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10 November 2003, Volume 41 Issue 6

  

Research Articles
• Phylogenetic relationships among diploid species of Oryza officinalis complex revealed by multiple gene sequences

  BAO Ying, GE Song

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 497-508.
  

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  Oryza officinalis complex includes five diploid species involving the B，C and E genomes，and is distributed in Asia，Africa and Oceania.These species are very importantbecauseO.australiensis is the only species with E genomewhileO.punctata is the single spe
• RAPD analysis of Anabaena-free Azolla and its application in the study of interspecific relationships within section Azolla

  CHEN Jian, XU Guo-Zhong, ZHENG Wei-Wen, TANG Long-Fei

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 509-519.
  

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  Azolla Lam.is a small genus of free-floating ferns symbiotic with cyanobacteria.The heterogeneity of Azolla samples has been usually ignored when DNA was extracted from intact Azol-la-Anabaena complex for Azolla phylogeny analysis based on RAPD.In this st
• RAPD analysis on the genome evolution of polyploids in Brassica

  LIU Ai-Hua, WANG Jian-Bo, ZHU Ying-Guo

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 520-530.
  

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  Polyploidy has played an important role in the evolution of higher plants.In order to understand how polyploid genomes evolve after their formation，the Brassica triangle was used to study genomic evolution after the formation of polyploids.Random amplifie
• Structural characters of leaf epidermis and their systematic significance in Vitaceae

  REN Hui, PAN Kai-Yu, CHEN Zhi-Duan, WANG Ren-Qing

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 531-544.
  

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  Leaf epidermis of 37species representing 11 genera of Vitaceae was investigated using light microscopy（LM）and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）.The shapes of leaf epidermal cells are usually irregular or polygonal;the patterns of anticlinal walls are stra
• Cytological studies on13species of Compositae from Hainan，China

  XIE Zhen-Yu, ZHENG Cheng-Mu

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 545-552.
  

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  Chromosome numbers of13species of Compositae from Hainan were coun ted.Karyotypes of nine species were analysed.The results are as follows:Tithonia diversifolia A.Gray，2n=34=26m+8sm（2sat）;Eclipta prostrata（L.）L.，2n=22=18m +4sm;Synedrella nodiflora（L.）
• A further correction to the misidentifications of the Chinese Delphinium made by P.A.Munz in his“A synopsis of the Asian species of Delphinium，sensu stricto

  YUAN Qiong, YANG Qin-Er

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 553-562.
  

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  Based on examination of the specimens of the genus Delphinium L.deposited in K，BM and GH，this paper is to further correct the misidentifications of the Chinese Delphinium made by P.A.Munz in his paper entitled“A synopsis of the Asian species of Delphiniu
• Rhododendron liboense，a new species of the Ericaceae from Guizhou，China

  CHEN Zheng-Ren, LAN Kai-Min

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 563-565.
  

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  Abstract Rhododendron liboense，a new species of the Ericaceae from Libo County，Guizhou，Chi-na，is described and illustrated.This species is related to R.huianum Fang in having inflorescence terminal，corolla pink，broadly campanulate，ovary densely white glan
• Carex subcapitata，a new species of the Cyperaceae from Zhejiang，China

  JIN Xiao-Feng, ZHENG Chao-Zong, DING Bing-Yang

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 566-568.
  

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  Carex subcapitata X.F.Jin，C.Z.Zheng&B.Y.Ding，a new species of Cyperaceae from Zhejiang，China，is described and illustrated.It is related to C.grandiligulata K kenth.in having lateral culms，narrow leaves，spikelets androgynous，1-2arising from each node，but d
• Monochoria vaginalis var. angustifolia，a new variety of the Pontederiaceae from Thailand

  WANG Guang-Xi, LI Wei, WAN Xiao-Chun, Misako ITO

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 569-572.
  

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  A new variety of Monochoria C. Presl from Thailand, M. vaginalis （N. L. Burman）Kunth var.angustifolia G. X. Wang， is described. This variety can be distinguished from the typical one, M. vaginalis var. vaginalis, by having mature leaves narrowly lanceolat
• Hylodesmum lancangense（Leguminosae），a new combination from Yunnan，China

  ZHU Xiang-Yun, Hiroyoshi OHASHI

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 573-574.
  

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  Based on Podocarpium lancangense Y.Y.Qian，a new combination，Hylodesmum lan-cangense（Y.Y.Qian）X.Y.Zhu&H.Ohashi，is proposed.
• The identity of Alpinia jianganfeng T.L.Wu（Zingiberaceae）

  ZHAO Zhi-Li, WANG Zheng-Tao

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 575-576.
  

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  Alpinia jianganfeng T.L.Wu is conspecific with A.sichuanensis Z.Y. Zhu，and thus is reduced to synonymy.
• Cyrtosperma（Araceae）does not occur in China

  LI Heng, LONG Chun-Lin, WUDe-Lin

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 577-581.
  

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  The earliest record of Cyrtosperma Griffith in China was made base d on a collection from Hainan，W.T.Tsang553=L.U.16052.This collection was identi fied as Cyrtosperma lasioides Griffith by E.D.Merrill and its duplicates were se nt to different herbaria
• The present record of the occurrence of Astomiopsis julacea （Besch.）Yip&Snider（Musci）in Xizang，China， is based on misidentification

  JIA Yu, WANG Mei-Zhi, WU Peng-Cheng

  J Syst Evol. 2003, 41(6): 582-585.
  

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  The present record of the occurrence of Astomiopsis julacea （Besch.）Yip&S nider（Musci）in Xizang，China， is based on misidentification JIAYu WANGMei-Zhi WUPeng-Cheng