A simple classification of the complex parts of vascular plants

Four operational morphological units are defined to characterize 'typical' stems, leaves, roots and hairS. Any complex part can be classified among these OMUs by a graphical representation or by a quadruplet suitable for computer-aided analyses. Thirty-nine examples are given, suggesting a continuous view of plant morphology.     

Sproßaufbau und Lebensform vonValerianella undFedia (Valerianaceae)

A comparative morphological and anatomical analysis of cotyledons, leaves, bracts, growth forms and inflorescences of the generaValerianella andFedia is presented. Characters can be typified and used for an improved systematic grouping. Informations on germination, life form and life cycle are summarized and supplemented. The discussion refers to various character phylogenies.1. Teil einer Publikationsserie Beiträge zur Systematik und Evolution vonValerianella undFedia (Valerianaceae).     

The diversity of stomatal development in Orchidaceae subfamily Orchidoideae

The development of leaf stomata in species of Orchidoideae sensu Garay is agenous or hemimesogenous with a single mesogene cell. Both kinds of development occur in all 26 species studied and are found in a characteristic proportion which may differ markedly even between related species.
Leaf and stem stomata develop similarly but surrounding cells may divide obliquely in the latter, so that perigene cells are formed. At maturity, mesogene and perigene cells resemble other epidermal cells, the stomata being anomocytic.
In monocotyledons, the hemimesogenous development of stomata is previously known only from five orchid genera of the neottioid tribe Cranichideae sensu Dressler. This kind of stomatal development in monocotyledons is documented by micrographs for the first time. Mesogene and perigene cells are recorded for the first time in the Orchidoideae. The diversity of types of stomatal development in this group is emphasized.     

Les flavonoides des rameaux vegetatifs de Periploca graeca

The flavonoid content of the vegetative stems of Periploca graeca include derivatives of flavonols (quercetin and kaempferol), anthocyanidins (     

The origin of herbivory on land： Initial patterns of plant tissue consumption by arthropods

The early fossil record of terrestrial arthropod herbivory consists of two pulses. The first pulse was concentrated during the latest Silurian to Early Devonian （417 to 403 Ma）, and consists of the earliest evidence for consumption of sporangia and stems （and limited fungivore borings）. Herbivorization of most of these tissues was rapid, representing 0 to 20 million-year （m.y.） lags from the earliest occurrences of these organs in the fossil record to their initial consumption （Phase 1）. For approximately the next 75 m.y., there was a second, more histologically varied origination and expansion of roots, leaves, wood and seeds, whose earliest evidence for herbivorization occurred from the Middle-Late Mississippian boundary to the Middle Pennsylvanian （327 to 309 Ma）. The appearance of this second herbivory pulse during the later Paleozoic （Phase 2） is accompanied by major lags of 98 to 54 m.y. between times of appearance of each of the four organ and tissue types and their subsequent herbivory. Both pulses provide a context for three emerging questions. First is an explanation for the contrast between the near instantaneous consumption of plant tissues during Phase 1, versus the exceptionally long lags between the earliest occurrences of plant tissues and their subsequent herbivorization during Phase 2. Second is the identity of arthropod herbivores for both phases. Third is the cause behind the overwhelming targeting of seed-fern plant hosts during Phase 2. Regardless of the answers to these questions, the trace fossil record of plant-arthropod associations provides primary ecological data that remain unaddressed by the body-fossil record alone.     

