Acacia (Mimosoideae): composition and affinities of the series Pulchellae Bentham

The composition and affinities of the bipinnate Acacia series Pulchellae Bentham are examined in the light of evidence from studies of gross morphology, seedling morphology, pollen morphology and seed chemistry. Acacia mitchellii , the only non-Western Australian species, is atypical and should be relocated in section Vninervea Vassal. The remaining 27 species (the Pulchellae sensu lato ) comprise a coherent group of 21 species (the Pulchellae sensu stricto ) and six less closely related ones. These 27 species appear unrelated to series Botrycephalae Bentham. Some affinities exist with phyllodinous groups, especially series Uninerves and Continuae .     

甘草属植物叶表皮特征及其系统学意义

应用叶片离析法和石蜡切片法,在光学显微镜下观察了国产甘草属植物10种1变种共16个代表植物的叶表皮特征。统计并测量叶表皮气孔大小、气孔密度及气孔指数。结果表明,该属植物叶表皮细胞形态(表面观)为多边形和不规则形,垂周壁式样为平直、浅波缘、深波缘;气孔器有6种类型,以无规则型、不等型、短平列型为主,一种植物往往具有2~3种气孔器;毛状体为单毛和鳞片毛两种类型。以上特征在属以下、种以上的分类等级具有一定规律性,有的也表现出种间差异,对甘草属属以下等级的划分有重要价值,同时也为本属一些分类群间的系统关系的探讨提供佐证。     

15种铁角蕨科植物叶表皮形态特征的研究

利用光学显微镜对铁角蕨科15种植物的叶表皮形态特征进行观察。研究结果表明：（1）15种铁角蕨科植物的叶上、下表皮细胞形状为不规则型,垂周壁为深波状、波状或浅波状;上表皮细胞长宽比1.3~2.6,下表皮细胞长宽比1.3~4.1;（2）在15种铁角蕨科植物中共观察到7种气孔器类型,分别为腋下细胞型、不等细胞型、无规则四细胞型、无规则型、极细胞型、聚合极细胞型和聚腋下细胞型,每种植物具有2~5种气孔器类型,气孔均为下生型,多为椭圆形;气孔的长宽比1.12~2.81,气孔密度16.4~105.1个·mm^-2,气孔指数为5.7%~21.1%;（3）铁角蕨科植物叶表皮形态特征中的上表皮细胞形状、垂周壁形状、上表皮细胞长宽比、主要气孔器类型及衍生类型等具有一定的属内稳定性,可作为铁角蕨科属间分类的依据之一;（4）该研究在一定程度上支持秦仁昌和吴兆洪对铁角蕨科的划分以及铁角蕨属内分组和组内分系,并为铁角蕨科植物的分类鉴定及系统演化研究提供基础资料。     

假瘤蕨属 (水龙骨科) 植物叶表皮特征的比较研究

在光镜和扫描电镜下观察了假瘤蕨属2系、5亚系的24种植物的叶表皮。结果表明,叶表皮细胞形状不规则,垂周壁波曲状。下生气孔,气孔类型有极细胞型、共环极细胞型、腋下细胞型、聚腋下细胞型和不规则型,常伴生出现。在扫描电镜下,叶表皮气孔器外拱盖内缘为浅波状、少平滑;一些种的保卫细胞两端有“T”型加厚;角质膜波状有条纹,有时附有颗粒。叶表皮的一些特征对该属部分种的区分有一定的参考价值。叶表皮的微形态特征,如气孔器类型和垂周壁类型特征不能用来界定假瘤蕨属的系和亚系。     

中国木犀属植物叶表皮形态

应用光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜对中国木犀属(Osmanthus)4组20种植物的叶表皮微形态进行了观察研究。发现该属植物叶上、下表皮细胞近相似,不规则或多边形,上表皮无气孔器,气孔器为环列型,放射状细胞型,短平列型、环列型及其过渡类型。气孔外拱盖表面多平滑,或具有颗粒状纹饰,拱盖内缘平滑,波状或不规则。气孔通常下陷,两端加厚或不加厚,周围角质膜通常增厚成环状包着气孔,上具绳索状条纹或光滑。表面蜡质纹饰常为颗粒状、鳞片状、块状、毛状、绳状或稍平滑。柊树气孔外拱盖边缘具明显的针晶,与其它种不同。腺体存在于叶的上、下表面,性状不稳定,其分类学意义不明显。木犀属叶表皮垂周壁式样、气孔器类型、气孔密度都有很大的变异,与属下分组有一定的对应性,并在组间表现出一定的演化关系。     

