中国独行菜族部分属种的叶表皮观察

利用光学显微镜对中国十字花科独行菜族部分广布属及相关属植物进行了叶表皮微形态学观察研究,结果表明:所研究的中国独行菜族植物叶表皮微形态具有多样性,可以划分为两种类型:第一类,叶上下表皮同形或近同形,叶表面被单毛或光滑无毛,包括独行菜属、群心菜属、菘蓝属和菥蓂属;第二类,叶上下表皮不同形,叶表面被分支毛和单毛,包括荠属和亚麻荠属;叶表皮微形态结果支持荠属应从独行菜族中移出,独行菜族是一多系类群,同时认为荠属与亚麻荠属植物具有较近的亲缘关系。     

辣根属和豆瓣菜属(十字花科)系统位置的分子证据

对十字花科葶苈族的辣根属、南芥族的豆瓣菜属及相关属种植物的叶绿体DNA的trnL内含子和trnL-F基因间隔区序列进行了测定分析。结果表明,辣根属植物与南芥族的山芥属、蔊菜属、豆瓣菜属、碎米荠属在系统发育树中聚成一支,与葶苈族的模式属葶苈属植物相隔较远,结合形态特征,本研究认为辣根属应从葶苈族移出,其系统位置应靠近山芥属、蔊菜属、豆瓣菜属、碎米荠属植物;此外,系统发育树中,豆瓣菜属植物并入碎米荠属中,表明二者具有更近的亲缘关系,本研究结果不支持《中国植物志》第33卷对辣根属和豆瓣菜属的系统位置的处理。     

基于种皮形态和叶绿体trnL-F对菘蓝属（十字花科）的系统学位置研究

利用种皮微形态观察与叶绿体DNA的trnL内含子和trnL-F基因间隔区序列测定分析相结合,对十字花科菘蓝属植物及其相关属种的系统学关系进行了探讨.研究结果表明原属独行菜族的菘蓝属植物,其种皮特征与原属鸟头荠族的舟果荠属植物相似,同属一类型.而与独行菜族的模式属独行菜属植物、大蒜芥族的模式属大蒜芥属植物以及鸟头荠族的模式属鸟头荠属植物种皮微形态差异显著;在基于叶绿体DNA的trnL内含子和trnL-F基因间隔区序列所构建的系统发育树中,菘蓝属植物与舟果荠属植物距离最近,而与独行菜属、大蒜芥属、鸟头荠属植物具有一定的间隔,结合形态特征,本研究认为,菘蓝属与舟果荠属植物具有较近的亲缘关系,而不是同族的独行菜属植物.     

拟南芥属与盐芥属的亲缘关系:叶表皮和分子证据

观察了拟南芥属、盐芥属以及相关属的叶表皮微形态特征,并测定了叶绿体DNA的trnL内含子和trnL-F基因间隔区序列,对这两个属的亲缘关系进行了比较研究。研究结果初步表明:盐芥属与拟南芥属之间的亲缘关系较远,前者应置于大蒜芥族,与该族中的山嵛菜属关系最近;后者则应放在南芥族而不是大蒜芥族。     

独行菜族8属(十字花科)植物果实及种子微形态研究

采用GMA(Glycol methacrylate,乙二醇甲基丙烯酸酯)半薄切片法,利用比较解剖学对独行菜族中代表植物8属25种果实及种子微形态结构进行观察分析。同时,以菥蓂属菥蓂为例详细介绍了假隔膜的形成过程。结果显示独行菜族果实及种子微形态特征明显,果实均为短角果,除厚壁荠属和沙芥属果实为背腹压扁外,其他属种均为两侧压扁;果实边缘有翅为独行菜族的典型特征,可分为周翅、微翅、宽翅及披针形翅;部分果皮细胞有纤维层,偶有木化,除菘蓝属、厚壁荠属、沙芥属无假隔膜结构外,其他属种均具有明显的假隔膜。种子大小为(0.8~10)mm×(0.5~2.8)mm,种皮纹饰丰富,遇水或潮湿环境可形成粘液种子。种皮通常由薄壁细胞构成,偶有木化,具内含物;除高河菜属和菥蓂属子叶与胚根的排列方式为子叶缘倚,其他属种均为子叶背倚。假隔膜为内果皮细胞向内延伸连接而成。本文完善了独行菜族果实及种子微形态结构信息,为分子系统学等其他相关研究提供基础资料。     

