Cytogeography and chromosomal variation of the endemic East Asian herb Lycoris radiata

Information on the spatial distribution of cytotypes and karyotype variation in plants is critical for studies of the origin and evolution of polyploid complexes. Here, the spatial distribution of cytological races and intraspecific variation in the karyotype of Lycoris radiata, an endemic species to East Asia, is investigated. Conventional karyotype analysis methods were used to determine ploidy level and karyotypical characteristics in 2,420 individuals from 114 populations of L. radiata nearly covering the whole distribution areas in China. Of 114 populations studied, 52 (45.61%), 58 (50.88%), and 4 (3.51%) are diploid, triploid, and mixoploid populations, respectively, with 1,224, 1,195, and 1 individuals being diploid, triploid, and tetraploid, respectively. The triploid possesses a much wider distribution range than the diploid, with the former almost occupying the entire range of this complex species in East Asia and the latter distributing in the middle and east regions of China. Triploids tend to occur at high altitudes, and the relationship between the ploidy and altitude is significantly positive but low (r² = 0.103, p < 0.01). About 98.6% of examined bulbs have a common karyotype consisting of 22 or 33 acrocentric (A) chromosomes. Some aberrant chromosomes which should be generated from A‐type chromosome have been found including metacentrics (m), small metacentrics (m′), and B‐type chromosome. The results can provide a fundamental cytogeographic data for further studies on the evolutionary origins and adaptive divergences of polyploids, especially the triploid, within L. radiata using molecular and/or ecological methods in the future.     

六个石蒜居群的核型及四倍体石蒜的发现

染色体与核型的变化是植物系统发育和进化的一个重要方面。石蒜属Lycoris植物特别是石蒜L.radiata在染色体数目和核型上存在较大的变异。通过对不同居群的石蒜核型研究,可以为石蒜和石蒜属植物的核型演化及演化机制提供一些重要的基础资料。本文对分布于中国安徽省和浙江省的6个石蒜居群进行了细胞学研究。结果表明,6个石蒜居群的染色体数目和核型分别为：霍山居群2n=44=28st＋8t＋8T,2n=22=6st＋12t＋4T;黄山居群2n=22=22t,2n=22=18st＋4t,2n=21=12st＋7t＋2T;滁州居群2n=33=33t;马鞍山居群2n=33=18st＋15T,2n=25=1m＋20st＋2t＋2T;宣城居群2n=22=20st＋2T,2n=21=1m＋20st;杭州居群2n=22=12st＋4t＋6T,2n=21=18st＋3t。其中,部分居群的核型类型为首次报道;并首次发现了四倍体的石蒜居群。此外,对石蒜的核型进化和多倍体起源进行了初步探讨。     

石蒜属植物的药用和观赏利用前景

石蒜属植物是重要的药用植物,又是一类优良观赏植物,既可用于园林配置,也可用作切花生产或盆栽。综述了石蒜属植物的药用和观赏价值并对其应用前景进行了探讨,为全面开发利用我国这一丰富的野生资源提供了一些理论基础。     

石蒜愈伤组织的诱导及其继代培养

以石蒜鳞茎为外植体,研究了不同激素组合、鳞茎不同部位和不同生长时期等因素对石蒜愈伤组织诱导的影响及其继代培养。结果表明：MS＋2,4-D 1 mg·L~（-1）＋6-BA 1 mg·L~（-1）激素组合能较好的诱导出石蒜愈伤组织,诱导率达61.13%;外植体的选择是石蒜愈伤组织诱导的关键因素,内层鳞茎诱导愈伤组织的效果最好;在一个生长周期中,9、10月的鳞茎作为外植体诱导愈伤组织最佳;MS＋2,4-D 0.5 mg·L~（-1）＋KT 0.5 mg·L~（-1）是愈伤组织较好的继代培养基,继代周期为24～27 d。     

石蒜组织培养和植株再生的研究

以石蒜的双鳞片为外植体,MS为培养基,对石蒜组织培养适宜条件进行筛选,并对石蒜的植株再生进行了研究。结果表明：MS＋3mg/L6-BA＋0.3mg/L NAA是不定芽增殖的最佳激素组合,诱导率可达73.99%;石蒜生长旺盛期的11月是芽诱导率最高的时期,同时,MS＋0.5mg/L6-BA＋0.8mg/L NAA是较好的生根培养基,生根率可达95.00%;幼苗移栽至蛭石30%营养土中移栽成活率最高达91.67%。     