假瘤蕨属（水龙骨科）植物叶表皮特征的比较研究

在光镜和扫描电镜下观察了假瘤蕨属2系、5亚系的24种植物的叶表皮。结果表明,叶表皮细胞形状不规则,垂周壁波曲状。下生气孔,气孔类型有极细胞型、共环极细胞型、腋下细胞型、聚腋下细胞型和不规则型,常伴生出现。在扫描电镜下,叶表皮气孔器外拱盖内缘为浅波状、少平滑;一些种的保卫细胞两端有“T”型加厚;角质膜波状有条纹,有时附有颗粒。叶表皮的一些特征对该属部分种的区分有一定的参考价值。叶表皮的微形态特征,如气孔器类型和垂周壁类型特征不能用来界定假瘤蕨属的系和亚系。     

叉蕨科30种植物叶表皮形态特征研究

利用光镜对叉蕨科7属30种植物叶表皮形态特征进行详细观察研究。结果显示：（1）叉蕨科30种植物的叶上表皮和下表皮细胞形状均为不规则型,垂周壁式样为深波状或浅波状,具单晶或针晶;上表皮细胞的长宽比为1.62~4.0,下表皮细胞的长宽比为1.63~3.06。（2）在30种植物中共观察到7种气孔器类型,分别为：极细胞型、腋下细胞型、聚合极细胞型、聚腋下细胞型、不等细胞型、无规则四细胞型和不规则型,每种植物分别具有4~7种气孔器类型,均为下生型气孔;气孔长宽比为1.22~1.91,气孔密度为8~76个/mm²,气孔指数为3.9%~25.7%。（3）基于气孔器类型组成进行聚类分析,可将30种植物分成3个类群。（4）对叶表皮形态特征分析认为,轴脉蕨属应介于叉蕨属和肋毛蕨属之间,且与叉蕨属关系更近;叉蕨属的范畴还有待进一步研究;支持将肋毛蕨属从叉蕨科中分离出来置于鳞毛蕨科,但不支持黄腺羽蕨属归入鳞毛蕨科。     

A low watering treatment alters biomass allocation and growth rate but not heteroblastic development in an <Emphasis Type="Italic">Acacia</Emphasis> species

Key message

The Acacia phyllode leaf form is hypothesised to be an adaptation to drought. However, in this experiment, the timing of phyllode development was not related to a low water treatment.

Abstract

Acacia species have markedly different leaf forms known as compound leaves, transitional leaves, and phyllodes, also known as heteroblastic development. The different leaf types are thought to confer an advantage under varying moisture regimes, with phyllodes favoured in drier conditions. The hypothesis that phyllodes develop earlier under low water treatment was tested in this experiment. Three watering level treatments (100, 50, and 25 %) were imposed on seedlings of A. implexa to assess developmental traits (leaf emergence, initial onset of transitional leaves, and phyllodes), biomass allocation patterns (root, stem, compound leaf area/mass, transitional leaf area/mass, and phyllode area/mass), and leaf anatomy traits (epidermis, palisade and spongy mesophyll, and stomatal density). Across watering treatments, there was no difference in the developmental onset of transitional leaves or phyllodes (produced at the 6th and 9th nodes, respectively). Under low watering treatment, there was a decrease in stem height per unit stem diameter, shorter internodes, and greater allocation of biomass to roots. There was no significant difference in leaf anatomy traits. Under the low watering treatment, there was less compound leaf area and mass due to leaf shedding. In this experiment, the low watering treatment did not favour phyllode development at the expense of compound leaf development. Rather, it was found that A. implexa responds to a low water treatment similarly to many other plant species: increased allocation to roots, increased stem area per unit stem height, decrease in leaf area through senescence of older leaves, and lower relative growth rates.

