Morphological variation and female reproductive success in two sympatric Trillium species: evidence for phenotypic selection in Trillium erectum and Trillium grandiflorum (Liliaceae)

I investigated the mating systems and phenotypic variation of two sympatric spring ephemerals, Trillium erectum and T. grandiflorum (Liliaceae), and phenotypic selection acting through female reproductive success for 11 morphological characters in five sympatric populations of the two species. I examined the degree of self-compatibility, pollinator-visitation rates, and pollen limitation of fruit and seed production in both species. Both Trillium species were self-compatible, but outcrossed flowers produced more successful fruits and seeds than self-pollinated flowers. Pollinator-visitation rates to the two species were low compared to other insect-pollinated spring ephemerals. In addition, both T. erectum and T. grandiflorum experienced pollen limitation in fruit and/or seed production; however, levels of fecundity in both species may be influenced by resource availability as well. I found significant phenotypic variation in 11 morphological characters within and among the five study populations. The sizes of all morphological characters were positively correlated. In general, larger T. erectum and T. grandiflorum produced more seeds. Phenotypic selection analysis revealed that direct and indirect selection acted on the size of morphological characters for both species. But there was no detectable selection acting on plant shape. This study reveals that variation in plant size exists within and among populations of both species, and this variation is associated with variance in female reproductive success. Spatial and temporal variation in pollinator and/or resource abundance may play a role in the phenotypic variation exhibited by both Trillium species.     

山东新植物

本文报导了石竹属一新变种, 即山东石竹Diantus chinensis L.var.shandongensis J.X.Li et F.Q.zhou 及蓼属一新变型, 即直立篇蓄Polygonum aviculare L.forma erectum J.X.Li et Y.M.Zhang     

中国砖格孢子丝孢菌研究Ⅲ.囊梗孢属

本文报道囊梗孢属一新种和一中国新记录种.新种为直立囊梗孢Oncopodiumerectum G.Z.Zhao&T.Y.Zhang,其典型特征是分生孢子宽倒棒状或梨形,砖格状,几乎总是三个横膈膜.中国新记录种为李囊梗孢Oncopodiumpruni M.B.Ellis.对这两个种进行英文描述,并附图,新种具拉丁文描述.研究标本保存在山东农业大学植物病理学标本室(HSAUP).     

山西霍山罂粟科植物花粉形态

利用光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜对山西霍山罂粟科白屈菜属白屈菜、紫堇属延胡索、角茴香属角茴香、秃疮花属秃疮花 4种的花粉形态进行了观察和比较研究 ,以上 4种花粉差异大。角茴香花粉粒近球形 ,具合沟 ;延胡索花粉粒长球形 ,表面纹饰较光滑 ;白屈菜花粉粒长球形或近球形 ;秃疮花花粉粒近球形。角茴香花粉表面纹饰为刺状纹和细网状纹的复合纹 ,白屈菜花粉表面纹饰为细网状纹和颗粒状纹的复合纹 ,秃疮花花粉表面纹饰为细颗粒状纹。延胡索、白屈菜、秃疮花花粉粒的萌发沟均为三沟 ,但沟的形态均不相同     

山东对囊蕨属(蹄盖蕨科)植物孢粉学研究及其在分类上的意义

采用扫描电镜对山东分布的8种对囊蕨属(Deparia)植物进行孢粉学观察。研究结果表明:在中国对对囊蕨属(Deparia Hook.& Grev.)蹄盖蕨科(Athyriaceae)新分类系统首次进行孢子形态亚显微结构研究;该属孢子形态圆肾形,左右对称,具周壁,其周壁纹饰在种内稳定,种间区别显著;为建立假蹄盖蕨亚属(Subgen.1.Athyriopsis)和蛾眉蕨亚属(Subgen.2.Lunathyrium )提供孢粉学依据;依据山东蛾眉蕨和东北蛾眉蕨孢壁纹饰的显著差异,山东蛾眉蕨应为一个独立的物种,不宜并入东北蛾眉蕨,建议恢复山东蛾眉蕨在植物分类学上的种级地位,依照对囊蕨属新分类系统,山东蛾眉蕨(Lunathyrium shandongense)新组合为中华山东对囊蕨(D.sinoshandongensis)。该研究不仅为对囊蕨属孢粉学积累了新的资料,也为近缘种的分类鉴定提供了孢粉学依据。因此对囊蕨属孢子形态研究,在该属孢粉学、分类学及系统演化上都具有重要意义。     