拟南芥属的系统位置：种皮及分子证据

拟南芥属（Arabidopsis（L.）Heynhold）拥有现代分子生物学研究的模式植物拟南芥（A.thaliana（L.）Heynhold）,但其属的系统位置及与近缘属关系争议较大。根据对拟南芥属及其相关属种的种皮微形态观察,结合测定分析各属种叶绿体DNA的trnL内含子和trnL-F基因间隔区序列,结果表明,拟南芥属的近缘属种包括荠属（Capsella Medic.）、亚麻荠属（Camelina（L.）Crantz）、须弥芥属（Crucihimalaya Al-Shehbaz et al.）、无苞芥属（Olimarabidopsis Al-Shehbaz et al.）、旗杆芥属（Turritis L.）、南芥属（Arabis L.）和糖芥属（Erysimum Kitagawa）。     

拟南芥属的系统位置: 种皮及分子证据

拟南芥属(Arabidopsis (L.) Heynhold)拥有现代分子生物学研究的模式植物拟南芥(A. thaliana (L.) Heynhold), 但其属的系统位置及与近缘属关系争议较大。根据对拟南芥属及其相关属种的种皮微形态观察, 结合测定分析各属种叶绿体DNA的trnL内含子和trnL-F基因间隔区序列, 结果表明, 拟南芥属的近缘属种包括荠属(Capsella Medic.)、亚麻荠属(Camelina (L.)Crantz)、须弥芥属(Crucihimalaya Al-Shehbaz et al.)、无苞芥属(Olimarabidopsis Al-Shehbaz et al.)、旗杆芥属(Turritis L.)、南芥属(Arabis L.)和糖芥属(Erysimum Kitagawa)。     

中国独行菜属9种植物花粉形态扫描电镜观察

对中国产独行菜属9种植物的花粉微形态作了扫描电镜下的观察和研究。结果表明,花粉粒为超长球形或长球形,具三沟,外壁纹饰均为网状纹饰。根据外壁纹饰可分为3种类型：（1）网眼为不规则形状,网眼边缘常有刺突;（2）网眼为圆形或近圆形,网眼边缘较光滑;（3）网眼为多边形或不规则多边形,网眼边缘较光滑,偶有刺突。     

基于ITS和matK序列的獐牙菜亚族 (龙胆科龙胆族)分子系统学

为探讨獐牙菜亚族（subtribe Swertiinae）各属之间和一些属内的系统关系,本研究选取了该亚族14属68种1变种,采用最大简约法（maximum parsimony）和贝叶斯法（Bayesian inference）对样品核基因ITS和叶绿体基因matK的两个片段进行独立和联合分析。结果显示：Bartonia位于亚族的最基部;喉毛花属（Comastoma）、肋柱花属（Lomatogonium）和假龙胆属（Gentianella）都非单系,处于同一个较为进化的分支中;獐牙菜属折皱组（Swertia sect. Rugosa）和獐牙菜组（S. sect. Swertia）亲缘关系最近,宽丝组（S. sect. Platynema）和藏獐牙菜组（S. sect. Kingdon Wardia）亲缘关系最近;口药花属（Jaeschkea）与獐牙菜属多枝组（S. sect. Ophelia）的大籽獐牙菜（Smacrosperma）亲缘关系最近。同时讨论了獐牙菜亚族形态分类与分子数据不一致的原因。     

中国独行菜属种皮微形态特征的研究

利用扫描电子显微镜对独行菜属9种植物种子的种皮微形态进行了研究,结果表明独行菜属种皮微形态可划分为4种类型;结果支持将独行菜属划分为3个组的观点;北美独行菜在种皮纹饰上与其它类群差别较大,并结合子叶缘倚胚根的特征将其另立一新组——子叶缘倚组Sect. Accumbentum F. Z. Li, J. Q. Zheng ＆ Z. Y. Sun , sect. nov.     

滇南桫椤的系统位置:来自叶绿体trnL内含子和DNA trnL-F间隔区序列的证据

为了探讨滇南桫椤Alsophilaaustroyunnanensis的系统位置 ,我们对该植物与中华桫椤Alsophilacostularis的叶绿体DNAtrnL内含子和trnL F间隔区序列进行PCR扩增和序列测定。滇南桫椤的trnL内含子、trnL F间隔区序列的长度分别为 5 70bp ,36 2bp ;中华桫椤的trnL内含子、trnL F间隔区序列的长度分别为 5 72bp ,36 1bp。结合已经发表的其他桫椤科植物的相应序列进行系统发育分析 ,用简约法和邻接法构建的系统发育树基本一致。结果表明 :1)所分析的桫椤科植物构成一个单系群 ;2 )滇南桫椤与Gymnosphaerapodophylla、Gymnosphaerapectinata、Gymnosphaerapseudogigantea、Gymnosphaeratinganensis、Gymnosphaeragigantea关系较近 ,聚成一支系 ;3)中华桫椤与Cyatheatsangii、Alsophilaspinulosa关系较近 ,聚成一支系。本文系统发育分析的结果支持将滇南桫椤归入黑桫椤属Gymnosphaera。     

