基于ITS与 trn L-F序列探讨槭树科的系统发育

报道了槭树科41种(其中槭属39种)植物的 trn L-F和ITS序列(其中部分种的ITS序列为重新测定),以期通过分子手段对槭树科内部尤其是复杂的槭属的系统发育关系进行重建.以无患子科和七叶树科为外类群,基于对57个种单独的ITS序列(包括从GenBank下载的16种的序列)、41种 trn L-F序列及41种两者序列的联合数据,分别采用最大简约法(Maximum Parsimony Method)和邻接法(Neighbor-Joining Method)对槭树科的系统发育进行了分析.结果显示,整个槭树科为一单系类群;金钱槭位于槭树科的基部;但由于云南金钱槭( Dipteronia dyerana )聚在了槭属内部,认为金钱槭属和槭属均可能是非单系类群;槭属内组间关系的支持率普遍较低,但多数组的组内关系得到了较好的支持.将两个片段结合比单独的ITS或 trn L-F分析能更好地解决槭属内部的系统关系,其中sect.Palmata 和sect.Microcarpa ,sect.Platanoidea 、sect.Lithocarpa 和sect.Macrophylla ,sect.Integrifolia 、sect.Trifoliata 和sect.Pentaphylla ,以及sect.Acer 、sect.Goniocarpa 和sect.Saccharina (sensu Ogata)的组间亲缘关系得到了一定的支持,但对其中部分组的划分可能应做进一步调整.重新评价了徐廷志系统中对sect.Rubra 和sect.Saccharodendron 的处理.     

中国锦鸡儿属的分子系统发育

测定了中国锦鸡儿属Caragana各属下分类群20个代表种的ITS、trnL-F和trnS-G序列.基于3种DNA片段的单独分析所获得的系统发育树具有相似的拓扑结构;3种片段的合并分析提高了各分支的支持度,并获得了相似的系统发育树.落轴亚属subgen.Caragana的种类构成了一个在系统树上首先分化出来的单系分支,与形态特征和地理分布的研究一致.短齿系ser. Occidentales和长齿系ser. Bracteolatae的代表种构成了1个单独的分支,因此短齿系应被放入长齿系所属刺叶组sect.Longspina 而不是针刺组sect.Spinosae或sect.Pruinosa.分子系统学证据支持依据叶片宽窄在掌叶组sect.Frutescentes中再划分2个系的形态学研究结论;但Ser.Dasyphyllae和针刺系ser.Spinosae的亲缘关系较近,系统发育分析的结果似乎不支持在针刺组中单独划分2个系.宿轴类的物种聚成一个单系的分支,因此应被处理为一个组--鬼箭组sect.Jubatae;荚果里面被毛和无毛的种类各自构成2个小支,支持依据该特征在组下分系.系统树显示Sanczir定义的sect.Tragacanthoides然为多系类群,应将该组中所包含的刺叶组、针刺组、和鬼箭组的种类划分出来.基于ITS的遗传距离表明卷叶锦鸡儿C. ordosica与藏锦鸡儿C, tibetica应该是2个不同的种.     

新疆石竹属野生种核糖体DNA的ITS序列与亲缘关系

新疆是我国石竹属植物分布和分化中心,种质资源丰富。通过采用PCR直接测序法,对新疆石竹属（Dianthus)植物野生种共8个种及外类群（Lychnis coronata Thunb)rDNA的ITS区（包括ITS－1,5.8S,rDNA和ITS－2）进行序列测定。研究结果说明,新疆石生属植物的ITS序列总长度为617－621bp,长度变异较小,仅相差4bp,种间序列同源性很高,达97．6％－99．8％,外类群的序列同源性为80％左右。ITS区序列在石竹属内是相当保守的,石竹属物种间序列变异位点基本上是转移多于颠换,且转移率较高,转换／颠换率为1．0－3．0。系统地位和亲缘关系分析表明分布于中国的石竹属植物3个组即齿瓣组（sect.Barbulatum Williams)和石竹组（sect.Dianthus),遂瓣组（sect.Fimbriatum Williams)的亲缘关系较远,而sect.Dianthus与sect.Fimbriatum Williams的亲缘关系较近。ITS系统发育树揭示了石竹组起源早于遂瓣组和齿瓣组,其结果与传统形态学论述存在很大差异。     