石蒜属12种植物叶片比较解剖学研究

对石蒜属（Lycoris Herb．）12种植物叶片的比较解剖学研究表明：（1）石蒜属植物叶片横切面的端部、中部及基部的轮廓基本呈浅“W”或“V”字型,有些种的表皮细胞上具有明显的尖刺状乳突;（2）石蒜属植物均为异面叶,叶肉组织有一定的栅栏组织和海绵组织分化,但二者的厚度、叶肉中所占比例及栅栏组织的细胞层数在种间有一定的差异;（3）海绵组织发达、具有大而明显的薄壁细胞或细胞裂溶后形成空腔（分泌腔或气腔）;（4）叶片中维管束数目大多为奇数,叶脉维管束鞘由薄壁细胞组成;（5）石蒜属植物横切面上叶缘的形状分为圆弧形和楔形两种类型。石蒜属植物叶的解剖结构具有许多相似特征;同时又具有一定的种间差异,可为石蒜属槽物的种间关系和开发利用提供有价值的信息。     

石蒜儿茶酚氧位甲基转移酶基因克隆与原核表达

采用同源克隆与RACE相结合的方法,首次从石蒜叶片中克隆到可能与加兰他敏生物合成相关的儿茶酚氧位甲基转移酶基因,命名为LrCOMT。核酸序列分析显示,该cDNA全长1 246bp,开放阅读框1 101bp,编码366氨基酸。氨基酸序列分析与比对发现,LrCOMT编码的氨基酸序列具有COMT蛋白的特征区域,且与鸢尾、玉米、烟草等植物COMT的同源性大于60%。将LrCOMT基因连接到原核表达载体pET-29a上,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)的原核表达结果显示,重组蛋白受IPTG诱导表达,分子量大小约为40kD,与已报道的其他植物COMT大小基本一致。     

石蒜生长对杂草群落组成及物种多样性的影响

通过野外调查,研究了石蒜（Lycoris radiata）对群落杂草组成和物种多样性的影响。结果表明：石蒜的生长能减少群落中物种的种类,降低群落中杂草的密度,并减少商陆（Phytolacca aeinosa）、蹄盖蕨（Athyrium fricellia）及禾本科（Granmeae）几个物种的数量,群落的物种多样性指数降低,群落均匀度提高。群落相似度与没有石蒜分布的群落相比显著降低。说明石蒜改变了杂草的群落结构,有利于限制杂草的发生危害。     

安徽产石蒜两个居群的核型研究

观察了石蒜(Lycoris radinta)两个不同居群植物的染色体数目和核型,发现野生石蒜在一个植株的不同根尖细胞里,存在两种倍性的细胞,如生于宣城敬亭山的居群既有正常三倍体：2n=33=18st 15T,属于“4A”核型;还有异常二倍体：2n=20 1B=2st 18T 1B,属于“4B”核型;生于芜湖的居群核型为：2n=20 1B=lm 9T 4t 6st 1B和2n=20 1B=1M 9T 10st 1B,属于“3B”和“3C”核型。     

A new natural allotriploid,Lycoris × hubeiensis hybr. nov. (Amaryllidaceae), identified by morphological,karyological and molecular data

A new natural hybrid, Lycoris × hubeiensis K. Liu, is confirmed and described based on morphological, karyological and molecular data. The new natural hybrid displays remarkable morphological differences relative to the putative parents L. radiata (2n = 22 = 22A) and L. aurea (2n = 14 = 8m + 6T), and has a karyotype of 3n = 29 = 4m + 22A + 3T. Two chloroplast intergenic regions of ndhF‐rpl32R and rpl32F‐trnL were sequenced with three haplotypes found in the three taxa. The putative hybrid and L. radiata shared the same haplotype (H1), while L. aurea had two other haplotypes (H2 and H3). Combined with the morphological, karyological and molecular data, we conclude that the hybrid is an allotriploid with L. radiata being the maternal parent offering an unreduced gamete and L. aurea being the male parent.