Eight new species from China,Cheirostylis chuxiongensis,C.yei,Myrmechis lingulata,M.longii,Bulbophyllum ximaense,B.xizangense,B.retusum and B.pulcherissimum,are described and illustrated.Cheirostylis chuxiongensis dif...Eight new species from China,Cheirostylis chuxiongensis,C.yei,Myrmechis lingulata,M.longii,Bulbophyllum ximaense,B.xizangense,B.retusum and B.pulcherissimum,are described and illustrated.Cheirostylis chuxiongensis differs from C.thailandica by having 5-9 irregular and papillae-like calli on each side in the sac of the lip,epichile with entire lobes,petals narrowly obliquely obovate and an apex that is not recurved.Cheirostylis yei is easily distinguished from its relatives similar by having a long stem,pubescent ovary and sepals,epichile lobes with irregular and undulate margins,a subquadrate callus without teeth in the saccate hypochile.Myrmechis lingulata differs from M.chinensis by having a simple and lanceolate to ligulate lip,glabrous bracts and ovary,oblique and narrowly ovate petals.Myrmechis longii differs from M.pumila by having white-veined leaves,oblong-lanceolate epichile lobes,and viscidium attached to the middle of the caudicle.Bulbophyllum ximaense is easily distinguished from its relatives similar by having distant pseudobulbs,shorter scape,an inflorescence with 9-16 orange-red flowers,shorter lateral sepals with a long acuminate apex,incurved and tubular apical margins,a papillate lip disk and triangular-subulate stelidia.Bulbophyllum xizangense is easily distinguished from its relatives similar by having narrow lanceolate leaves,shorter inflorescence with 1-3 greenish-yellow flowers,falcate-ovoid lateral sepals,a lip with small lateral lobes and 3 keels at the base.Bulbophyllum retusum differs from B.spathulatum by having shorter inflorescence,peduncles with 2 tubular sheaths,dorsal sepals with a retuse apex,lateral sepals with lower edges that are connate to each other and free and divergent toward the apex,obovate petals with an acute or slightly retuse apex.Bulbophyllum pulcherissimum differs from B.lopalanthum by its 5-veined dorsal sepal,ovate-lanceolate lateral sepals,obliquely ovate-oblong petal,erose-toothed margins and obovate lip with a large,oblong basal callus,and an obtuse base.In addition,three species(Bulbophyllum frostii,B.raskotii and B.nematocaulon)are reported for the first time in China.展开更多
Five new species(Gastrochilus yei,Gastrochilus minimus,Luisia simaoensis,Taeniophyllum xizangense,Tuberolabium subulatum)and two newly recorded species(Cleisostoma tricornutum,Luisia inconspicua)of Vandeae(Orchidaceae...Five new species(Gastrochilus yei,Gastrochilus minimus,Luisia simaoensis,Taeniophyllum xizangense,Tuberolabium subulatum)and two newly recorded species(Cleisostoma tricornutum,Luisia inconspicua)of Vandeae(Orchidaceae)from China are described and illustrated.Gastrochilus yei is similar to G.affinis and G.nepalensis,but differs from them by having an epichile not lobed,the apex of the hypochile not bilobed,and a tine on the apex of the leaf.Gastrochilus minimus is similar to G.acinacifolius,but can be distinguished from the latter by having a flabellate epichile that is densely hirsute on the adaxial surface and an inconspicuous central cushion;in addition,the hypochile of G.minimus has a keel that extends to the apex of the epichile.Taeniophyllum xizangense is similar to T.stella and T.radiatum,but it is distinguished from them by having much bigger flowers,inflorescences densely covered with short-bristly hairs,papillae on the external surface of sepals,and bigger triangular-ovate viscidium.Luisia simaoensis is similar to L magniflora and L ramosii,but can be easily distinguished from them by having lateral sepals longer than dorsal sepals and petals,lip with irregular and waved margins,and lip with bilobed apex.Luisia inconspicua is moved from Gastrochilus to Luisia based on phylogenetic analyses of plastid matK sequence data.Tuberolabium subulatum is similar to T.camosum,but it can be easily distinguished from the latter by having an inflorescence much shorter than the leaves,yellow sepals and petals,and many small papillae outside the lip lobes.展开更多