基于ITS序列对中国簇毛黄耆亚属（黄耆属）系统学问题的初步研究

测定了簇毛黄耆亚属（Pogonophace)4组8种和外类群Caragana roborovskyi的ITS序列,从GenBank中调出相关12属47种的ITS序列,组成数据距阵,应用PAUP程序中的最大简约法构建了系统发育树状图。扁荚组（Sect.Sesbanella)与亚属其余类群在系统树上处于不同的分支,亲缘关系较远这个亚属不是一个单系类群;膨果组（Sect.Bibracteola)。背扁组（Sect.Phyllolobium)和袋果组（Sect.Trichostylus)作为一个单系类群能得到ITS序列的支持,但与分组以及膨果组下系的划分都得不到ITS序列分析的支持。     

紫乌头复合体nrDNA的ITS序列与系统发育分析

对乌头属 Aconitum L. 27个类群的nrDNA ITS序列进行了简约法与邻接法分析,两种方法得到的系统发育树基本一致。乌头亚属subgen. Aconitum 的蔓乌头系 ser. Volubilia 不是一个单系类群,显柱乌头系 ser. Stylosa 与兴安乌头系ser. Ambigua 各自作为单系类群也没有得到支持。特产于云南西北部横断山区的一些种之间存在非常近的系统发育关系,说明这些种可能是近期物种形成的产物。紫乌头 A. delavayi 复合体的不同类群在系统发育树上位     

虎耳草属山羊臭组的界定和系统发育: 核糖体DNA ITS序列证据

虎耳草属Saxifraga山羊臭组sect. Ciliatae是该属中最大的一个组, 共有175种, 主要分布在喜马拉雅地区, 我国分布有166种, 占总种数的95%; 其中, 112种为中国特有。约80%的种类分布在我国青藏高原和西南地区, 是中国喜马拉雅植物成分的代表类群。山羊臭组内物种分化十分显著, 分类处理也很困难, 该组是否为单系类群, 组下的系统发育关系也不清楚, 均需进一步验证。本文测定了虎耳草属山羊臭组及其他组33种植物样品的核糖体DNA内转录间隔区ITS序列, 并从GenBank调取虎耳草组sect. Saxifraga等组和近缘属唢呐草属Mitella共22种植物的该序列。ITS分析结果表明: (1)所研究的山羊臭组类群聚为单独一支, 而且与垫状组sect. Porphyrion、虎耳草组、球茎组sect. Mesogyne和仅在欧洲分布的sect. Cymbalaria和sect. Cotylea等8个组聚成的另一分支构成姊妹群; (2)根据形态特征建立的山羊臭组的3个亚组即唐古拉亚组subsect. Hirculoideae、莲座状亚组subsect. Rosulares和具芽亚组subsect. Gemmiparae各自聚为一支, 但是莲座状亚组这一支的支持率较低。同时, 山羊臭组的鞭匐枝亚组subsect. Flagellares和subsect. Hemisphaericae的代表类群单独聚为一支, 位于具芽亚组类群分支内部而不能成立; (3)唐古拉亚组和莲座状亚组又聚为一亚分支与具芽亚组构成姊妹群, 而且具芽亚组最早从山羊臭组这一支中分化出来。我们的研究还发现山羊臭组内种间形态分化较大, 而ITS碱基变异较小, 这可能是山羊臭组类群在青藏高原及毗邻地区的高山环境下物种快速分化的结果。     

四个DNA片段在山茶属分子系统学研究中的应用

选取山茶属14个组中的10组21种植物对目前常用于属内种间的4个DNA片段（ITS、waxy、trnL-F、rpL16）进行序列测定。结果表明：（1）来自叶绿体基因组的2个片段（trnL-F、rpL16）其PCR扩增和测序都很容易,但两者的进化速率都非常慢,序列矩阵只有很少信息位点（trnL-F含9个,rpL16为20个）,不能提供必要的系统发育信息。（2）来自核基因组的ITS片段其PCR产物比较容易获得,但其序列的测定存在较多问题。（3）waxy是来自核基因组的另一个片段,其PCR扩增因受模板DNA的数量和质量的影响很大而有一定难度,但其进化速率较快,序列矩阵具有较多信息位点（92个）,并且在山茶属是单拷贝,这对于解决山茶属这类具有许多近缘物种的类群的系统关系有重要价值。基于tsnL-F、rpL16和waxy三组数据所建分子系统树支持山茶属为一单系,但属下系统由于取样等原因有待进一步研究。     

基于ITS序列对中国簇毛黄耆亚属(黄耆属)系统学问题的初步研究

测定了簇毛黄耆亚属(Pogonophace)4组8种和外类群Caragana roborovskyi的ITS序列,从GenBank中调出相关12属47种的ITS序列,组成数据距阵,应用PAUP程序中的最大简约法构建了系统发育树状图.扁荚组(Sect. Sesbanella)与亚属其余类群在系统树上处于不同的分支,亲缘关系较远,这个亚属不是一个单系类群;膨果组(Sect. Bibracteola),背扁组(Sect. Phyllolobium)和袋果组(Sect. Trichostylus)作为一个单系类群能得到ITS序列的支持,但与鱼鳔槐亚族比与黄耆属其他类群的关系更近; Astragatus complanatus和A. tribulifolius可能为一对替代种;亚属下的分组以及膨果组下系的划分都得不到ITS序列分析的支持.     

