濒危药用植物桃儿七的生物学特性及其保育措施

桃儿七为重要抗癌药物前体物来源物种,现正处在濒危状态,已被列为国家三级保护植物。本文全 面地综述了桃儿七的生物学特性,包括外部形态、地理分布、系统位置、生态学和群落学特性、发育生物学、繁 殖生物学、植物化学、细胞组织培养和内生真菌研究以及遗传学等研究。最后分析了引起桃儿七濒危的原因, 并提出了具体保育措施和研究展望。     

桃儿七种子休眠机理及种子内含物对苯二酚的生物活性研究

为了进一步了解濒危植物桃儿七种子休眠机理,采用气质联用仪(GC-MS)对桃儿七种子的乙醚浸提物进行分离与鉴定。结果表明,经GC-MS分离与鉴定出脂肪类、烷类,酸类等19种化合物中,多数化合物已被前人研究证明具有生物抑制活性,这也正是桃儿七种子萌发不良、休眠产生的主要原因及机理。对苯二酚是首次从桃儿七种子中分离出的有机化合物,利用对苯二酚对小麦进行生物活性的鉴定显示,0.1-1~1.0 mg.L-1的对苯二酚可显著促进小麦的生长。通过在桃儿七种子分离胚培养基中添加1.0 mg.L-1的对苯二酚,可显著促进无菌苗的生长和发育,缩短生长和发育周期,并且植株生长健壮,根系发达。由此可说明,对苯二酚在促进植物的生长和发育方面具有类似于植物生长激素的作用。     

Diversity and ecological characteristics of vascular flora in Mediterranean temporary pools

Vascular flora of Mediterranean temporary pools has been studied with the aims to define its diversity and to individuate the ecological characteristics of the different plant groups associated with this relevant and endangered habitat type. Overall, 246 species were found of which 108 were terrestrial, 57 generalist of aquatic or wet habitats and 81 typical of temporary water and strongly linked to temporary pools. The results suggest that: (i) vascular flora associated with Sardinian Mediterranean temporary pools is rich and diversified; (ii) rare ferns are better represented than previously reported; (iii) plant species are generally heliophilous and acidophilous, specialized temporary pool species mainly differing from the unspecialized ones in relationship to their soil moisture requirements; (iv) these habitats are particularly important for maintaining regional freshwater biodiversity.     

濒危植物缙云卫矛繁育系统研究

运用花粉萌发、联苯胺-过氧化氢法、花粉—胚珠比、杂交指数和套袋实验等方法,对缙云卫矛(Eu-onymuschloranthoidesYang)花粉活力、柱头可授性及繁育系统进行了研究。结果表明缙云卫矛花粉-胚珠比为764~1340,杂交指数等于3,结合人工授粉和套袋实验结果可以确定该物种的繁育系统属于自交亲和,有时需要传粉者。根据套袋实验及实地观察可以推测该物种以风媒传粉为主。其花粉活力较高,持续时间较长,花粉质量可能不是导致该物种濒危的主要原因。其雌雄性功能表达具一定的重叠期,提高了同株异花授粉的几率,雌雄性功能表达在时间上的差异不是影响其结实率的主要原因。气候条件对传粉过程的限制可能是导致该物种濒危的原因之一。     

Metabolic profiling and phylogenetic analysis of medicinal Zingiber species: Tools for authentication of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc)

Phylogenetic analysis and metabolic profiling were used to investigate the diversity of plant material within the ginger species and between ginger and closely related species in the genus Zingiber (Zingiberaceae). In addition, anti-inflammatory data were obtained for the investigated species. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that all Zingiber officinale samples from different geographical origins were genetically indistinguishable. In contrast, other Zingiber species were significantly divergent, allowing all species to be clearly distinguished using this analysis. In the metabolic profiling analysis, the Z. officinale samples derived from different origins showed no qualitative differences in major volatile compounds, although they did show some significant quantitative differences in non-volatile composition, particularly regarding the content of [6]-, [8]-, and [10]-gingerols, the most active anti-inflammatory components in this species. The differences in gingerol content were verified by HPLC. The metabolic profiles of other Zingiber species were very different, both qualitatively and quantitatively, when compared to Z. officinale and to each other. Comparative DNA sequence/chemotaxonomic phylogenetic trees showed that the chemical characters of the investigated species were able to generate essentially the same phylogenetic relationships as the DNA sequences. This supports the contention that chemical characters can be used effectively to identify relationships between plant species. Anti-inflammatory in vitro assays to evaluate the ability of all extracts from the Zingiber species examined to inhibit LPS-induced PGE(2) and TNF-alpha production suggested that bioactivity may not be easily predicted by either phylogenetic analysis or gross metabolic profiling. Therefore, identification and quantification of the actual bioactive compounds are required to guarantee the bioactivity of a particular Zingiber sample even after performing authentication by molecular and/or chemical markers.     