     

Comparative Anatomy and Morphology of Leaves between C3 and C4 Species in Panicum

Anatomical and morphological structures of leaf blades werecompared between C₃ and C₄ species in Panicum. Inter-specificvariation of stomatal density, longitudinal vein density andmesophyll thickness was highly correlative either plus or minuswithin respective groups. The two groups could not be distinguishedby a single character, since the variation ranges overlappedeach other. However, the quantitative relations between veindensity and the other two characters differentiated the twogroups well. In C₃, stomatal density seemed to be a primaryfactor for regulating water balance, while in C₄ vein systemwas considered to be important for the regulation. The specieswith intermediate photosynthesis behaved similar to the C₃ species.In the C₃ group, correlative variation was observed betweenleaf width, leaf angle and the three characters mentioned above.Variation of light-receiving area due to the changes of widthand angle of leaf blades was considered to be one of the adaptivestrategies of this group. Increase of light-receiving area wasin connection with the thinning of leaves. On the other hand,in the C₄ correlations between length, width and angle of leaveswere low. Such loose character correlation may be achieved byits efficiency of CO₂ utilization and its well developed veinsystems. Besides, NAD-me type species tended to have relativelylower stomatal and vein densities as compared with the otherdecarboxylation types in this group. Panicum, photosynthesis, C₃, C₄, decarboxylation types, leaf, stomata, vein     

金星蕨科16种植物叶表皮特征的研究

利用光学显微镜对金星蕨科(Thelypteridaceae)8属16种植物的叶表皮形态进行了观察和研究,为金星蕨科植物的系统演化及分类提供科学依据。结果表明:(1)16种金星蕨科植物的叶片表皮细胞为不规则型,表皮细胞垂周壁大多呈深波状。(2)气孔为下生型,多呈椭圆形;共观察到6种气孔器类型(极细胞型、腋下细胞型、聚合极细胞型、聚腋下细胞型、不规则型和聚围绕细胞型),每种植物具2~5种不同类型的气孔器。(3)金星蕨科8属植物在表皮细胞大小、垂周壁形状、气孔大小和形状、气孔密度、气孔指数和气孔器类型上存在一定的属间差异。     

苏铁属植物叶表皮特征及其分类学和古生态学意义

苏铁属(Cycas)作为一类古老的裸子植物,经历了漫长的演化历史,因此,深入研究其形态特征与环境的相互关系,有望为古环境重建提供重要参考依据。本文分析西双版纳和深圳两地植物园栽培环境下27种苏铁属植物的叶表皮特征及气孔参数的差异,并进一步探讨气孔参数与系统发育的关系。结果表明:(1)苏铁属内叶表皮特征保守稳定,具有一定的分类学意义:依据表皮细胞及气孔器特征划分了四种叶表皮类型,可为苏铁现生植物或化石的鉴定提供参考。(2)四种叶表皮类型指示了不同的原生生境特征,对古环境具有一定的指示意义。(3)同一环境下,气孔参数在属内的种间差异显著,其次,气孔指数在属内变化与系统发育有关,除气孔指数具显著的系统发育信号外,其余气孔参数均无显著系统发育信号。本研究结果表明气孔参数法重建古大气CO2浓度时,需尽可能利用亲缘关系相近、叶表皮和生境皆相似的代理种,并明确气孔参数与大气CO2分压的相关关系在种间的异同,从而提高该方法的有效性。     

青藏高原和内蒙古高原典型草地植物叶片肾型和哑铃型气孔器气孔特征及其与环境的关系

该研究利用植物制片技术,以中国青藏高原和内蒙古高原典型草地常见种或优势种植物的叶片为研究对象,通过比较分析叶片哑铃型气孔器和肾型气孔器的特征及其与环境因子的关系,揭示植物叶片两类气孔器对环境因子的响应策略。结果表明:(1)叶片哑铃型气孔器气孔指标的变异系数小于肾型气孔器。(2)叶片哑铃型气孔器气孔指标与环境气候指标的关系弱于肾型气孔器。(3)叶片哑铃型气孔器气孔特征与环境关系在叶片上下表面之间存在显著差异,而肾型气孔器气孔特征与环境因子的关系在叶片上下表面之间无显著差异。(4)叶片哑铃型气孔器的气孔特征与降水关系密切,而肾型气孔器气孔特征与温度关系密切。(5)同一种气孔器的气孔特征在两个地区(青藏高原和内蒙古高原)间存在显著差异。研究认为,肾型气孔器和哑铃型气孔器的气孔特征及其与环境之间的关系存在差异,在分析气孔特征时有必要将肾形与哑铃形保卫细胞形成的气孔器加以区分,该研究结果有助于进一步理解中国草地植物叶气孔特征对气候变化的响应与适应策略。     

