囊状嵩草(莎草科)及相关类群的分类

根据外部形态学和小坚果表皮的微形态学资料,研究了囊状嵩草及其相关类群的分类。在这一 群植物中,有13个相关的学名。根据以前学者用于区别这些植物的形态性状,无法清楚地将它们划分 开。因此作者深入地研究了有关植物的89号200多份标本,重新评价了形态性状的分类学意义。为了 更深入地理解这类植物的分类,应用扫描电子显微镜对其小坚果表皮的微形态进行了研究。根据研究 的结果,确认了囊状嵩草Kobresia fragilis和弧形嵩草K．curvata,其他名称做为囊状嵩草的异名,K．clar- keana、K．clarkeana var．megalantha和K.curticeps var．gyirongensis被处理为囊状嵩草的新异名。弧形嵩 草从形态学和微形态学两个方面都明显不同于囊状嵩草。研究中还发现囊状嵩草的一号标本采自甘肃的碌曲,是其分布的省级新记录。     

囊状蒿草（莎草科）及相关类群的分类

根据外部形态学和小坚果表皮的微形态学资料,研究了囊状蒿草及其相类群的分类。在这一群植物中,有13个相关的学名。根据以前学者用于区别这些植物的形态性状,无法清楚地将它们划分开。因此作者深入地研究了有关植物的89号200多份标本,重新评价了形态性状的分类学意义,为了更深地入理解这类植物的分类,应用扫描电子显微镜对其小坚果表皮的微形态进行了研究。根据研究的结果,确认了囊状蒿草Kobresia fragilis和弧形蒿草K.curvata,其他名称为囊状蒿草的异名,K.calrkeana、K.clarkeana var.megalantha和K.curticeps var.gyirongensis被处理为囊状蒿草的新异名。弧形蒿草从形态学和微形态学两个方面都明显不同于囊状蒿草。研究中还发现囊状蒿草的一号标本采自甘肃的碌曲,是其分布的省级新记录。     

青海嵩草属（莎草科）的修订

根据最新的研究结果修订了青海嵩草属植物的分类,确认了14种3亚种。通过对大量标本和文献的研究,澄清了《青海植物志》嵩草属中存在的分类学问题。门源嵩草、窄果嵩草、玉树嵩草和藏北嵩草等4种,分别归并在眠山嵩草、喜马拉雅嵩草、线叶嵩草和赤箭嵩草中;其中门源嵩草和玉树嵩草为新异名。青海产的嵩草和矮生嵩草,应该为二蕊嵩草和高原嵩草。短轴嵩草的学名更正为K.vidua。弧形嵩草在青海没有分布,文献中的记载可能为囊状嵩草的错误鉴定。此外,青海的嵩草属增加了2个类群,匍茎嵩草和夏河嵩草。     

膨囊嵩草(莎草科)的合格发表及其亲缘关系

为了使膨囊嵩草(Kobresia inflata P. C. Li)这一名称成为合格发表,指定了保存其主模式的标本馆.尽管该种常常具有穗状花序和单性小穗,被归属于异穗嵩草组(Sect. Hemicarex),但与该组植物并没有密切的亲缘关系,却与黑麦嵩草(K. loliacea Wang et Tang ex P. C. Li)和根茎嵩草(K. gammiei C. B. Clarke)等更近缘,因此应该归属于疏穗嵩草亚属(Subgen. Compositae).     

国产嵩草属(莎草科)植物秆的解剖学研究

对嵩草属27种(亚种)植物秆的解剖学研究证明,嵩草属植物秆的解剖学性状具有系统学意义.在该属中,秆的横切面外形为三角形、圆三角形、圆形或扁圆形.在横切面上分为2个区域;外部区域包括绿色组织、外韧维管束和气腔,内部区域为薄壁组织或其碎裂形成空腔.秆表皮的横切面观和表面观均与叶的下表皮相似.以上特征与莎草科其它类群植物秆的解剖特征一致,不支持将嵩草属和其近缘属另立为嵩草科.同时,秆的解剖学特征可以做为某些在外部形态上难于区分的种之间的分类依据.     

嵩草属植物硅酸体系统的研究

对国产狭义嵩草属 (K obresia,Cyperaceae) 3个组 2 7种植物进行了硅酸体系统分析研究 ,同时结合近缘的苔草属 (Carex) 2个组的植物硅酸体特征 ,深入探讨了植物硅酸体系统分析研究在莎草科苔草族 (Cariceae)中的系统分类学意义。认为 :(1 )嵩草属及其临近类群在属间、种间及种下水平的系统分类学比较研究都可以借助植物硅酸体系统研究的证据。 (2 )穗状嵩草组 (sect. Elyna)的硅酸体系统特征具有较高的一致性 ,除矮嵩草 (K.humilis)及其近缘种同其他穗状嵩草组的种类有所不同 ,它很可能有一个不同于穗状嵩草组其他类群的嵩草组(sect. K obresia)的亲缘。 (3 )从植物硅酸体系统特征的研究来看 ,拟苔草组 (sect. H emicarex)的一些种接近于穗状嵩草组 ,如高山嵩草 (K . pygmeae) ;而另一些种接近于嵩草组 ,如禾叶嵩草 (K . graminifolia) ;也有一些种类的硅酸体系统特征更接近苔草属 ,说明这个组很可能是多源的 ,即本组的单一花穗和果囊形态特征由不同类群的复合花序种类趋同演化而出。(4 )嵩草组的硅酸体系统特征具有较高的一致性 ,说明嵩草属原始类群在硅酸体系统特征方面与外部形态特征演化的某些相关性。     