中国特有植物穗花杉的生物学特性及其保护

穗花杉（Ａｍｅｎｔｏｔａｘｕｓ　ａｒｇｏｔａｅｎｉａ（Ｈａｎｃｅ）Ｐｉｌｇｅｒ）属于红豆杉科穗花杉属,为我国特有树种;现正处在濒危状态,已被列为国家三级保护植物。本文比较系统地综述了穗花杉的生物学特性,包括其外部形态、内部结构、化学成分、地理分布、生长特性、生态学和群落特性等。关于穗花杉的系统位置,一直争论不休,作者简述了各种分类观点后,根据上述特性分析结果,支持将稳花杉放于红豆杉科中并与榧树属同族的主张。最后,文章分析了可能引起穗花杉濒危的原因,并提出了两点保护措施。     

绵刺的生物学特性及其保护

绵刺是蒙古高原特有的单种属植物,已列为国家二级重点保护植物。系统综述了绵刺的生态生物学特性,并探讨了其适应性,研究结果表明,绵刺具有典型旱生植物的结构和特征。耐旱、耐盆瘠、耐盐碱和抗风蚀能力较强,对恶劣的环境条件具有良好的适应性。另外还分析了绵刺濒危的可能原因并提出了保护措施。     

Interest of lignans in prevention and treatment of cancers

Lignans are diphenolic compounds widely distributed in the plant kingdom. They are mainly localised in lignified tissues, seeds and roots. These molecules are involved in plant defence mechanisms, but are also interesting for human health. Flax lignans belonging to the phytoestrogens are metabolised after ingestion into enterolignans that may offer a protection against the onset and development of hormono-dependant cancers. In vitro studies based on mammalian cellular models tend to confirm their beneficial effects observed during epidemiological studies and give us insights about their mechanisms of action. The most studied lignan, podophyllotoxin, and its semi-synthetic derivatives (etoposide, teniposide, etoposide phosphate), are particularly interesting at a curative level due to their cytotoxic properties. These semi-synthetic derivatives are used in chemotherapy of lung cancer for example. However, the extensive use of these anticancer drugs will lead to the problem of podophyllotoxin supply. This molecule is currently extracted from the rhizomes and roots of an Indian species Podophyllum hexandrum which has subsequently become endangered. Strategies are investigated to obtain economically viable alternative sources of Podophyllotoxin from plants and in vitro cultures of several species. Among them, north american Podophyllum peltatum, Linum wild species, Hyptis, Anthriscus, Juniperus or Dysosma species which accumulate Podophyllotoxin or closely related derivatives, are good candidates. double dagger.     

濒危植物大别山五针松根际细菌群落特征与功能分析

植物根际微生物群落对植物健康生长有重要影响, 每种植物根际都有其特定的微生物群落。大别山五针松(Pinus dabeshanensis)被国际自然保护联盟列为濒危物种, 具有重要研究价值。该研究采用16S rRNA高通量测序技术与生物信息学方法, 对濒危植物大别山五针松根际细菌群落特征与功能进行分析。结果表明, 大别山五针松根际微生物的主要种类为变形菌门、放线菌门、酸杆菌门和疣微菌门。网络分析表明, 大别山五针松根际细菌类群存在显著相关性, 其中Bryobacter属、Bradyrhizobium属和未定义的TK10属是互作网络中的重要节点。PICRUSt1功能预测表明其微生物组功能主要为氨基酸运输和代谢、细胞壁/膜/膜生物发生以及能量产生和转换。FAPROTAX功能预测表明, 大别山五针松根际富含的优势菌群具有丰富的化学异养、纤维素水解、需氧化学异养和固氮功能, 其对植物生长发育具有重要作用。研究结果可为培育健康的大别山五针松根际微生物菌群及微生物资源的开发利用提供重要依据。     

