东亚粗叶木属(茜草科)植物的分布及其生物地理意义

茜草科粗叶木属植物是亚洲热带原始林下优势地位明显的一类灌木植物.依据标本资料和分类学修订,研究了东亚产粗叶木属植物33个种的地理分布式样,并将其划分为热带亚洲、东亚和中国特有3个分布区类型,其中热带亚洲分布型可以进一步划分为印度(喜马拉雅)至马来西亚分布、印度(喜马拉雅)至中国南部和大陆东南亚分布及中国南部至大陆东南亚分布3个亚型.中国粗叶木属植物中热带亚洲分布型占总种数的72.7%,显示了中国热带地区植物区系的热带亚洲亲缘.一些粗叶木属植物种类的分布式样暗示了中国-日本、中国-喜马拉雅森林植物区系的分区及物种形成,喜马拉雅(横断山)-台湾山地植物区系的联系及台湾-琉球-日本物种迁移通道.海南、台湾植物区系缺少特有种反映了它们的植物区系大陆性很强. 粗叶木属植物种类的分布式样对中国热带植物种分布区类型的划分提供了参考.     

Growth characteristics of ectomycorrhizal seedlings of Quercus glauca,Quercus salicina,and Castanopsis cuspidata planted on acidic soil

Key message

Seedlings of three Fagaceae species planted on acidic, infertile colluvial soil showed accelerated growth when inoculated with ectomycorrhizal fungi.

Abstract

We conducted a study with seedlings of Fagaceae species inoculated with ectomycorrhizal fungi to estimate their utility for growth in acidic soil conditions. We selected Quercus glauca, Quercus salicina and Castanopsis cuspidata as typical evergreen, broad-leaved, woody species of southwestern Japan. Seedlings were inoculated with Astraeus hygrometricus or Scleroderma citrinum, and planted in acidic, infertile colluvial soil collected from an abandoned site. Six months after planting, seedlings of the three species inoculated with A. hygrometricus were growing well, especially, Q. salicina. The growth of seedlings inoculated with S. citrinum was inferior to seedlings inoculated with A. hygrometricus. In contrast, seedlings without ectomycorrhizal fungi did not grow well. Differences in growth among the three types of seedlings were related to differences in the levels of nutrient acquisition. We concluded that Fagaceae seedlings inoculated with A. hygrometricus were best suited for acidic, infertile environments.     

Comparison of growth habits under various light conditions between two climax species, Castanopsis sieboldii and Castanopsis cuspidata, with special reference to their shade tolerance

Two experiments were conducted to examine the difference in shade tolerance between two climax species, Castanopsis sieboldii and Castanopsis cuspidata, in Aichi Prefecture in the warm-temperate climate of Japan. In the growth experiment, the seedlings of the two species were raised under five light conditions, 100%, 30%, 10%, 3% and 1% relative light intensity (RLI). The growth of C. sieboldii highly exceeded that of C. cuspidata, particularly under higher light conditions. In the heavy shading experiment, the seedlings of the two species were grown under three light conditions (0, 0.15 and 0.3% RLI). While all seedlings of C. sieboldii died within 2 years under 0.15 and 0.3% RLI, about half of the seedlings of C. cuspidata survived more than 2 years under 0.15% RLI, and about 70% survived more than 4 years under 0.3% RLI. It was concluded that C. cuspidata was more shade tolerant than C. sieboldii, and the possibility that C. sieboldii might be more tolerant of the drought stress than C. cuspidata was discussed.     

A Third Species of Hemilecanium Newstead (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) from the New World, with Keys to Species in the Genus

A new species of Hemilecanium Newstead, Hemilecanium guanabana Kondo & Hodgson n. sp., is described and illustrated based on the adult female, adult male and first instar. The specimens were collected in the municipality of Palmira, state of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on soursop, Annona muricata (Annonaceae). Updated identification keys are provided for the adult females of all 28 species of the genus Hemilecanium, and for known adult males and first instars. An updated list of the 23 species of soft scales (Coccidae) known from soursop worldwide is included.     

哀牢山木果石栎群落优势种的生态位宽度与重叠

通过多种方法比较研究了哀牢山木果石栎（Ｌｉｔｈｏｃａｒｐｕｓ ｘｙｌｏｃａｒｐｕｓ）群落８个优势种的生态位宽度和重叠,结果表明,该群落是以木果石栎、腾冲栲（Ｃａｓｔａｎｏｐｓｉｓ ｗａｔｔｉｉ）、滇木荷（Ｓｃｈｉｍａ ｎｏｒｏｎｈａｅ）和景东石栎（Ｌｉｔｈｏｃａｒｐｕｓ ｃｈｉｎｔｕｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ）为优势种的共优群落,它们的生态位宽度值分别为０．８７３２,０．７８５６,０．６７４２和０．５７９８。     

Influence of Temperature on the Effects of Water Stress on Quercus Species

Quercus coccifera L. and Q. ilex L. leaves, collected in winter,when the plants were in full turgor, were treated with polyethyleneglycol (PEG) with a water potential of –48 and –65bar, at 15 °C and at 30 °C, for 2 days. The responseof each species differs with temperature as far as the plastidpigment, anthocyanin and soluble sugar content is concerned.Thus Q. ilex is affected more at 15 °C rather than at 30°C, while in Q. coccifera, apart from a small increase inanthocyanins, no significant change was observed at 15 °C.On the contrary, at 30 °C significant changes were observedin all studied parameters. Chloroplast pigments decreased generallyon the first day and their content either dropped further orincreased to reach the control values on the second day. Alltreatments resulted in an increase in anthocyanin content. Solublesugar content raised in Q. ilex at 15 °C and decreased inboth species at 30 °C. Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex, oak, temperature, water stress, anthocyanin, chlorophyll, carotenoids     

Germination of Species of Caryophyllaceae in Relation to their Geographical Distribution in Europe

Comparisons were made between the germination responses to temperatureof species of Caryophyllaceae collected in the wild from differentparts of Europe. Species occurring predominantly in the Mediterraneanzone were compared with those distributed in the deciduous woodlandzone of central and southern Europe; steppeland and grasslandareas of eastern Europe, and in the Taiga and Tundra of northernEurope. The geo-botanical distributions of different specieswere reflected in their germination responses. Species fromthe Mediterranean germinated over a range with a mean of 4.5to 24.2 °C; those from deciduous woodland over the range11.8 to 30.0 °C; those from steppelands over the range 6.0to 30.0 °C. There was little uniformity in the northernEuropean species. The significance of the results is discussedin relation to the distribution of different species, the variationwithin a species, and the climatic components of the variousgeo-botanical zones.     

Keys to the genera of social wasps of South-East Asia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Illustrated identification keys are provided for higher taxa and all genera of social wasps found in South‐East Asia.