Four new species of Orchidaceae from China,Heminium lijiangense,Peristylus fasciculatus,Platanthera milinensis,and Ponerorchis gongshanensis,together with a new country record,Peristylus tenuicallus,are described and ...Four new species of Orchidaceae from China,Heminium lijiangense,Peristylus fasciculatus,Platanthera milinensis,and Ponerorchis gongshanensis,together with a new country record,Peristylus tenuicallus,are described and illustrated based on morphological and/or phylogenetic analyses.Heminium lijiangense is closely related to H.elisabethae but differs from it by having the dorsal sepal ovate-orbicular and lip midlobe distinctly shorter than lateral lobes.P.fasciculatus is close to Peristylus tradescantifolius but is distinguished from it by having several fascicled and straight,root-like tubers(vs.one or two oblongoid tubers),old stems usually persistent,middle lobe of lip narrowly ligulate-lanceolate and half as long as the lateral lobes(vs.middle lobe deltoid,about a third as long as the lateral lobes or less),a raised callus at the base of each lateral lobe(vs.callus absent),spur gradually attenuate toward the apex(vs.spur clavate).Platanthera milinensis is similar to P.stenochila by sharing small green flowers and lip without a spur,but differs in having a creeping rhizome,a corymbose inflorescence,and a broadly ovate and slightly 3-lobed lip.Ponerochis gongshanensis is similar to P.faberi in its small flowers,but differs in having a linear leaf c.3 mm wide(vs.leaf 5-13 mm wide),in the lip having collar-like raised margins on the sides of the spur entrance,and a mid-lobe which is notched at the apex but not divided into two divergent lobules that are nearly as large as the lateral lobes,as in P.faberi.All the proposed species obtained high support in phylogenetic analysis as new species.The recently described genus Apetalanthe is reduced to synonymy of Ponerorchis and a new combination is made.展开更多
Liparis aureolabella and L mengziensis,two new species from the karst region of southwestern China,and L bingzhongluoensis,a new species from montane region in Yunnan,are described and illustrated.L aureolabella is ea...Liparis aureolabella and L mengziensis,two new species from the karst region of southwestern China,and L bingzhongluoensis,a new species from montane region in Yunnan,are described and illustrated.L aureolabella is easily distinguished from its relatives by having abaxially purple leave with purple reticulate veins prominent adaxially,a lip auriculate at base,and falcate-lanceolate pollinia.Liparis mengziensis is closely related to L.petiolata and L.auriculata,but differs from them by having an ovate to broadly ovate leaf,purple lip and apex connate along the margins.Liparis bingzhongluoensis is similar to Liparis nanlingensis,but the new species is characterized by having a lip with two transparent ridges on its disc,longitudinally concave basal callus and triangular column wings.Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid matK sequences showed that L aureolabella and L mengziensis are nested with L petiolata or L auriculata in a monophyletic clade.L bingzhongluoensis is sister to a clade formed by L.nanlingensis,L.tsii,L sasakii and L.krameri.Moreover,morphological comparisons strongly support that the three species as separated species newly to science.展开更多
Gastrodia longistyla,a new species of Orchidaceae from Yunnan Province,China,is described and illustrated.It is morphologically similar to Gastrodia peichatieniana,but can be easily distinguished from the latter by ha...Gastrodia longistyla,a new species of Orchidaceae from Yunnan Province,China,is described and illustrated.It is morphologically similar to Gastrodia peichatieniana,but can be easily distinguished from the latter by having a rhombic epichile,long column(6.0-7.5 mm long),and a needle-shaped appendage(1.8-3.2 mm in length)at the base of the stigma.Identification key and colour photographs are provided.A preliminary risk-of-extinction assessment,according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria,is given for the new species.The plastome of G.longistyla is 30464 bp in length with GC content approximately24.8%,and the plastome does not contain some housekeeping genes,such as matK,rpl16,or all photosynthesis genes.In addition,the G.longistyla plastome lacks an IR region.This indicates that the plastome is in the last stage of degradation.展开更多