甘蔗茎叶的化学成分及抗氧化活性研究

为研究甘蔗(Saccharum officinarum)茎叶的化学成分及抗氧化活性,该文对甘蔗茎叶以甲醇提取,提取物采用柱色谱(SiO₂、Sephadex LH-20、Rp-18)进行分离纯化,根据质谱和核磁共振技术鉴定所得化合物的结构,并通过DPPH法测定化合物的清除自由基能力。结果表明:(1)从甘蔗茎叶部位共分离鉴定22个化合物,分别为对羟基苯甲醛(1)、对甲氧基桂皮酸(2)、4-甲氧基苯甲醛(3)、香草醛(4)、4-羟基肉桂酸甲酯(5)、对羟基苯甲酸(6)、(2-羟基苯基)(苯基)甲酮(7)、对甲基苯甲酸(8)、咖啡酸甲酯(9)、乌头酸A(10)、乌头酸E(11)、5-O-二甲氧基肉桂酰基奎尼酸(12)、槲皮素(13)、槲皮素-3-O-α-L-阿拉伯糖苷(14)、槲皮素-3-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖苷(15)、硫代二丙酸双十八烷基酯(16)、α-conidendrin(17)、rel-(2α,3β)-7-O-methylcedrusin(18)、3-O-阿魏酰奎宁酸甲酯(19)、木犀草素(20)、(5S,6S)-5,6-dihydro-3,8,10-trihydroxy-5-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-6-hydroxymethyl-2, 4-dimethoxy-7H-benzo [c]xanthen-7-one)(21)和5-O-阿魏酰奎宁酸甲酯(22),其中化合物2-3、7-11、14-19、21-22为首次从该植物中分离得到。(2)通过DPPH法对含量大的15个化合物(1-9、11-16)进行自由基清除能力的筛选,其中化合物12(5-O-二甲氧基肉桂酰基奎尼酸)显示了较好的抗氧化活性(IC₅₀值为 49.58 μg·mL^-1)。该研究结果丰富了甘蔗抗氧化活性物质基础,为其进一步开发利用提供了科学依据。     

Direct comparison of four methods to construct xylem vulnerability curves: Differences among techniques are linked to vessel network characteristics

During periods of dehydration, water transport through xylem conduits can become blocked by embolism formation. Xylem embolism compromises water supply to leaves and may lead to losses in productivity or plant death. Vulnerability curves (VCs) characterize plant losses in conductivity as xylem pressures decrease. VCs are widely used to characterize and predict plant water use at different levels of water availability. Several methodologies for constructing VCs exist and sometimes produce different results for the same plant material. We directly compared four VC construction methods on stems of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), a model tree species: dehydration, centrifuge, X‐ray–computed microtomography (microCT), and optical. MicroCT VC was the most resistant, dehydration and centrifuge VCs were intermediate, and optical VC was the most vulnerable. Differences among VCs were not associated with how cavitation was induced but were related to how losses in conductivity were evaluated: measured hydraulically (dehydration and centrifuge) versus evaluated from visual information (microCT and optical). Understanding how and why methods differ in estimating vulnerability to xylem embolism is important for advancing knowledge in plant ecophysiology, interpreting literature data, and using accurate VCs in water flux models for predicting plant responses to drought.     

Epifluorescent and histochemical aspects of shoot anatomy of Typha latifolia L., Typha angustifolia L. and Typha glauca Godr

Using epifluorescent and histochemical techniques, we examined anatomical differences in the shoot organs of Typha latifolia, T. angustifolia and T. glauca. The leaf lamina of T. latifolia and T. glauca had enlarged epidermal cells and a thickened cuticle above the subepidermal vascular bundles; that of T. angustifolia lacked these characteristics. Leaf sheaths were similar among the species and all lacked the epidermal thickenings found in the lamina. The fertile stems had typical scattered vascular bundles with a band of fibres that was most prominent in T. glauca. The sterile stems were only 1 cm in length and contained a multiseriate hypodermis and a uniseriate endodermis over part of their length. The rhizomes were similar except for a pronounced band of fibres surrounding the central core in T. angustifolia. The rhizome was also characterized by an outer cortical region with a large multiseriate hypodermis/exodermis and a uniseriate endodermis with Casparian bands, suberin lamellae and secondarily thickened walls.     

中国棕榈藤资源及其分布特征研究

棕榈藤是一种重要的非木材林产品,在全球生物多样性保护和经济发展方面起着重要的作用。通过查阅相关文献、野外调查和标本鉴定,对中国棕榈藤植物的种类组成、地理分布类型及特点进行了研究。结果表明:(1)中国分布有较丰富的棕榈藤植物资源,共计3属40种(含变种),在云南、海南、广西等12个省区均有分布,其生长习性以攀援型为主。(2)中国棕榈藤植物表现出明显的水平和垂直地带性分布规律;水平地域性分布明显,形成了西南(云南西双版纳)和东南(海南省)两大分布中心,而其他区域分布的种类相对较少;海拔1000m以下地区分布的种类较多,有一定数量的广布种。(3)中国棕榈藤植物可划分为10个分布区类型,其中,以热带亚洲(印度-马来西亚)分布型的种类为主,特有种也占有一定比例;种类的分布与中南半岛、南亚棕榈藤植物区系有密切的联系。