Chlorophyll fluorescence and photoinhibition in a tropical rainforest understory plant

The data presented here deal with the effects of high-light exposure on the 77 K fluorescence characteristics of Elatostema repens. It is shown that the decrease of the variable fluorescence during the treatment is biphasic. The reactions responsible for the first phase of fluorescence quenching are saturated under 700 mol photon m^-2 s^-1 and insensitive to streptomycin, whereas those responsible for the second phase are not yet saturated under 700 mol photon m^-2 s^-1 and sensitive to streptomycin. It is concluded that only the second phase of fluorescence quenching is associated with photoinhibitory processes. Rate and amplitude of recovery from photoinhibition are maximum under very low light (3.5 mol photon m^-2 s^-1), and very small at a moderate light (160 mol photon m^-2 s^-1) which does not cause photoinhibition. It is concluded that recovery processes are inhibited during photoinhibition. It is suggested that they could be associated with damage occuring on the oxidizing side of PSII.Abbreviations F_o, F_v, F_m initial, variable and maximum fluorescence, respectively - PFD photon flux density - PS II photosystem II     

荨麻科楼梯草属三种植物花序的补充描述

楼梯草属的花序不但是反映该属进化趋势的重要器官之一,而且还是该属的属下划分及种间鉴定的关键性状。本文基于大量的有花标本研究,并参照模式标本及相关文献资料对该属的三种植物花序形态进行了补充描述。     

湖南楼梯草属二新种

<正> 新宁楼梯草 图1 Elatostema xinningense W. T. Wang. sp. nov. Affine E. ichangensi H. Schroter, quod foliis herbaceis margine inferne integris, bracteis inflorescentiarum masculinarum corniculatis, acheniis 8-     

金喜楼梯草(荨麻科),越南楼梯草属植物一新种

对产自越南的荨麻科楼梯草属植物一新种金喜楼梯草（Elatostema kimhyense Y.G.Wei & V.T.Do）作了描述和绘图。该种生长于海拔350~400和1 100~1 200 m的石灰岩山地林下。该新种与越南楼梯草（E.vietnamense Q.Lin & L.D.Duan）接近,区别在于其拥有肉质茎,羽状脉,叶背面、苞片和小苞片被微硬毛。     

两种亚热带榕属乔木植冠损伤后的位置依赖性枝发生

三峡库区需要大量植株用于三峡工程所涉及的诸多建设(如铁路、公路、建筑)之后的植被恢复和绿化.由于具有优美树冠和耐瘠薄土壤的能力,榕(Ficus microcarpa L.)和黄桷树(Fvirens Ait.var.sublanceolata(Miq.)Cornor) 在三峡库区作为绿化和行道树木大量栽植.在三峡库区,这两种树种苗木的培育主要通过切枝扦插的方式进行.大量切枝损伤植株植冠并且使叶组织数量减少,对植株生长有很大影响.植株生长与植株的枝发生格局有很大关系,为明确植冠损伤对植株生长的可能影响,对榕和黄桷树植冠损伤后的枝发生进行了研究.实验发现,切枝造成的植冠损伤对榕和黄桷树植株侧枝上的枝发生没有影响,不同损伤强度之间和不同损伤发生时间之间都不存在明显的差异.但是,植冠损伤后,榕和黄桷树植株主茎上的枝发生是位置依赖性的.植冠损伤不影响榕和黄桷树植株损伤处理后新生主茎段和具侧枝主茎段上的枝发生,却促进了损伤处理后裸露主茎段上的枝发生,并且裸露主茎段上枝发生的数量和密度随植冠损伤强度的升高而增大.此外,实验结果表明,秋季植冠损伤植株裸露主茎段上的枝发生要高于春季植冠损伤植株裸露主茎段上的枝发生;在榕和黄桷树的枝发生中,仅有裸露主茎段上增强的枝发生会促进植冠损伤植株对叶组织的生物量投资并有利于受损植株的恢复和生长.     

不同采收期紫玉盘中抗癌活性的初步研究

对不同采收期紫玉盘植物提取物,采用SRB法观察其对人口腔上皮癌细胞株(KB)生长的影响进行抗癌活性检测,结果发现抗癌活性物质随采收期的不同其活性具有显著差异,10月份采收的紫玉盘植物提取物体外抗癌活性最强。     

Taxonomic notes on some species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from China

Elatostema bijiangense W. T. Wang, E. medogense W. T. Wang var. oblongum W. T. Wang, E. shuzhii W. T. Wang, E. obtusum Wedd. var. glabrescens W. T. Wang, E. sinense H. Schorter var. trilobatum W. T. Wang and E. strigulosum W. T. Wang var. semitripi-linerve W. T. Wang are reduced to synonymies.     

Four New Species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) From China

Four new species of the genus Elatostema are described. They are E. coriaceifolium W. T. Wang, E. glochidioides W.T.Wang,E. liboense W.T.Wang,and E. baiseense W. T. Wang