A Pilot Study on Internode Elongation in a Paleotropical Bamboo,Dendrocalamus latiflorus (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)

The rapid growth of bamboo culms at the juvenile stage is still an unresolved scientific issue in grass biology. In this study, we selected the eighth node as the standard node to investigate internode development in the paleotropical bamboo species, Dendrocalamus latiflorus. An elongation curve and anatomical features of the eighth internode were determined using statistical methods and a paraffin section technique, respectively. Internode elongation was found to show a “slow fast” trend. During early stages of internode development, most cells divided quickly, but then gradually stopped dividing before elongating in a top down orientation between the nodes. Finally, cells forming the internode stopped elongating and became mature. This is the first report on internode development of a large sized paleotropical bamboo species, and should promote further research on rapid growth of bamboo shoots.     

麻竹节间伸长过程的初步研究

竹子秆茎的快速生长是禾本科生物学的一个未解之谜,而秆茎的生长又是以节间为单位进行的。本研究以第8节为标准节,利用统计学及石蜡切片的方法,获得了麻竹的节间伸长曲线以及节间组织发育的形态解剖信息。麻竹节间的伸长呈现“慢-快”的生长趋势,早期节间以细胞分裂为主,然后节间由上到下逐渐进入细胞伸长阶段,最后节间停止伸长进入成熟生长阶段。本研究为大型丛生竹节间发育的研究提供了基础数据,有助于推动对竹子笋株快速生长机制的研究。     

箣竹属和牡竹属(竹亚科)叶表皮微形态特征

利用光学显微镜和扫描电镜,对箣竹属21个种(包括箣竹亚属5个种、孝顺竹亚属2种、单竹亚属4种、绿竹亚属9种和亚属未定1种)以及牡竹属5种叶表皮微形态特征进行了观察和研究。所得结果表明气孔保卫细胞上乳突的数目和分布存在一定的规律,并具有一定的分类价值。绿竹亚属的叶表皮微形态特征界于箣竹属和牡竹属之间,但更接近于箣竹属。因此认为在分类处理上,将绿竹亚属置于箣竹属比单独成立绿竹属更为合理。     

马来甜龙竹和小叶龙竹花序和果实的补充描述

根据在云南采集到的标本,对竹亚科牡竹属马来甜龙竹的花序特征做了较为详细的中文以及拉丁文补充描述,对马来甜龙竹和小叶龙竹的果实特征进行了描述。