Phylogenetic relationships in Cyperus L. s.l. (Cyperaceae) inferred from plastid DNA sequence data

The phylogeny of Cyperus and allied genera has been reconstructed using cladistic analysis of plastid rbcL gene, rps16 intron, trnL intron, and trnL-F intergenic spacer sequence data in 40 species of tribe Cypereae. Cyperus s.s. as currently circumscribed is not monophyletic because ten cyperoid genera are embedded within it. Eucyperoid Cyperus species (with a C₃ anatomy, e.g. C. involucratus ) and the genera Courtoisina , Kyllingiella and Oxycaryum form a clade that is sister to a clade comprising chlorocyperoid species (with a C₄ anatomy, e.g. C. papyrus ) and the genera Alinula , Ascolepis , Kyllinga , Lipocarpha , Pycreus , Remirea and Sphaerocyperus . The position of two species is uncertain; C . tenellus is resolved in a clade together with Isolepis although with typical cyperoid spikelets, whereas I. humillima is not resolved near either Isolepis or Cyperus s . l . © 2002 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 138 , 145–153.     

Inclusion of Tenaris and Macropetalum in Brachystelma (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae) inferred from non-coding nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences

 The inclusion of Tenaris and Macropetalum in Brachystelma as proposed by Peckover in 1996 and contested by Victor and Nicholas in 1998 is supported by molecular studies. Parsimony analysis of sequence data from two non-coding molecular markers (ITS region of nrDNA and trnT-L and trnL-F spacers as well as the trnL intron of cpDNA) suggests a well-supported Brachystelma s.l. clade (including Tenaris and Macropetalum) with little internal resolution. The Brachystelma s.l. clade occupies a sistergroup position to the Ceropegia/stapeliad clade, and both clades together are sister to an Anisotoma/Sisyranthus/Neoschumannia clade. Received January 8, 2001 Accepted April 10, 2001     

A molecular phylogeny and generic rearrangement of the stapelioid Ceropegieae (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)

 Representatives of nearly all genera of the taxon-rich stem-succulent stapeliads and most of the few related, leafy genera were analyzed. Sequence data from two non-coding molecular markers (ITS region of nrDNA and trnT-L and trnL-F spacers as well as the trnL intron of cpDNA) support the traditional tribal affiliation of the genera, which form a monophyletic group. This monophylum breaks into a basal Neoschumannia/Anisotoma/Riocreuxia/Sisyranthus nk;clade, from which the core Ceropegieae are derived. The four Ceropegia species included are not monophyletic, and their relationship to Brachystelma changes depending on the marker studied. The stem succulent taxa fall in a number of well supported, but unresolved clades, the most prominent being the predominantly southern African clade comprising Orbea, Stapelia and some other genera. The most derived taxa of NE Africa, Duvaliandra and White-sloanea, are basal to this southern African clade. The other clades comprise the more basal genera of stem-succulent stapeliads, including the members of the Caralluma complex. Of the 17 genera accepted by Plowes for the Caralluma complex, seven are recognized: Caralluma, Apteranthes, Australluma, Boucerosia, Caudanthera, Desmidorchis and Monolluma. New combinations are proposed in 15 cases; Caralluma adscendens var. geniculata is raised to specific rank. Anomalluma is reinstated, and Pseudolithos mccoyi is transfered to it. A broadened concept for Orbea (incl. Angolluma and Orbeopsis) is recognized, but Orbeanthus is kept separate. The monotypic Ballyanthus, recently separated from Orbea, is nested within Duvalia. Piaranthus (incl. Huerniopsis) is monophyletic. The bitypic Notechidnopsis is reduced to the type species, N. tessellata, while N. columnaris is transferred to a new genus, Richtersveldia. Received February 25, 2002; accepted June 17, 2002 Published online: November 7, 2002 Address of the authors: Dr. Ulrich Meve (e-mail: ulrich.meve@uni-bayreuth.de) and Prof. Dr. Sigrid Liede (e-mail: sigrid.liede@uni-bayreuth.de), Universit?t Bayreuth, Lehrstuhl für Pflanzensystematik, Universit?tsstrasse 30, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany.