一种报春花的新命名

由于种加词相重,陈封怀、胡启明(1990)发表的新种Pimula exscapa Chen et C.M.Hu(holotype,S.G.Xu 3568 KUN)应是Primula exscapa Hegetschw.,FL Schw.195.1838的晚出同名,应给予重新命名.     

Disruption of the distylous syndrome in Primula veris

Background and Aims Distyly is a floral polymorphism characterized by the presence of two discrete morphs with reciprocal positioning of anthers and stigmas in flowers on different plants within the same population. Although reciprocal herkogamy and associated floral traits are generally thought to be discrete and strict polymorphisms, little is known about variation in floral traits related to the distylous syndrome within and among populations of a single species. In this study, variation in floral morphology and reciprocal positioning of the sexual organs in the distylous Primula veris (cowslip) is quantified.Methods Data were collected in ten populations occurring in two contrasting habitat types (grasslands and forests), and for each population the average level of reciprocity was assessed, the strength of the self-incompatibility system was determined, and seed production under natural conditions was quantified.Results In grassland populations, flowers showed clear distyly with low and symmetric reciprocity indices at both the lower and upper level. In forests, P. veris produced larger flowers that showed strong deviations in stigma–anther separation, especially in the L-morph. This deviation was mainly driven by variation in stigma height, resulting in high and asymmetric reciprocity indices and the occurrence of several short-styled homostylous plants. Self-incompatibility was, however, strict in both habitats, and morph ratios did not differ significantly from isoplethy. The observed shift in reciprocity in forest populations was associated with a significant reduction in seed production in the L-morph.Conclusions The results indicate that populations of P. veris show habitat-specific variation in flower morphology. Deviations from perfect reciprocal positioning of stigmas and anthers also translate into reduced seed production, suggesting that small changes in sexual organ reciprocity can have far-reaching ecological and evolutionary implications.     

Identification of effective pollinators of Primula sieboldii E. Morren in a wild habitat in Hiroshima,Japan

Primula sieboldii E. Morren is a heterostylous clonal herb that is widely distributed in Japan but in danger of extinction in the wild. The existence of pollinators in each habitat is imperative for its long-term survival, because seeds can be produced only by insect cross-pollination between different flower morphs. In this study, we identified the pollinators of P. sieboldii in a wild habitat in Hiroshima as those insects that we observed to (a) put the proboscis into a corolla tube, (b) deposit pollen grains on the proboscis, and (c) have a proboscis of appropriate length and width. Effective pollinators were identified from their contribution to pollination. In 2015 and 2016, the flower visitations of 232 and 558 insects, respectively, were recorded and 85 and 13 insects were captured. Two Bombylius species, B. major L. and B. shibakawae Matsumura, accounted for 90% of flower-visiting insects in both years. All 14 species that we captured were considered pollinators of P. sieboldii, because they had proboscises that were long enough to reach pollen and that had pollen grains deposited on them. The total visitation rate of “Bombyliidae” was the highest among all pollinator categories. The results of potential pollen transport per flower per hour, which was based on total pollen number and total visitation rate of each pollinator category, indicated that “Bombyliidae” species were the most effective pollinators of P. sieboldii in this habitat.     

毛报春(Primula × pubescens)腋芽再生组织培养体系的建立

以毛报春(Primula × pubescens)无菌腋芽为外植体, 分析不同浓度激素配比对愈伤组织诱导和分化以及不定芽增殖和生根的影响, 筛选出不同阶段的最适培养基, 优化毛报春的组织培养再生体系。结果表明, 毛报春腋芽愈伤组织诱导及分化的最适培养基为MS+0.2 mg∙L^-1 NAA+1.0 mg∙L^-1 6-BA, 诱导率达84%, 出芽率达67%; 不定芽增殖最适培养基为MS+0.5 mg∙L^-1 NAA+0.2 mg∙L^-1 6-BA, 增殖率可达67%, 苗绿且健壮; MS+0.2 mg∙L^-1 NAA培养基最有利于组培苗的生根及伸长, 平均单株生根数为9条, 生根率高达70%。该研究建立了毛报春的组织培养再生体系, 可为报春属其它植物的遗传研究及种质创新提供参考。     

Primula subansirica G.D. Pal is not a Primula (Primulaceae), but rather belongs to Gesneriaceae

Examination of type specimens has shown that Primula subansirica G.D. Pal is a Gesneriad and conspecific with Beccarinda cordifolia (Anthony) B.L. Burtt (Gesneriaceae), thus a reduction is made and a new synonymy is proposed.     

野生胭脂花(Primula maximowiczii)生长发育和花芽分化研究

以北京东灵山胭脂花自然分布地野生群体中2年生以上植株为研究对象,于2008～2010年连续3年观测了野生胭脂花的年生长发育进程,并采用石蜡切片法制片,通过普通光学显微镜和体视显微镜观察了胭脂花花芽分化和花序发育的过程,以探明野生胭脂花生长发育和花芽分化的规律,为人工栽培胭脂花提供依据。结果显示:(1)胭脂花的年生长发育进程可分为萌芽期、营养生长期、开花期、果实发育期、果熟期、花芽分化期和休眠期等7个阶段;5～9月为胭脂花的生长季,生长环境凉爽,日平均气温为5℃～20℃。(2)胭脂花花芽分化期为7月中下旬～9月上旬,历时约2个月,整个过程包括未分化期、花芽原基分化期、小花原基分化期和小花分化期;花序上的小花由外向内逐渐形成并发育,雌雄蕊的发育从8月中下旬开始到9月上中旬结束;花序发育完全的胭脂花植株进入休眠期,经过当年10月份至来年4月份的低温阶段翌年开花。胭脂花花芽分化进程和外部形态密切相关,可根据植株的外部形态特征快速判定花序发育状况。     