Epiphytes with crassulacean acid metabolism(CAM)photosynthesis are widespread among vascular plants,and repeated evolution of CAM photosynthesis is a key innovation for micro-ecosystem adaptation.However,we lack a com...Epiphytes with crassulacean acid metabolism(CAM)photosynthesis are widespread among vascular plants,and repeated evolution of CAM photosynthesis is a key innovation for micro-ecosystem adaptation.However,we lack a complete understanding of the molecular regulation of CAM photosynthesis in epiphytes.Here,we report a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of a CAM epiphyte,Cymbidium mannii(Orchidaceae).The 2.88-Gb orchid genome with a contig N50 of 22.7 Mb and 27192 annotated genes was organized into 20 pseudochromosomes,82.8%of which consisted of repetitive elements.Recent expansions of long terminal repeat retrotransposon families have made a major contribution to the evolution of genome size in Cymbidium orchids.We reveal a holistic scenario of molecular regulation of metabolic physiology using high-resolution transcriptomics,proteomics,and metabolomics data collected across a CAM diel cycle.Patterns of rhythmically oscillating metabolites,especially CAM-related products,reveal circadian rhythmicity in metabolite accumulation in epiphytes.Genomewide analysis of transcript and protein level regulation revealed phase shifts during the multifaceted regulation of circadian metabolism.Notably,we observed diurnal expression of several core CAM genes(especially bCA and PPC)that may be involved in temporal fixation of carbon sources.Our study provides a valuable resource for investigating post-transcription and translation scenarios in C.mannii,an Orchidaceae model for understanding the evolution of innovative traits in epiphytes.展开更多
基金financially supported by National Forestry and Grassland Administration(2019073017,2019073019)National Science&Technology Infrastructure,the Large-scale Scientific Facilities of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2017-LSFGBOWS-02)+2 种基金grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41672018,31670194,31870195)the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.Y4ZK111B01)National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Center for Yunnan Academy of Forestry and Grassland(ZWGX2003)。
文摘Eight new species from China,Cheirostylis chuxiongensis,C.yei,Myrmechis lingulata,M.longii,Bulbophyllum ximaense,B.xizangense,B.retusum and B.pulcherissimum,are described and illustrated.Cheirostylis chuxiongensis differs from C.thailandica by having 5-9 irregular and papillae-like calli on each side in the sac of the lip,epichile with entire lobes,petals narrowly obliquely obovate and an apex that is not recurved.Cheirostylis yei is easily distinguished from its relatives similar by having a long stem,pubescent ovary and sepals,epichile lobes with irregular and undulate margins,a subquadrate callus without teeth in the saccate hypochile.Myrmechis lingulata differs from M.chinensis by having a simple and lanceolate to ligulate lip,glabrous bracts and ovary,oblique and narrowly ovate petals.Myrmechis longii differs from M.pumila by having white-veined leaves,oblong-lanceolate epichile lobes,and viscidium attached to the middle of the caudicle.Bulbophyllum ximaense is easily distinguished from its relatives similar by having distant pseudobulbs,shorter scape,an inflorescence with 9-16 orange-red flowers,shorter lateral sepals with a long acuminate apex,incurved and tubular apical margins,a papillate lip disk and triangular-subulate stelidia.Bulbophyllum xizangense is easily distinguished from its relatives similar by having narrow lanceolate leaves,shorter inflorescence with 1-3 greenish-yellow flowers,falcate-ovoid lateral sepals,a lip with small lateral lobes and 3 keels at the base.Bulbophyllum retusum differs from B.spathulatum by having shorter inflorescence,peduncles with 2 tubular sheaths,dorsal sepals with a retuse apex,lateral sepals with lower edges that are connate to each other and free and divergent toward the apex,obovate petals with an acute or slightly retuse apex.Bulbophyllum pulcherissimum differs from B.lopalanthum by its 5-veined dorsal sepal,ovate-lanceolate lateral sepals,obliquely ovate-oblong petal,erose-toothed margins and obovate lip with a large,oblong basal callus,and an obtuse base.In addition,three species(Bulbophyllum frostii,B.raskotii and B.nematocaulon)are reported for the first time in China.