西藏嵩草属（莎草科）的修订

在标本观察和野外调查的基础上,对西藏的嵩草属Kobresia植物进行了分类学修订,共确认了36种和1亚种。更正了6个类群的学名,它们正确的名称是K. esenbeckii,K. fissiglumis,K. gammiei,K. littledalei,K. myosuroides ssp. bistaminata和K. vaginosa。有13个名称,即K. angusta,K. cercostachys var. capillacea,K. clarkeana,K. curticeps var. gyirongensis,K. deasyi,K. glaucifolia,K. hookeri,K. nudicarpa,K. prainii var. elliptica,K. seticulmis,K. stenocarpa,K. stenocarpa var. simplex和K. williamsii处理为异名,其中K. prainii var. elliptica,K. glaucifolia和K. stenocarpa var. simplex为新异名。发现了西藏分布的一个新记录种密穗嵩草K. handel-mazzettii。还收录了最近发表的假钩状嵩草K. pseuduncinoides和阔鳞嵩草K. woodii。此外,重新编制了西藏嵩草属分种和亚种检索表,并较为详细地登记了各类群在西藏的分布地点。     

嵩草属植物的胚胎学

对嵩草属（ Ｋｏｂｒｅｓｉａ） 植物进行了初步的胚胎学研究。该属植物具假四合花粉（ｐｓｅｕｄｏｍｏｎａｄ） ; 药室内壁在二核花粉时期开始螺旋状加厚, 花药表皮在花粉成熟时形成乳突; 成熟花粉具三细胞。胚珠为倒生型, 具厚珠心和双层珠被, 珠孔由内珠被构成, 珠柄的近基部向珠孔增生形成珠孔塞。胚囊的发育为蓼型, 四分体线形排列, 合点端大孢子发育成八核胚囊。受精后, 胚乳核先于受精卵进行分裂, 胚乳的发育为核型。胚的发育为柳叶菜型灯芯草变型。通过比较, 嵩草属植物大小孢子的发育、胚珠的结构、胚囊的发育、胚乳的发育和胚的发育与莎草科中其它类群一致。所以, 根据胚胎学资料, 嵩草属及其近缘属应保留在莎草科中,不该另立为嵩草科。     

Anatomical aspects of field ectomycorrhizas on Polygonum viviparum (Polygonaceae) and Kobresia bellardii (Cyperaceae)

 Root systems of the herbaceous species Polygonum viviparum and Kobresia bellardii were excavated from an alpine site in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, and processed for microscopic examination. Several ectomycorrhizal morphotypes were present on root systems of both species;K. bellardii often had complex clusters of mycorrhizal roots present. A mantle and Hartig net were present on all mycorrhizal root tips processed. The Hartig net was confined to the epidermis, and the parenchyma cells of this layer were radially elongated, vacuolated and contained densely staining inclusions. Intracellular hyphae and structures typical for vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas were never observed. Both herbaceous species, therefore, had ectomycorrhizal associations comparable to those described for woody angiosperm species. Accepted: 14 February 1998     

Stilbenoids of Kobresia nepalensis (Cyperaceae) exhibiting DNA topoisomerase II inhibition

Resveratrol oligomers, nepalensinol A, B and C, were isolated from the stem of Kobresia nepalensis (Cyperaceae). The structures were established on the basis of chemical properties and spectroscopic evidence including 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis. Nepalensinol A, B and C showed a potent inhibitory effect on topoisomerase II - stronger than etoposide (VP-16), a topoisomerase II inhibitor used as an anti-cancer drug. Nepalensinol B, in particular, exhibited the most potent activity with an IC₅₀ of 0.02 μg/ml.     

越南蛛毛苣苔属(苦苣苔科)植物新记录

报道了2个苦苣苔科(Gesneriaceae)蛛毛苣苔属(Paraboea)(C.B.Clarke)Ridl.植物在越南的分布新记录,并列出了每个种的标本引证和地理分布情况.     