桃儿七分布格局与生态适应的初步研究

以云南产桃儿七Ｓｉｎｏｐｏｄｏｐｈｙｌｌｕｍ ｈｅｘａｎｄｒｕｍ（Ｒｏｙｌｅ）Ｙｉｎｇ为研究材料,分析了它的分布格局及生态适应。指出桃儿七是一个分布范围较广、生态适应幅度大的物种;在分布区内它主要出现在具有次生植被的山谷中,个体在居群内的分布格局,由于受到放牧活动的影响而呈聚群式分布,植株常出现在灌木丛下和树根附近。它适应夏秋湿润凉爽,冬季及早春寒冷干燥的气候条件,并具有相应的生长与发育节律。人类     

Plant biodiversity: phytochemicals and health

Biodiversity may be defined as the variability occuring among living organisms and affecting all species of animals and plants, their genetics and their environment. Biological diversity of plants also relies on the chemical diversity deriving from their specialized metabolites which possess a wide range of different chemical structures as a result of plant evolution. They are responsible for the plant ecological properties and are required for the plant-environment interactions. In addition, many of them display important pharmacological properties. In the recent years, the growing interest in using plant metabolites to treat diseases in humans and animals and the high request of health products originating from natural sources rather than synthetic has revived the research on plant biodiversity to identify new bioactive molecules. Based on our studies on the chemical and biological characterization of rare or less studied plant species, the present paper aims to describe a selection of botanical species with phytopharmaceutical importance in order to highlight the chemical polymorphism deriving from their biodiversity along with its implications on bioactivity.     

Nutrient concentrations and fibre contents of plant community biomass reflect species richness patterns along a broad range of land-use intensities among agricultural grasslands

Understanding changes in biodiversity in agricultural landscapes in relation to land-use type and intensity is a major issue in current ecological research. In this context nutrient enrichment has been identified as a key mechanism inducing species loss in Central European grassland ecosystems. At the same time, insights into the linkage between agricultural land use and plant nutrient status are largely missing. So far, studies on the relationship between chemical composition of plant community biomass and biodiversity have mainly been restricted to wetlands and all these studies neglected the effects of land use. Therefore, we analyzed aboveground biomass of 145 grassland plots covering a gradient of land-use intensities in three regions across Germany. In particular, we explored relationships between vascular plant species richness and nutrient concentrations as well as fibre contents (neutral and acid detergent fibre and lignin) in the aboveground community biomass.We found the concentrations of several nutrients in the biomass to be closely linked to plant species richness and land use. Whereas phosphorus concentrations increased with land-use intensity and decreased with plant species richness, nitrogen and potassium concentrations showed less clear patterns. Fibre fractions were negatively related to nutrient concentrations in biomass, but hardly to land-use measures and species richness. Only high lignin contents were positively associated with species richness of grasslands. The N:P ratio was strongly positively related to species richness and even more so to the number of endangered plant species, indicating a higher persistence of endangered species under P (co-)limited conditions. Therefore, we stress the importance of low P supply for species-rich grasslands and suggest the N:P ratio in community biomass to be a useful proxy of the conservation value of agriculturally used grasslands.     

瓦屋山国家森林公园种子植物区系研究

瓦屋山国家森林公园位于青藏高原向四川盆地过渡的地区。区内有种子植物148科,686属,1743种。大科、大属在区系组成中起着非常重要的作用。区系成分的丰富性、温带成分的主体性、特有植物与珍稀濒危植物的集中性是该区种子植物区系的主要特征。     

黄土高原地区种子植物区系特征

黄土高原在中国植物区系分区上属于泛北极植物区,中国-日本森林植物亚区的华北地区黄土高原植物亚地区,是东西、南北旱生、中生和水生植物交汇和聚集区域。计有种子植物147科864属3224种,其中裸子植物7科13属41种,被子植物140科851属3183种,具有中国特有属32个,黄土高原地区特有属4个,特有种164个。黄土高原地区种子植物区系的基本特征为:植物种类相对丰富,在全国植物区系上占有重要地位;植物区系起源古老,原始类群丰富;地理成分复杂多样,以温带成分占优势;与周边地区区系的联系广泛,是多种成分汇集和过渡的地区;特有性程度相对低,稀有濒危植物丰富。     