基金supported by Grant from National Forestry and Grassland Administration(No.2019073018,2019073019,2019073002,2019073003)Science and Technology Basic Resources Investigation Program of China"Survey and Germplasm Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations in South-west China"(Grant No.2017FY100100)+3 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31870195)Strategic Biological Resources Capacity Building Project from the Chinese Academy of Sciences"Seed Plants Research in Xishuangbanna Karst Region"(Grant No.KFJ-BRP-017-36)the Large-scale Scientific Facilities of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2017-LSFGBOWS-02)the National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Center,National Science&Technology Infrastructure。
文摘Five new species(Gastrochilus yei,Gastrochilus minimus,Luisia simaoensis,Taeniophyllum xizangense,Tuberolabium subulatum)and two newly recorded species(Cleisostoma tricornutum,Luisia inconspicua)of Vandeae(Orchidaceae)from China are described and illustrated.Gastrochilus yei is similar to G.affinis and G.nepalensis,but differs from them by having an epichile not lobed,the apex of the hypochile not bilobed,and a tine on the apex of the leaf.Gastrochilus minimus is similar to G.acinacifolius,but can be distinguished from the latter by having a flabellate epichile that is densely hirsute on the adaxial surface and an inconspicuous central cushion;in addition,the hypochile of G.minimus has a keel that extends to the apex of the epichile.Taeniophyllum xizangense is similar to T.stella and T.radiatum,but it is distinguished from them by having much bigger flowers,inflorescences densely covered with short-bristly hairs,papillae on the external surface of sepals,and bigger triangular-ovate viscidium.Luisia simaoensis is similar to L magniflora and L ramosii,but can be easily distinguished from them by having lateral sepals longer than dorsal sepals and petals,lip with irregular and waved margins,and lip with bilobed apex.Luisia inconspicua is moved from Gastrochilus to Luisia based on phylogenetic analyses of plastid matK sequence data.Tuberolabium subulatum is similar to T.camosum,but it can be easily distinguished from the latter by having an inflorescence much shorter than the leaves,yellow sepals and petals,and many small papillae outside the lip lobes.
基金Project of Orchid Biodiversity Survey of ChinaNational Forestry and Grassland Administration+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31670194)the Large-scale Scientific Facilities of theChinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2017-LSFGBOWS-02)the National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Center。
文摘Four new species of Orchidaceae from China,Heminium lijiangense,Peristylus fasciculatus,Platanthera milinensis,and Ponerorchis gongshanensis,together with a new country record,Peristylus tenuicallus,are described and illustrated based on morphological and/or phylogenetic analyses.Heminium lijiangense is closely related to H.elisabethae but differs from it by having the dorsal sepal ovate-orbicular and lip midlobe distinctly shorter than lateral lobes.P.fasciculatus is close to Peristylus tradescantifolius but is distinguished from it by having several fascicled and straight,root-like tubers(vs.one or two oblongoid tubers),old stems usually persistent,middle lobe of lip narrowly ligulate-lanceolate and half as long as the lateral lobes(vs.middle lobe deltoid,about a third as long as the lateral lobes or less),a raised callus at the base of each lateral lobe(vs.callus absent),spur gradually attenuate toward the apex(vs.spur clavate).Platanthera milinensis is similar to P.stenochila by sharing small green flowers and lip without a spur,but differs in having a creeping rhizome,a corymbose inflorescence,and a broadly ovate and slightly 3-lobed lip.Ponerochis gongshanensis is similar to P.faberi in its small flowers,but differs in having a linear leaf c.3 mm wide(vs.leaf 5-13 mm wide),in the lip having collar-like raised margins on the sides of the spur entrance,and a mid-lobe which is notched at the apex but not divided into two divergent lobules that are nearly as large as the lateral lobes,as in P.faberi.All the proposed species obtained high support in phylogenetic analysis as new species.The recently described genus Apetalanthe is reduced to synonymy of Ponerorchis and a new combination is made.