蛋白质水平解析高山嵩草对青藏高原昼夜环境的响应（英文）

高山嵩草(Kobresia pygmaea)是高寒草甸的重要建群种,其生长发育同时受到年际、季节和昼夜环境变化的影响,但目前对高山嵩草响应昼夜环境变化的研究很少。本研究通过差异蛋白质组学的方法,结合抗氧化酶活性测定和蛋白质免疫印迹技术,分析了高山嵩草在一天中每4个小时的蛋白质表达变化。结果表明:在白天的高温、强光和紫外辐射,以及夜里的低温等不利条件下,高山嵩草体内的抗氧化酶、热休克蛋白和脱落酸代谢相关的蛋白质等能够被大量诱导表达,从而对细胞和机体起到保护作用。同时,受蛋白质调控的一些生命活动如光合作用会集中在较为适宜的时间段进行。通过体内蛋白质表达的可塑性和灵活性,高山嵩草能够有效地应对短时间里环境的变化。     

中国莎草科植物新资料

报道了产于西藏南部的1 个中国莎草科分布新记录种--阔鳞嵩草(Kobresia woodiiNoltie), 和产于西藏东南部的1 个《中国植物志》未收录的种--假钩状嵩草(K.pseuduncinoidesNoltie)。     

Ploidy in the alpine sedge Kobresia pygmaea (Cyperaceae) and related species: combined application of chromosome counts,new microsatellite markers and flow cytometry

Polyploidy is a fundamental mechanism in evolution, but is hard to detect in taxa with agmatoploidy or aneuploidy. We tested whether a combination of chromosome counting, microsatellite analyses and flow cytometric measurements represents a suitable approach for the detection of basic chromosome numbers and ploidy in Kobresia (Cyperaceae). Chromosome counting resulted in 2n = 64 for Kobresia pygmaea and K. cercostachys, 2n = 58 and 64 for K. myosuroides, and 2n = 72 for K. simpliciuscula. We characterized eight microsatellite loci for K. pygmaea, which gave a maximum of four alleles per individual. Cross‐species amplification was tested in 26 congeneric species and, on average, six of eight loci amplified successfully. Using flow cytometry, we confirmed tetraploidy in K. pygmaea. Basic chromosome numbers and ploidy were inferred from chromosome counts and the maximum number of alleles per locus. We consider the basic numbers as x = 16 and 18, with irregularities derived from agmatoploidy and aneuploidy. Across all Kobresia taxa, ploidy ranged from diploid up to heptaploid. The combination of chromosome counts and microsatellite analyses is an ideal method for the determination of basic chromosome numbers and for inferring ploidy, and flow cytometry is a suitable tool for the identification of deviating cytotypes. © 2014 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2014, 176 , 22–35.     

A regional approach to plant DNA barcoding provides high species resolution of sedges (Carex and Kobresia, Cyperaceae) in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Previous research on barcoding sedges (Carex) suggested that basic searches within a global barcoding database would probably not resolve more than 60% of the world’s some 2000 species. In this study, we take an alternative approach and explore the performance of plant DNA barcoding in the Carex lineage from an explicitly regional perspective. We characterize the utility of a subset of the proposed protein-coding and noncoding plastid barcoding regions (matK, rpoB, rpoC1, rbcL, atpF-atpH, psbK-psbI) for distinguishing species of Carex and Kobresia in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, a clearly defined eco-geographical region representing 1% of the Earth’s landmass. Our results show that matK resolves the greatest number of species of any single-locus (95%), and when combined in a two-locus barcode, it provides 100% species resolution in all but one combination (matK + atpFH) during unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic mean averages (UPGMA) analyses. Noncoding regions were equally or more variable than matK, but as single markers they resolve substantially fewer taxa than matK alone. When difficulties with sequencing and alignment due to microstructural variation in noncoding regions are also considered, our results support other studies in suggesting that protein-coding regions are more practical as barcoding markers. Plastid DNA barcodes are an effective identification tool for species of Carex and Kobresia in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, a region where the number of co-existing closely related species is limited. We suggest that if a regional approach to plant DNA barcoding was applied on a global scale, it could provide a solution to the generally poor species resolution seen in previous barcoding studies.     

穇属颖果微形态及其系统学意义

在电子扫描显微镜下观察了穆属(Eleusine Gaertn.)9种植物颖果的微形态特征.结果表明,穆属颖果有卵形、披针形和矩圆形3种腹面形状,压扁方式有背腹压扁及两侧压扁,腹面形态有平腹面和凹腹面两种,胚比为0.29～0.58,种脐比为0.10～0.24,颖果纹饰有2种,包括疣突状一级纹饰和疣突规则排列构成的复合网状...     

A preliminary revision of the supraspecific classification of Kobresia Willd. (Cyperaceae)

Previous supraspecific classifications of the genus Kobresia are evaluated. The evolution of the genus is discussed, and a preliminary revised supraspecific classification based on putative evolution is proposed. Previous classifications were mostly based on inflorescence characters. The spicate inflorescence might have evolved in parallel from a paniculate one, and unisexual spikelet might also be the result of parallel evolution from bisexual spikelets. Therefore, the subgenera or sections Elyna and Hemicarex , which were recognized by previous authors and characterized by the spicate inflorescence (the former with bisexual spikelets and the latter with unisexual ones), may be polyphyletic. In the classification presented here, three subgenera are recognized. A new subgenus Blysmocarex (N. A. Ivanova) S. R. Zhang is proposed. A key to subgenera and sections is included, and types, synonymies and representative species are given under each supraspecific rank.