中国瓦韦属药用植物的叶表皮观察

利用光学显微镜对中国瓦韦属（Lepisorus）17种药用植物及邻近2属3种植物的叶表皮微形态进行了观察。结果表明,瓦韦属药用植物不同种间的叶表皮特征具有一定的共性,表现为气孔器全部分布在叶下表皮,即全为下生气孔。此外,所研究的瓦韦属植物的基本气孔器类型为极细胞型、共环极细胞型、腋下细胞型及聚腋下细胞型。瓦韦属不同药用植物在叶表皮细胞的大小、形态、垂周壁式样以及气孔器类型、气孔器大小、气孔指数等特征上存在差异,据此可以划分为4种类型。叶表皮特征研究为中国瓦韦属药用植物的分类以及合理开发利用其药用价值提供了新的依据。     

Micro morphological Characteristics of Leaf Epidermis under Light Microscopy and Its Taxonomic Significance in Persea (Lauraceae) from America

Leaf epidermal micro morphological characters of 54 species belonging to genus Persea (Lauraceae) from America were comparatively studied by the means of light microscopy. It was shown that the leaf epidermal cells were usually regular bearing with straight or beaded anticlinal walls.Most of these species had unicellular trichomes uniformly distributed. The stomatal apparatus which were paracytic, only randomly presented in the areoles of abaxial epidermis for all sampled species, can be assigned into three types. The results showed that similar leaf epidermal characters can be found in the species with similar morphology. Nineteen characters were selected for PCA analysis, and the sampled species was divided into two clades. The characters of leaf epidermis were little different within a species but can vary among species. However, the multiple leaf epidermal characters including the shape of epidermal cells, the shape of stomatal apparatus, stomatal ledges and some distinct characters were relatively constant and taxonomically quite useful for the identification of some species with similar phenotypes.     

Three-dimensional xylem networks and phyllode properties of co-occurring Acacia

Reduced leaf size is often correlated to increased aridity, where smaller leaves demand less water via xylem conduits. However, it is unknown if differences in three-dimensional (3D) xylem connectivity reflect leaf-level adaptations. We used X-ray microtomography (micro-CT) to quantify 3D xylem connectivity in ～5 mm diameter branch sections of co-occurring semi-arid Acacia species of varied phyllode size. We compared 3D connectivity to minimum branch water potential and two-dimensional (2D) vessel attributes derived from sections produced by micro-CT. 2D attributes included vessel area, density, vessel size to number ratio (S) and vessel lumen fraction (F). Trees with terete phyllodes had less negative water potentials than broad phyllode variants. 3D xylem connectivity was conserved across all trees regardless of phyllode type or minimum water potential. We also found that xylem connectivity was sensitive to vessel lumen fraction (F) and not the size to number ratio (S) even though F was consistent among species and phyllode variants. Our results demonstrate that differences in phyllode anatomy, and not xylem connectivity, likely explain diversity of drought tolerance among closely related Acacia species. Further analysis using our approach across a broader range of species will improve understanding of adaptations in the xylem networks of arid zone species.     

中国瓦韦属药用植物的叶表皮观察

利用光学显微镜对中国瓦韦属(Lepisorus)17种药用植物及邻近2属3种植物的叶表皮微形态进行了观察。结果表明,瓦韦属药用植物不同种间的叶表皮特征具有一定的共性, 表现为气孔器全部分布在叶下表皮, 即全为下生气孔。此外, 所研究的瓦韦属植物的基本气孔器类型为极细胞型、共环极细胞型、腋下细胞型及聚腋下细胞型。瓦韦属不同药用植物在叶表皮细胞的大小、形态、垂周壁式样以及气孔器类型、气孔器大小、气孔指数等特征上存在差异, 据此可以划分为4种类型。叶表皮特征研究为中国瓦韦属药用植物的分类以及合理开发利用其药用价值提供了新的依据。     

