朱砂莲果实化学成分杀南方根结线虫活性研究

为了解朱砂莲(Aristolochia tuberosa O.F.Liang et S.M.Huang)的化学成分,从其果实的甲醇提取物中分离得到4个化合物。通过波普数据分析,分别鉴定为马兜铃内酰胺W(1)、8-epidiosbulbin e acetate(2)、diosbulbin B(3)和β-sitosterol(4)。化合物1~3对南方根结线虫2龄幼虫具有不同程度的毒杀作用,尤其马兜铃内酰胺W(1)活性最好,其96 h后的LC50为119.94μg m L–1。马兜铃属植物具有开发为新型植物源杀根结线虫剂的潜在价值。     

越南马兜铃属植物分布新记录——凹脉马兜铃

凹脉马兜铃(Aristolochia impressinervis C.F.Liang)曾被认为是中国广西的特有种.该文首次报道了越南植物区系中凹脉马兜铃的分布新纪录,并讨论了凹脉马兜铃的分类及其与A.pierrei L.的区别特征.     

How do two specialist butterflies determine growth and biomass of a shared host plant?

Although insect herbivory can modify subsequent quantity and quality of their host plants, change in plant quantity following herbivory has received less attention than plant quality. In particular, little is known about how previous herbivore damage determines plant growth and biomass in an insect species-specific manner. We explored whether herbivore species-specific food demand influences plant growth and biomass. To do this, we conducted a series of experiments and field survey using two specialist butterflies, Sericinus montela and Atrophaneura alcinous, and their host plant, Aristolochia debilis. It is known that A. alcinous larva requires four times more food resources to fulfill its development than S. montela larva. Despite that A. alcinous larvae imposed greater damage on plants than S. montela larvae, plant growth did not differ due to herbivory by these species both in single and multiple herbivory events. On the other hand, total aboveground biomass of the plants was reduced more by A. alcinous than S. montela feeding regardless of the number of herbivory events. Feeding on plants with a history of previous herbivory neither decreased nor increased larval growth. Our results suggest that food demand of the two butterfly species determined subsequent plant biomass, although the plant response may depend on tolerance of the host plant (i.e., ability to compensate for herbivore damage). Such difference in the effects of different herbivore species on host plant biomass is more likely to occur than previously thought, because food demand differs in most herbivore species sharing a host plant.     

变色马兜铃中银袋醌的分子结构研究

从变色马兜铃Ａｒｉｓｔｏｌｏｓｈｉａ ｖｅｒｓｉｃｏｌａｒ Ｓ．Ｍ．Ｈｗａｎｇ的根中分离到一个新的倍半萜醌,命名为银袋醌（Ｖｅｒｓｉｃｏｑｕｉｎｏｎｅ）,橙黄色短毛发状结晶,ｍｐ２９０－２９６℃（分解）,分子式Ｃ１５Ｈ１６Ｏ５,依靠１Ｈ－１３Ｃ ＮＭＲ ＣＯＬＯＣ谱和选择性远程ＤＥＰＴ谱,其分子结构补阐明为４,８－二羟基－３,６－二甲基－５－（２－羟基异丙基）－１,２－萘二酮。体外试验对人肝癌细胞     

The evolution of the Aristolochia pallida complex (Aristolochiaceae) challenges traditional taxonomy and reflects large‐scale glacial refugia in the Mediterranean

The taxonomy of the Mediterranean Aristolochia pallida complex has been under debate since several decades with the following species currently recognized: A. pallida, A. lutea, A. nardiana, A. microstoma, A. merxmuelleri, A. croatica, and A. castellana. These taxa are distributed from Iberia to Turkey. To reconstruct phylogenetic and biogeographic patterns, we employed cpDNA sequence variation using both noncoding (intron and spacer) and protein‐coding regions (i.e., trnK intron, matK gene, and trnK‐psbA spacer). Our results show that the morphology‐based traditional taxonomy was not corroborated by our phylogenetic analyses. Aristolochia pallida, A. lutea, A. nardiana, and A. microstoma were not monophyletic. Instead, strong geographic signals were detected. Two major clades, one exclusively occurring in Greece and a second one of pan‐Mediterranean distribution, were found. Several subclades distributed in Greece, NW Turkey, Italy, as well as amphi‐Adriatic subclades, and a subgroup of southern France and Spain, were revealed. The distribution areas of these groups are in close vicinity to hypothesized glacial refugia areas in the Mediterranean. According to molecular clock analyses the diversification of this complex started around 3–3.3 my, before the onset of glaciation cycles, and the further evolution of and within major lineages falls into the Pleistocene. Based on these data, we conclude that the Aristolochia pallida alliance survived in different Mediterranean refugia rarely with low, but often with a high potential for range extension, and a high degree of morphological diversity.     

安徽马兜铃属植物新分类群

本文发表了马兜铃属二新种, 即长花马兜铃Aristolochia longilinqua C.Y.Cheng et W.Yu, sp.nov.;大别山马兜铃A.dabieshanensis C.Y.Cheng et W.Yu, sp.nov.。     

Embryo structure,seed traits,and productivity of relict vine Aristolochia contorta (Aristolochiaceae)

The herbaceous vine Aristolochia contorta (Aristolochiaceae) is a rare plant with a fragmented area in East Asia. Confocal laser-scanning microscopy and stereomicroscopy were employed to examine the seed and embryo structure. This is the first research on embryo anatomy in Aristolochia. Shape and structure of this embryo may be phylogenetically significant. The seed structure of A. contorta is similar to that of other Aristolochia species. Considerable variation is found for productivity traits; the average seed set is rather low (26.7%). The studied seed and embryo traits of A. contorta are found to be variable, but may be potentially informative at the genus and species level. The restricted productivity and reduced population size threaten the continued survival of A. contorta and, perhaps, the butterfly that depends on it.     

马兜铃属植物的药理作用研究进展

主要对马兜铃属植物的药理作用进行了较全面的综述。马兜铃属植物主要具有抗肿瘤、抗菌、抗炎、镇痛、终止妊娠以及对血管的影响等药理作用,另外值得注意的是该属植物中某些品种有较强的肾毒性及致突变性和致癌性。因此,应用时要引起高度注意。     

A Taxonomic Revision on Genus Aristolochia Subgenus Pararistolochia

Aristolochia Subgen. Pararistolochia ( Hutch. & Dalz. ) O. C. Schmidt, a smallest one among so far known three subgenera in the genus, often treated as a separate genus, is composed of only nine species from Tropical Africa (8 species)and Tropical Asia ( l species). This work deals mainly with the system and taxonomic treatment as well as distribution based on the herbarium materials form British Museum (Natural History) (BM), National Botanical Garden of Belgium(BR), Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew(K) and Laboratoire de Phanerogamie of Paris(P). Three sections in the subgenus are described as new by the number of anthers and its arrangement. Also two names, Pararistolochia zenkeri (Engl.) Hutch. & Dalz. and P. macrocarpa (Duch.) Poncy var. soyauxiana(Oliv. )Poncy, are reduced to synonyms of A. macrocarpa Duch.; andone name, A. preussii Engl., is reduced to a synonym of A. promissa Mast.