槭树科植物广义形态学性状分支分析

通过45个广义的形态学性状对槭树科(Aceraceae)尤其是槭属(Acer L.)的主要类群做了分支分析,结果显示：1)槭属内由于各类群分布着较多的同塑性状状态,而难以为属下组间关系的解决提供更多有价值的信息;通过对具体的性状状态分布分析显示,对于象槭属这样在形态上分化较大的类群,由于多数分类性状在不同类群间经历了平行和逆转演化,因而在较低分类阶元水平很难选择合适的性状来通过分支分析构建其系统发育;2)鸡爪槭组(section Palmata)作为整个槭属的基部类群,虽然支持率较低,但与其它类群相比在槭属内维持了较多的原始性状;3)金钱槭属(Dipteronia Oliv.)的两个种作为单系得到了100％的靴带支持,且和槭属作为姐妹群也得到了较好的支持。     

槭树科花粉形态及其系统学意义

报道了槭树科(Aceraceae)槭属21组33种和金钱槭属2种植物的花粉形态。本科花粉近球形至长球形,极面观为三裂圆形。从花粉萌发孔类型看,金钱槭属Dipteronia具三孔沟,槭属（Acer)除4组具三孔沟外,其余均为三沟。从花粉外壁纹饰看,金钱槭属2个种和槭属的大多数种为条纹状,罕为细条纹－拟网状和皱波状。通过花粉形态分析,并结合其它方向的证据,我们认为：（1）Sect.Palmata,Sect.Spicata和Sect.Microcarpa可能是槭属中与金钱槭属关系最密切的类群;（2）A.distalum和A.nipponicum代表了近缘的两个单种组;（3）A.pseudoplatanus不同于Sect.Acer的其它4个种而与A.saccharum可能存在更为密切的关系;（4）Sect.Carpinifolia(细条纹－拟网状外壁纹饰）和Sect.Negundo(皱波状外壁纹饰）则可能代表了槭属中最特化的类群;（5）按槭树科花粉三孔沟到三沟的演化规律,Dipteronia较Acer原始。     

Phylogeny of the Schisandraceae based on cpDNA mat-K and rpL16 intron data

The chloroplast mat-K region and rpL16 intron region were sequenced for 14 species of Schisandraceae, representing both genera Kadsura Kaempf. ex Juss. and Schisandra Michx, to discuss the phylogeny of this family. Analyses were performed both in separate and combined sequence data sets (including the rbc-L sequence), with Illicium angustispealum A. C. Smith as the out-group. The results showed that the Schisandraceae are monophyletic. In all the analyses, Schisandra propinqua var. chinensis Oliva and Schisandra plena A. C. Smith were nested within Kadsura, which implies that the genera Kadsura and Schisandra are closely related. They might have originated from a common ancestor, but then evolved via different routes. The result inferred from the combined data showed a greater resolution within Schisandra than those from the two separate data sets. High bootstrap values supported the monophyly of most subgenera according to Law's system (1996). A combination of morphological, anatomical, and chemical analyses indicates that S. chinensis and S. rubriflora may be the primitive taxa in Schisandra.     

What is the phylogenetic placement of Dipteronia dyerana Henry? An example of plant species placement based on nucleotide sequences

Abstract

DNA sequence data have been widely used to evaluate species delimitations and examine infraspecific relationships. However, species placements inferred from different nucleotide sequences are frequently in conflict. As an example of plant species placement based on nucleotide sequences, the phylogenetic placement of Dipteronia dyerana Henry (Aceraceae) was analyzed in the present study. The study species included eight Acer species (from different sections of Acer), two Dipteronia species, and two outgroup taxa. Phylogenetic trees based on five datasets (ITS, trnL‐F, trnD‐trnT, psbM‐trnD, and rpl16 regions) as well as their combined datasets were generated by using maximum parsimony (MP) and maximum likelihood (ML) analyses. Further analyses were conducted to compare the strict consensus trees based on single regions and the combination of different regions. The results revealed a significant discrepancy among the phylogenetic placements of D. dyerana, inferred from various sequences. Phylogenetic trees using MP analysis based on trnD‐trnT, rpl16, and the four chloroplast combined sequences supported the genus Dipteronia as a monophyletic group, while in the other trees D. dyerana was positioned either in parallel with D. sinensis and Acer species or within the genus Acer. In ML analysis, only rpl16 and the four chloroplast combined sequence datasets supported the genus Dipteronia as a monophyletic group. We concluded that, although significant genetic differentiation occurred between D. dyerana and D. sinensis, D. dyerana was more advanced than D. sinensis. However, whether Dipteronia is monophyletic remains to be further investigated, e.g., by using more closely related taxa and more sequences. Furthermore, in addition to internal transcribed spacer sequences, more chloroplast gene sequences should be used for phylogenetic analyses of species.     