Modification of Drought Resistance by Water Stress Conditioning in Acacia and Eucalyptus

Plants of Acacia and Eucalyptus species were grown under differentlevels of shading, nutrition, and irrigation to assess the effectof these factors on plant water use. Water use per unit of leaf(phyllode) area was affected only by the irrigation treatment,control plants that had received water daily using appreciablymore water than plants that had been repeatedly subjected towater stress. Water stress conditioning had little or no effecton plant height, leaf (phyllode) area, or minimum stomatal resistancein any of the species. Detailed study of the water stress conditioningof Eucalyptus robusta showed that controls used 46% more waterthan conditioned plants. Leaf area and plant height were unaffectedby conditioning. Control of transpiration was not due to stomatalfunctioning, both sets of plants operating with the same leafdiffusive resistance under conditions of ready water availability.Hydraulic conductivity of the intact root system was loweredby conditioning and it is suggested that this was due, at leastin part, to the effect that conditioning had on root xylem conductivity.Specific conductivity of stem sections was lowered by waterstress conditioning. Water stress avoidance was also associatedwith a more pronounced tendency for stomata to close prior towilting and with a higher level of leaf resistance which couldbe maintained at a low leaf water potential. Conditioned plantsexhibited drought tolerance in their ability to control lossof water from the leaf at lower leaf water potentials than thecontrols.     

中国春黄菊族植物叶表皮结构的研究

本文对分布在中国的春黄菊族(Anthemideae)中的25属98种植物叶的表皮结构进行了观察。1.毛状体的类型适于作为本族自然群、属、亚属、组或系的分类特征。2.轴型、半平列型和螺旋型等复合结构的气孔适于作属以下各单位的分类依据。3.表皮细胞的大小、气孔的保卫细胞长度和 T 型-毛的顶端长度等,这些只是数量特征,在本族分类上意义不大。     

八倍体小偃麦和普通小麦旗叶及叶鞘光合日变化比较研究

以温室大棚中栽培的普通小麦'中国春'(对照)及八倍体小偃麦'小偃7430'(染色体组为ABDE_1)、'小偃693'(染色体组为ABDF_1)为材料,采用TPS-1光合作用测定系统及FMS-2荧光仪测定了开花期旗叶和叶鞘的净光合速率、气孔导度和叶绿素荧光参数的日变化,以揭示普通小麦与八倍体小偃麦旗叶及其叶鞘的光合作用差异.结果表明:八倍体小偃麦与普通小麦'中国春'的旗叶和叶鞘光合作用均有午休现象,净光合速率于上午11:00左右出现高峰,午间下降,下午又呈现上升趋势,且'小偃693'叶片在上午时上升较快;气孔导度和荧光参数F_v/F_m、Fv/F_o、 Φ_(PS)Ⅱ、ETR的变化趋势与净光合速率相似,而NPQ的变化趋势则相反.各光合作用和叶绿素荧光参数在材料间表现为八倍体小偃麦高于普通小麦'中国春',器官间表现为旗叶高于相应叶鞘,而'小偃693'的叶鞘和'中国春'叶片的相似.研究发现,八倍体小偃麦旗叶和叶鞘的光合效率优于普通小麦'中国春';'小偃693'的光合效率因其较高的光反应活性表现得尤为突出,其叶鞘的光合能力也不容忽视.     

Changes in stomatal conductance along grass blades reflect changes in leaf structure

Identifying the consequences of grass blade morphology (long, narrow leaves) on the heterogeneity of gas exchange is fundamental to an understanding of the physiology of this growth form. We examined acropetal changes in anatomy, hydraulic conductivity and rates of gas exchange in five grass species (including C(3) and C(4) functional types). Both stomatal conductance and photosynthesis increased along all grass blades despite constant light availability. Hydraulic efficiency within the xylem remained constant along the leaf, but structural changes outside the xylem changed in concert with stomatal conductance. Stomatal density and stomatal pore index remained constant along grass blades but interveinal distance decreased acropetally resulting in a decreased path length for water movement from vascular bundle to stomate. The increase in stomatal conductance was correlated with the decreased path length through the leaf mesophyll. A strong correlation between the distance from vascular bundles to stomatal pores and stomatal conductance has been identified across species; our results suggest this relationship also exists within individual leaves.