Characterization of 24 microsatellite markers in Primula chungensis (Primulaceae), a distylous homostylous species,using MiSeq sequencing

Primula chungensis is a species with considerable floral and mating-system variation, including distylous (outcrossing), homostylous (selfing) and mixed populations that contain both outcrossing and selfing forms. We isolated 24 microsatellite markers from P.chungensis using Illumina MiSeq sequencing. Polymorphism and genetic diversity were then measured based on a sample of 24 individuals from a natural population in southern Tibet. All loci were polymorphic with the number of alleles per locus ranging from 2 to4. The observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0 to 1 and 0.219 to 0.708, respectively. The microsatellite markers we have identified will serve as valuable tools for the investigation of the population genetic structure and phylogeography of P.chungensis and will inform models of the evolutionary history of mating systems in the species.     

Genomic origin and organization of the allopolyploid Primula egaliksensis investigated by in situ hybridization

Background and Aims: Earlier studies have suggested that the tetraploid Primula egaliksensis(2n = 40) originated from hybridization between the diploidsP. mistassinica (2n = 18) and P. nutans (2n = 22), which werehypothesized to be the maternal and paternal parent, respectively.The present paper is aimed at verifying the hybrid nature ofP. egaliksensis using cytogenetic tools, and to investigatethe extent to which the parental genomes have undergone genomicreorganization. Methods: Genomic in situ hybridization (GISH) and fluorescent in situhybridization (FISH) with ribosomal DNA (rDNA) probes, togetherwith sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regionof the rDNA, were used to identify the origin of P. egaliksensisand to explore its genomic organization, particularly at rDNAloci. Key Results: GISH showed that P. egaliksensis inherited all chromosomes fromP. mistassinica and P. nutans and did not reveal major intergenomicrearrangements between the parental genomes (e.g. interchromosomaltranslocations). However, karyological comparisons and FISHexperiments suggested small-scale rearrangements, particularlyat rDNA sites. Primula egaliksensis lacked the ITS-bearing heterochromaticknobs characteristic of the maternal parent P. mistassinicaand maintained only the rDNA loci of P. nutans. These resultscorroborated sequence data indicating that most ITS sequencesof P. egaliksensis were of the paternal repeat type. Conclusions: The lack of major rearrangements may be a consequence of theconsiderable genetic divergence between the putative parents,while the rapid elimination of the ITS repeats from the maternalprogenitor may be explained by the subterminal location of ITSloci or a potential role of nucleolar dominance in chromosomestabilization. These small-scale rearrangements may be indicativeof genome diploidization, but further investigations are neededto confirm this assumption.     

A combined approach of methods for determining the regional assessment of the disjunct plant Primula pedemontana in Spain

The aim of this study was to conduct a regional threat-status assessment for Primula pedemontana Thomas ex Gaudin in Spain. This is an Alpine plant with a single isolated Iberian population. A major field survey was made to monitor the species in Spain with a view to preventing its possible disappearance. For that purpose, a habitat study was carried out, regional population size and population structure were determined, and major threats and conservation actions were identified. Besides, habitat suitability maps were drawn up for the present and for 2025 and the percentage of potential habitat loss was calculated in order to estimate their possible evolution. The number of mature individuals, calculated as a trapezoidal fuzzy number, was [9179; 10820; 19002; 22342]. Extent of occurrence and area of occupancy calculated were 2.5 and 0.16 km², respectively. The regional IUCN category obtained for P. pedemontana was “Critically Endangered”. The percentage of potential habitat loss was estimated at 10.9% for 2025. The authors consider that this species is among the priority Spanish plants for conservation, and that it should be included in the “Spanish List of Wild Species under the Special Protection Scheme”.     

二型花柱植物海仙花报春花部性状随地理梯度的变异

植物的花部性状在异质环境中表现出不均一的适应性进化, 其自然变异可能在时空格局上呈现一定的规律性。选择同一物种的不同地理居群进行花部表型变异分析, 能揭示花部性状随地理梯度的变异模式。海仙花报春(Primula poissonii)属于典型的二型花柱植物, 依赖昆虫传粉实现严格的型间异交。该物种广布于横断山地区亚高山-高山草甸, 其分布海拔跨度大且花部性状在种内具有较高变异, 但这些变异在不同地理梯度(海拔梯度和经纬度梯度)的特定选择因子作用下的变化规律尚不清楚。本研究选择海仙花报春16个居群, 对8个花部关键性状和二型花柱繁殖器官的互补度与海拔和经纬度的关系进行研究, 探究花部性状随地理梯度变异的模式及其潜在的选择因素。研究表明, 海仙花报春两种花型的花冠管开口大小、花药高度以及短柱花柱头高度与海拔均呈正相关, 但两种花型的花冠大小, 长柱花的花瓣长度、柱头到花冠管开口的距离, 以及短柱花的花冠管长度与海拔高度间均呈负相关, 其余性状与海拔无显著相关性。除短柱花中柱头高度以外的性状均随着纬度升高而逐渐减小。长柱花中除花药和柱头间的距离以及柱头到开口的距离外, 其余性状均随着经度的增加而减小; 短柱花的花瓣长度、花药高度以及花药和柱头间的距离随着经度的增加而变大, 其余性状均随着经度的增加而减小。繁殖器官间的互补度并不随地理环境的变化而变化。花部性状的地理变异可能受访花昆虫组成的地理变化驱动。繁殖器官间互补程度的高度保守表明非选型交配在居群二态性的维持和稳定过程中起关键作用。本研究为进一步深入开展报春花属(Primula)花部性状及其选择压力的地理变异研究奠定了基础。