基金financially supported by National Forestry and Grassland Administration(2019073019,2019073003,2019073002)National Science&Technology Infrastructure,the Large-scale Scientific Facilities of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2017LSFGBOWS-02)+4 种基金Science and Technology Basic Resources Investigation Program of China"Survey and Germplasm Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations in South-west China"(2017FY100100)grants from Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.Y4ZK111B01)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.31670194,31870195)the Special Investigation on Vulnerable Habitat Plants in Daweishan Area,Yunnan,China(2018-2021)the CAS 135 Program(2017XTBG-T03)。
文摘Liparis aureolabella and L mengziensis,two new species from the karst region of southwestern China,and L bingzhongluoensis,a new species from montane region in Yunnan,are described and illustrated.L aureolabella is easily distinguished from its relatives by having abaxially purple leave with purple reticulate veins prominent adaxially,a lip auriculate at base,and falcate-lanceolate pollinia.Liparis mengziensis is closely related to L.petiolata and L.auriculata,but differs from them by having an ovate to broadly ovate leaf,purple lip and apex connate along the margins.Liparis bingzhongluoensis is similar to Liparis nanlingensis,but the new species is characterized by having a lip with two transparent ridges on its disc,longitudinally concave basal callus and triangular column wings.Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid matK sequences showed that L aureolabella and L mengziensis are nested with L petiolata or L auriculata in a monophyletic clade.L bingzhongluoensis is sister to a clade formed by L.nanlingensis,L.tsii,L sasakii and L.krameri.Moreover,morphological comparisons strongly support that the three species as separated species newly to science.
基金financially supported by National Forestry and Grassland Administration,China(No.2019073018)Doctoral Program of Yunnan Forestry Technological College(KY(ZD)201905)to Q.Liu。
文摘Gastrodia longistyla,a new species of Orchidaceae from Yunnan Province,China,is described and illustrated.It is morphologically similar to Gastrodia peichatieniana,but can be easily distinguished from the latter by having a rhombic epichile,long column(6.0-7.5 mm long),and a needle-shaped appendage(1.8-3.2 mm in length)at the base of the stigma.Identification key and colour photographs are provided.A preliminary risk-of-extinction assessment,according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria,is given for the new species.The plastome of G.longistyla is 30464 bp in length with GC content approximately24.8%,and the plastome does not contain some housekeeping genes,such as matK,rpl16,or all photosynthesis genes.In addition,the G.longistyla plastome lacks an IR region.This indicates that the plastome is in the last stage of degradation.
基金funded by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant no.XDB31000000)to D.-Z.L.and J.-B.Y.CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program to A.Z.+1 种基金the Project for Innovation Team of Yunnan Province(grant no.202105AE160012)to S.-B.Z.the Science and Technology Basic Resources Investigation Program of China(grant no.2021FY100200)to J.-B.Y.
文摘Epiphytes with crassulacean acid metabolism(CAM)photosynthesis are widespread among vascular plants,and repeated evolution of CAM photosynthesis is a key innovation for micro-ecosystem adaptation.However,we lack a complete understanding of the molecular regulation of CAM photosynthesis in epiphytes.Here,we report a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of a CAM epiphyte,Cymbidium mannii(Orchidaceae).The 2.88-Gb orchid genome with a contig N50 of 22.7 Mb and 27192 annotated genes was organized into 20 pseudochromosomes,82.8%of which consisted of repetitive elements.Recent expansions of long terminal repeat retrotransposon families have made a major contribution to the evolution of genome size in Cymbidium orchids.We reveal a holistic scenario of molecular regulation of metabolic physiology using high-resolution transcriptomics,proteomics,and metabolomics data collected across a CAM diel cycle.Patterns of rhythmically oscillating metabolites,especially CAM-related products,reveal circadian rhythmicity in metabolite accumulation in epiphytes.Genomewide analysis of transcript and protein level regulation revealed phase shifts during the multifaceted regulation of circadian metabolism.Notably,we observed diurnal expression of several core CAM genes(especially bCA and PPC)that may be involved in temporal fixation of carbon sources.Our study provides a valuable resource for investigating post-transcription and translation scenarios in C.mannii,an Orchidaceae model for understanding the evolution of innovative traits in epiphytes.