Systematic positions of Lamiophiomis and Paraphlomis (Lamiaceae) based on nuclear and chloroplast sequences

Genera Lamiophlomis and Paraphlomis were originally separated from genus Phlomis s.l. on the basis of particular morphological characteristics. However, their relationship was highly contentious, as evidenced by the literature. In the present paper, the systematic positions of Lamiophlomis, Paraphlomis, and their related genera were assessed based on nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and chloroplast rpl16 and trnL-F sequence data using maximum parsimony (MP) and Bayesian methods. In total, 24 species representing six genera of the ingroup and outgroup were sampled. Analyses of both separate and combined sequence data were conducted to resolve the systematic relationships of these genera. The results reveal that Lamiophlomis is nested within Phlomis sect. Phlomoides and its genetic status is not supported. With the inclusion of Lamiophlomis rotata in sect. Phlomoides, sections Phlomis and Phlomoides of Phlomis were resolved as monophyletic. Paraphlomis was supported as an inde-pendent genus. However, the resolution of its monophyly conflicted between MP and Bayesian analyses, suggesting the need for expended sampling and further evidence.     

贵州槭树科植物区系与分布的初步研究

本文讨论了贵州槭树科植物区系与分布。通过种类数量统计分析得出:1.我国西南、华中与华南尤其是西南很可能就是槭树科的起源地带;2.贵州槭树科植物与广西、湖南的关系较其它省区更亲近,它反映了贵州与这些地区在地史时期槭树科植物演化、地理联系的历史渊源。根据贵州所产械树科37种7变种1亚种的分布区比较分析、归类,将它们划分为2种分布式7种区系地理成分:1.中国-日本分布式:(1)华夏型,(2)贵州特有型,(3)黔桂型(相当于滇黔桂型),(4)华南型,(5)华中型,2.中国-喜马拉雅分布式:(1)云贵高原型(相当于云南高原型),(2)横断山脉型。这7种成分以华夏、贵州特有与黔桂3种类型占主体,占省产总数的64.4%。最后,本文分析了槭树科植物在贵州的分布特征:1.械树科在贵州主要分布于黔东南、黔东北与黔南;2.地理(水平)的与垂直的分布替代性非常明显。     

Analysis of the systematic relationships among ticks of the genera Rhipicephalus and Boophilus (Acari: Ixodidae) based on mitochondrial 12S ribosomal DNA gene sequences and morphological characters

A portion of mitochondrial 12S rDNA sequences (337-355 base pairs) and 63 morphological characters of 36 hard-tick species belonging to 7 genera were analyzed to determine the phylogenetic relationships among groups and species of Rhipicephalus and between the genera Rhipicephalus and Boophilus. Molecular and morphological data sets were first examined separately. The molecular data were analyzed by maximum parsimony (MP), maximum likelihood, and neighbor-joining distance methods; the morphological data were analyzed by MP After their level of congruence was evaluated by a partition homogeneity test, all characters were combined and analyzed by MP. The branches of the tree obtained by combining the data sets were better resolved than those of the trees inferred from the separate analyses. Boophilus is monophyletic and arose within Rhipicephalus. Boophilus species clustered with species of the Rhipicephalus evertsi group. Most of the clustering within Rhipicephalus was, however, consistent with previous classifications based on morphological data. Morphological characters were traced on the molecular reconstruction in order to identify characters diagnostic for monophyletic clades. Within the Rhipicephalus sanguineus complex, the sequences of specimens morphologically identified as Rhipicephalus turanicus were characterized by a high level of variability, indicating that R. turanicus-like morphology may cover a spectrum of distinct species.     

槭树科的地理分布

槭树科是北温带分布的科,２属２０２种。本文论述了本科的植物生态学、科的地理分布、槭属的亚属和组系统位置及其分布式样和种的分布,以及对古特有种、新特有种的分析,认为北温带分布的槭树科是热带起源的,其分布中心和祖型都在中国亚热带山地－横断山区连同湖北、湖南和四川东部。在这里,特别在横断山区槭树科种类丰富、分布集中,古特有和新特有成分均多,分化明显,是新老区的结合及分布中心,而且很有可能是槭树科的起源地