A new species ofLiparis (Orchidaceae) from India

Liparis indiraii spec. nova from India is close toL. alata A. Rich. andL. atropurpurea Lindl.     

中国兰科羊耳蒜属新记录种——岩生羊耳蒜及其独特的珠芽繁殖方式

报道了中国兰科(Orchidaceae)羊耳蒜属(Liparis Rich.)植物一新记录种——岩生羊耳蒜(Liparis petraea),并提供了其形态描述及彩色图片,凭证标本保存于广西植物研究所标本馆(IBK)。岩生羊耳蒜与见血青(L.nervosa)在形态上相近,但前者叶银灰绿色,叶面平展,唇瓣基部胼胝体为短圆柱状突起,植株通常具珠芽而易与后者区分。岩生羊耳蒜居群内个体呈聚集式分布,并与其具有的珠芽繁殖方式相关。     

短果大蒜芥花蜜腺的发育解剖学研究

短果大蒜芥（Sisymbrium loeselii L.var.brevicarpum Z.X.An)花蜜腺位于雄蕊基部花托上,属十字花科环状花蜜腺类型中的侧棱环四圆环亚型。蜜腺由分泌表皮,产蜜组织和维管束组成。分泌表皮上有变态气孔器,蜜腺中部的气孔器呈舟状分布。产蜜组织中的维管束来自于花托中的维管束分支,属较进化的十字花科花蜜腺的亚型类型。蜜腺原基是在花的各部分原基分化后,由雄蕊基部花托表面区域的2－3层细胞,经反分化形成,环状蜜腺发生发育同步,在蜜腺的发育过程中,蜜腺组织中的液泡和淀粉粒都发生了有规律的变化,其原蜜汁由维管束提供,运转至产蜜组织,最后由变态气孔泌出。     

Mycorrhizal specificity does not limit the distribution of an endangered orchid species

What factors determine the distribution of a species is a central question in ecology and conservation biology. In general, the distribution of plant species is assumed to be controlled by dispersal or environmentally controlled recruitment. For plant species which are critically dependent on mycorrhizal symbionts for germination and seedling establishment, specificity in mycorrhizal associations and availability of suitable mycorrhizal fungi can be expected to have a major impact on successful colonization and establishment and thus ultimately on a species distribution. We combined seed germination experiments with soil analyses and fungal assessments using 454 amplicon pyrosequencing to test the relative importance of dispersal limitation, mycorrhizal availability and local growth conditions on the distribution of the orchid species Liparis loeselii, which, despite being widely distributed, is rare and endangered in Europe. We compared local soil conditions, seed germination and mycorrhizal availability in the soil between locations in northern Belgium and France where L. loeselii occurs naturally and locations where conditions appear suitable, but where adults of the species are absent. Our results indicated that mycorrhizal communities associating with L. loeselii varied among sites and plant life cycle stages, but the observed variations did not affect seed germination, which occurred regardless of current L. loeselii presence and was significantly affected by soil moisture content. These results indicate that L. loeselii is a mycorrhizal generalist capable of opportunistically associating with a variety of fungal partners to induce seed germination. They also indicate that availability of fungal associates is not necessarily the determining factor driving the distribution of mycorrhizal plant species.     

福建省兰科植物2种新记录

在福建省武夷山药用植物资源普查中,发现2种兰科植物,经鉴定为七角叶芋兰Nervilia mackinnonii (Duthie) Schltr.和柄叶羊耳蒜Liparis petiolata (D. Don) P. F. Hunt et Summerh.,皆为福建省新记录。凭证标本存放于福建中医药大学标本室(FJTCM)。     

Glycosylated nervogenic acid derivatives from Liparis condylobulbon (Reichb.f.) leaves

Three new nervogenic acid glycosides, 1-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl 3,5-bis(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-4-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-benzoate, 3,5-bis(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-4-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-benzoic acid, and bis{3,5-bis(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-4-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-benzoyl} 1,2-O-β-d-glucopyranose, which we named condobulbosides A–C, were isolated from a methanol extract of the leaves of Liparis condylobulbon together with an apigenin C-glycoside, schaftoside. Their structures were established on the basis of spectral techniques, namely, UV, IR, HR-MS spectroscopy, both 1D and 2D NMR experiments, and chemical reactions.     

The underground phase: a special challenge in studies of terrestrial orchid populations

Orchid seeds are minute and the first seedling stages of terrestrial species are underground, so there is little knowledge about the biology of the early life history and the size of seed/seedling populations relative to the number of plants that eventually emerge above ground. A recently developed field sowing technique makes it possible to explore a variety of topics such as the length of time that seeds spend as part of the soil seed bank, the phenology of seed germination, substrate requirements for germination, dependence of germination on fungal availability, substrate requirements and growth rate of seedlings, seedling phenology and development, and seedling-fungus specificity patterns in the soil. Several of these applications are relevant for conservation issues. Studies of Goodyera pubescens, Corallorhiza odontorhiza and Liparis lilifolia show considerable variation in germination strategies, patterns of seedling development and establishment, substrate requirements, and levels of specificity with the fungi.     

福建兰科羊耳蒜属一新记录种——紫花羊耳蒜

报道了福建兰科羊耳蒜属Liparis植物一新记录种--紫花羊耳蒜Liparis gigantea C L Tso,。该种与见血清L. nervosa (Thunb ex A Murray) Lindl.非常相似。但前者花较大,中萼片长达1.8～2 cm,花深紫红色,后者中萼片长度小于1.6 cm,花绿色,略带紫色,不呈深紫红色,可以区别。