桃儿七和南山荷叶内生真菌的生物活性研究

通过研究桃儿七(Sinopodophyllum hexandrum)与南方山荷叶(Diphylleia sinensis)的内生真菌的生物活性,探讨内生真菌作为生物活性物质资源开发利用的价值。测定内生真菌发酵液的抗细菌、抗真菌、抗卤虫活性后,发现大多数菌株的发酵液都具有不同的生物活性。高活性菌株集中于镰孢霉属、柱孢属、木霉属、色串孢属。桃儿七内生真菌抗真菌活性较强,南方山荷叶内生真菌抗细菌和抗卤虫活性较强。桃儿七和南方山荷叶内生真菌是寻找有价值的活性成分的良好资源。     

Phenological synchrony between a plant and a specialised herbivore

Global anthropogenic climate change is altering the phenology of many species, with implications for interacting species. If species use different cues or respond at different rates, this could result in asynchrony between hosts and herbivores. The larval stage of the endemic critically endangered Sinai Baton Blue butterfly (Pseudophilotes sinaicus) feeds exclusively on the buds and flowers of an endangered near-endemic plant, the Sinai Thyme (Thymus decussatus), with a narrow window in time when both larvae and flowers are present. We test for synchrony in time and space between the flowering phenology of the host plant and the associated timings and abundances of the Sinai Baton Blue. Together with significant spatial variation amongst patches, there were large inter-annual variations in flowering period, up to two weeks between years, indicating phenotypic plasticity in response to abiotic conditions. The butterfly flight period was approximately synchronised to the flowering of its host plant, but there was no evidence of any detailed spatial or temporal correlations in phenology. The dramatic annual population changes, possibly cycles, in the butterfly, may partly be driven by differences in the responses between plant and herbivore to climate that cause varying degrees of synchrony between years.     

Diet analysis by next‐generation sequencing indicates the frequent consumption of introduced plants by the critically endangered red‐headed wood pigeon (Columba janthina nitens) in oceanic island habitats

Oceanic island ecosystems are vulnerable to the introduction of alien species, and they provide a habitat for many endangered species. Knowing the diet of an endangered animal is important for appropriate nature restoration efforts on oceanic islands because introduced species may be a major component of the diets of some endangered species. DNA barcoding techniques together with next‐generation sequencing may provide more detailed information on animal diets than other traditional methods. We performed a diet analysis using 48 fecal samples from the critically endangered red‐headed wood pigeon that is endemic to the Ogasawara Islands based on chloroplast trnL P6 loop sequences. The frequency of each detected plant taxa was compared with a microhistological analysis of the same sample set. The DNA barcoding approach detected a much larger number of plants than the microhistological analysis. Plants that were difficult to identify by microhistological analysis after being digested in the pigeon stomachs were frequently identified only by DNA barcoding. The results of the barcoding analysis indicated the frequent consumption of introduced species, in addition to several native species, by the red‐headed wood pigeon. The rapid eradication of specific introduced species may reduce the food resources available to this endangered bird; thus, balancing eradication efforts with the restoration of native food plants should be considered. Although some technical problems still exist, the trnL approach to next‐generation sequencing may contribute to a better understanding of oceanic island ecosystems and their conservation.     

珍稀濒危植物翅果油树的生物学特性及其保护

翅果油树为我国特有植物,已被列为国家二级重点保护树种。本文较系统地综述了翅果油树的生物学特性,包括其外部形态、内部结构、染色体核型、生长特性、地理分布、生态学和群落学特性、根瘤固氮活性及化学成分等。文章还分析了翅果油树濒危的可能原因并提出了保护措施。     

The potential role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in protecting endangered plants and habitats

Ecosystems worldwide are threatened with the extinction of plants and, at the same time, invasion by new species. Plant invasiveness and loss of species can be caused by similar but opposing pressures on the community structures. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can have multiple positive effects on plant growth, productivity, health, and stress relief. Many endangered species live in symbiosis with AMF. However, the list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species) indicates that the mycorrhizal status of most of the threatened species has not been assessed. Rare plants often occur in specialized and also endangered habitats and might utilize specialized or unique AMF. The specificity of any endangered plant to its AMF population has not been investigated. Because most of the current AMF isolates that are available colonize a broad range of plant species, selected inocula could be used to promote growth of endangered plants before the proper and more effective indigenous AMF are characterized. Application of AMF in field sites to protect endangered plants is hardly feasible due to the complexity of plant community structures and the large amount of fungal inocula needed. Endangered plants could, however, be grown as greenhouse cultures together with appropriate fungi, and, at the relevant developmental stage, they could be re-planted into native sites to prevent extinction and to preserve plant community ecology.