental value,and as one of the“Five Trees and Six Flowers”in Buddhism has been endowed with profound cultural connotation.Pseudostem is rich in starch and can be eaten and used as fodder.Flowers are nectar rich.Flowers and Leaves can be used as medicine which has the effect of astringent hemostasis,treating leucorrhea,red collapse and bleeding under the large intestine;The stem juice is used to alleviate the alcohol intoxication and to avoid kusnezoff monkshood poisoning.     

封面植物介绍——寄生花

寄生花(Sapria himalayana Griffith)隶属于大花草科(Rafflesiaceae)寄生花属.草本,寄生于植物的根部,生于由寄主根皮构成的杯状托上.叶鳞片状,肉质,覆瓦状排列,约10枚,外方的较小,宽三角形或近圆形,内方的较大,卵形.     

封面植物简介——丽江杓兰(英文)

Cypripediumlichiangense S.C.Chen & P.J.Cribb (Orchidaceae),endemic to China,is an endangered species according to I UCN Red List criteria (IUCN,2001:I UCN Red List Categories and Criteria,Version     

Introduction of the Plant Front Cover:Cardamine scaposa Franch.

正Cardamine scaposa Franch.belongs to the family Brassicaceae.Herbs perennial,4~18cm tall,scapose,glabrous throughout.Rhizomes slender,with slender stolons.Stems leafless,erect,simple.Rhizomal leaves simple;petiole1~12cm;leaf blade reniform or suborbicular,0.3~2.0×0.5~3.0cm,base cordate,margin repand-crenate or entire.Cauline leaves absent.Racemes terminal,2~10-flowered.Fruiting pedicels     

封面植物简介——丽江杓兰

丽江杓兰(Cypripedium lichiangense S.C.Chen&P.J.Cribb)隶属兰科杓兰属,为中国特有种,濒危(EN),已列入I UCN红色名录。为地生草本,植株高7~14 cm,具较粗壮而短的根状茎。茎直立,为2枚筒     

封面植物简介--绵刺

绵刺（Potaninia mongolica Maxim．）隶属于蔷薇科绵刺属,只含有绵刺1种。它以花萼3、副萼3、花瓣3、雄蕊3等性状而区别于蔷薇科任何其它属的植物,有“三瓣蔷薇”之美称。其茎多分枝,具宿存、坚硬而成刺状的老叶柄;叶为三出复叶;小叶革质,顶生小叶3全裂,裂片与侧生小叶同形,全缘,两面具长绢毛;叶柄短、坚硬,宿存;托叶膜质,贴生于叶柄。花单生叶腋,花瓣白色或浅粉红色;雄蕊短于花瓣;子房上位,长卵圆形,密生绢毛,花柱基生。瘦果长圆形,淡黄色,为宿存萼筒所包被。绵刺为强旱生小灌木植物,主要生长于具有薄层覆沙的沙砾质荒漠、山前洪积扇和山问谷地,常形成绵刺群落,是沙砾质荒漠的建群种。     

封面植物简介——羽裂雪兔子

羽裂雪兔子(Saussurea leucoma Diels)隶属菊科风毛菊属,为我国特有的多年生草本植物。植株高7～15cm。茎单生直立,被稠密的叶。茎中下部叶有柄,线状披针形,长3～5cm,宽0.5～2.5cm,羽状深裂,叶背灰白色,被蛛网状绒毛至绵毛;最上部叶无柄,线形,常反折,叶两面密被黄白色绵毛。头状花序多数,在膨