Genotypic diversity revealed by allozymes and oligonucleotide DNA fingerprinting in French populations of the aquatic macrophyte Sparganium erectum

The vast majority of perennial plants reproduce sexually and vegetatively at the same time. This may lead to important variation among clonal plant populations in their amount of genotypic diversity. In order to verify this assumption, we compare the clonal diversity of 10 natural populations of the aquatic clonal macrophyte Sparganium erectum in France. Diversity was quantified by DNA fingerprinting and allozyme electrophoresis for a sample of 10 shoots per population. Two DNA probes (CA)₈ and (TAA)₆ TA, were selected among 10 synthetic oligonucleotide probes containing simple repeat motifs. Both allozymes and DNA fingerprints revealed different amounts of diversity among populations. Five populations consist of a single genotype, whereas two populations were genetically highly diverse. In four of the monomorphic populations, absence of fingerprints diversity was combined with uniformly heterozygous allozyme loci, suggesting that each population was composed of a single clone. In the highly diverse populations, the level of clonal diversity combined with the allele segregation of the two allozyme loci Lap and Est suggests frequent seedling recruitment. The origin of new genotypes remains unclear but the absence of widespread genotypes together with the discrete distribution of Sparganium erectum populations implies that new genotypes are locally produced through sexual reproduction.     

山东产蹄盖蕨科2属植物形态解剖学的研究

采用光镜和扫描电镜对山东分布的蹄盖蕨科2属(蹄盖蕨属和假蹄盖蕨属)7种植物的根、根茎、叶柄、叶轴、叶表皮、表皮毛和孢子囊进行了形态解剖学的系统研究.结果表明,在形态解剖学方面2属植物的共同特征为:根均为无髓中柱;叶柄基部的双柱型维管束向上渐靠近联合形成1个周韧型维管束;叶上下表皮垂周壁均呈波状;气孔主要为胞环型、周胞型或极附型.2属植物的不同特征是:蹄盖蕨属植物体无毛;而假蹄盖蕨属植物叶片和叶轴上均生有腺毛;蹄盖蕨属植物根皮层外侧为薄壁细胞,假蹄盖蕨属则为棕色厚壁细胞环.研究结果表明蹄盖蕨科为一个自然分类群,并支持假蹄盖蕨属的成立.     

The Simulium vernum group (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Europe: multiple character sets for assessing species status

The value of using characters from multiple sources – chromosomes, ecology, gene sequences, and morphology – to evaluate the species status of closely related black flies is demonstrated for three European members of the Simulium vernum group: Simulium crenobium (Knoz, 1961), Simulium juxtacrenobium Bass & Brockhouse, 1990, and Simulium vernum s.s. Macquart, 1826. Simulium juxtacrenobium is a chromosomally, molecularly, and morphologically distinct species that diverged from S. crenobium and S. vernum s.s. about 2 Mya. It is specialized for intermittent streams, is univoltine, and is recorded for the first time from northern Europe, based on collections from Finland and Sweden, representing a range extension of about 1800 km. In contrast, S. crenobium, although confirmed as a distinct species, differs from S. vernum s.s. by only a few larval and chromosomal characters, and by a breeding habitat restricted to mountain spring brooks. Whereas all four character sets independently support the specific distinctness of S. juxtacrenobium and S. vernum s.s., multiple character sets are required to establish the specific validity of S. crenobium.     

中国砖格孢子丝孢菌研究III. 囊梗孢属

本文报道囊梗孢属一新种和一中国新记录种。新种为直立囊梗孢Oncopodium erectum G. Z. Zhao & T. Y. Zhang, 其典型特征是分生孢子宽倒棒状或梨形,砖格状, 几乎总是三个横膈膜。中国新记录种为李囊梗孢Oncopodium pruni M. B. Ellis。对这两个种进行英文描述,并附图,新种具拉丁文描述。研究标本保存在山东农业大学植物病理学标本室(HSAUP)。