Gastrochilus is an orchid genus containing 73 species of mainly epiphytic on trees or rocks in mountain forests of tropical and subtropical Asia.Previous phylogenetic analyses and morphological assessments have failed...Gastrochilus is an orchid genus containing 73 species of mainly epiphytic on trees or rocks in mountain forests of tropical and subtropical Asia.Previous phylogenetic analyses and morphological assessments have failed to produce a well-resolved phylogeny at the infrageneric level.In the present study,a new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus is proposed based on thoroughly morphological and phylogenetic analyses based on 52 species.Our phylogenetic analysis divided the genus into six sections including three new sections,G.sect.Pseudodistichi,G.sect.Brachycaules and G.sect.Acinacifolii.We also reinstate G.suavis to the specific rank.Furthermore,two new species,G.armeniacus Jun Y.Zhang,B.Xu&Yue H.Cheng and G.minjiangensis Jun Y.Zhang,B.Xu&Yue H.Cheng,are described and illustrated.A key to six sections of the genus is presented.展开更多
Gastrochilus wolongensis(Orchidaceae),a new orchid species from Sichuan Province,Southwest China,is described and illustrated.It morphologically resembles G.sinensis,but differs markedly from the latter in having blac...Gastrochilus wolongensis(Orchidaceae),a new orchid species from Sichuan Province,Southwest China,is described and illustrated.It morphologically resembles G.sinensis,but differs markedly from the latter in having black-purple stripes(vs.purplish-red spots)on the adaxial side of the petals and sepals,a reniform epichile densely covered with long papillate hairs(vs.sparsely pubescent)with purplish-red spots(vs.unspotted),and outside the sac of the hypochile with purplish-red stripes(vs.purplish-red spotted).The molecular phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear ribosome internal transcribed spacer(nrITS)and four chloroplast DNA fragments(matK,psbA-trnH,psbM-trnD,and trnL-F)of 36 Gastrochilus species showed that G.wolongensis was closely related to G.ciliaris and G.formosanus.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2020YFE0203200)the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research (STEP)program (Grant Nos.2019QZKK0301&2019QZKK0502)+3 种基金2022 Central Finance Forestry Grassland Ecological Protection and Restoration National Park Subsidy Project2022-2023 Subsidy Projects of Prohibited Developmental Areas from the Transfer Payment of the National Key Ecological Functional Areas2023 Central financial protection and restoration funds for forestry and grassland ecologyWild Plants Sharing and Service Platform of Sichuan Province。
文摘Gastrochilus is an orchid genus containing 73 species of mainly epiphytic on trees or rocks in mountain forests of tropical and subtropical Asia.Previous phylogenetic analyses and morphological assessments have failed to produce a well-resolved phylogeny at the infrageneric level.In the present study,a new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus is proposed based on thoroughly morphological and phylogenetic analyses based on 52 species.Our phylogenetic analysis divided the genus into six sections including three new sections,G.sect.Pseudodistichi,G.sect.Brachycaules and G.sect.Acinacifolii.We also reinstate G.suavis to the specific rank.Furthermore,two new species,G.armeniacus Jun Y.Zhang,B.Xu&Yue H.Cheng and G.minjiangensis Jun Y.Zhang,B.Xu&Yue H.Cheng,are described and illustrated.A key to six sections of the genus is presented.
基金Our work was funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2020YFE0203200)the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)program(Grant No.2019QZKK0502)2022 Central Finance Forestry Grassland Ecological Protection and Restoration National Park Subsidy Project,2022 Subsidy Projects of Prohibited Developmental Areas from the Transfer Payment of the National Key Ecological Functional Areas,and Wild Plants Sharing and Service Platform of Sichuan Province.
文摘Gastrochilus wolongensis(Orchidaceae),a new orchid species from Sichuan Province,Southwest China,is described and illustrated.It morphologically resembles G.sinensis,but differs markedly from the latter in having black-purple stripes(vs.purplish-red spots)on the adaxial side of the petals and sepals,a reniform epichile densely covered with long papillate hairs(vs.sparsely pubescent)with purplish-red spots(vs.unspotted),and outside the sac of the hypochile with purplish-red stripes(vs.purplish-red spotted).The molecular phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear ribosome internal transcribed spacer(nrITS)and four chloroplast DNA fragments(matK,psbA-trnH,psbM-trnD,and trnL-F)of 36 Gastrochilus species showed that G.wolongensis was closely related to G.ciliaris and G.formosanus.
