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论中国-喜马拉雅植物亚区乌头属植物地理分布特点

李良千   

  1. (中国科学院植物研究所,北京)
  • 收稿日期:1900-01-01 修回日期:1900-01-01 出版日期:1988-06-18 发布日期:1988-06-18
  • 通讯作者: 李良千

On Distributional Features of the Genus Aconitum in Sino-Himalayan Flora

Li Liang-Qian   

  1. (Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Beijing)
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1988-06-18 Published:1988-06-18
  • Contact: Li Liang-Qian<

摘要:  

Abstract: The geographical distribution of Aconitum in the  Sino-Himalayan  subregion  is analysed in the present paper on the basis of taxonomy and relationship between the infrage- neric taxa.  Asaresult, some conclusions may be arrived as follows: 1.  The Sino-Himalayan subregion is the frequency centre and the diversity centre of the genus.  For analysis, the distribution area of the genus are assigned to three floristic regions, viz. 1) the East-Asian floristic region, consisting of the Sino-Himalayan subregion and Sino- Japanese subregion, 2) the Euro-Siberian region and 3) the North-American region (Table 1). In the East-Asian floristic region, the Sino-Himalayan subregion comprises 3 subgenera, about 5 sections, about 13 series and nearly 180 species.  However, the Sino-Japanese subregion has only 2 subgenera, 2 sections. 6 series and about 50 species.  The Euro-Siberian region has 2 subgenera, 2 sections, about 9 series and nearly 70 species.  The North-American region has 2 subgenera (one of the 2 subgenera has only 1 species), 1 section, 1-2 series and about 26 species.  Obviously, the Sino-Himalayan subregion is the richest in taxa.   2.  The Sino-Himalayan subregion is not only the preservation centre of the primitive  groups and species, but also an actively differentiating region.  Largely in the Sino-Himalayan subregion occurs primitive or more primitive tava in the genus, such as Sect. Fletcherum, Sect.  Alatosperum and Sect.  Sinaconitum, Ser.  Tangutica and Ser. Brunnea etc.: A fletcherianum,  A. novoluridum, A. chrysotricum, A. brevicalcaratum, A. polycarpus, A. nagarum, A. tanguti-  cum, A. hookeri, A. naviculare, A. violaceum, etc.  On the other hand, the Sino-Himalayan  subregion also has the most or relatively advanced taxa, represented by the annual monotypic  subgenus Gymnaconitum, A. spiripetalum, A. hamatipetalum and A. bulbitiferum ect.  About  50 infraspecific taxa occur in the subregion.  For example, A. hemsleyanum has 8 varities, A.  franchetii has varities and A. nagarum 1 varity and 2 forms, ect. 3.  In the region under discussion the genus  Aconitum  shows  remarkable  endemism.  The endemic taxa include 3 sections (Sect. Fletcherum, Sect.  Alatosperum and Sect.  Sina-  conitum), 3 series (Ser. Brevicalcarata, Ser. Crassiflora and Ser. Bullatifolia) and nearly 150   species, among which primitive and advanced ones are both present. 4.  The pattern of geographical distribution of the genus Aconitum shows remarkable   relationship between latitude and altitude.  The majority of species of this genus prefer habi-   tats with a cool and more or less constantly moist climate.  In the Sino-Japanese subregion, with   a higher latitude, the genus has an altitude range of 500-1500 m, whereas in the Sino-Hima-   layan subregion the range is 2900-5000 m.   To sum up, the Sino-Himalayan subregion is the diversity centre, the frequency centre, the differentiation centre, the preservation centre of the primitive taxa and the centre of endemism of the genus Aconitum, and its development in this subregion has probably been accelerated by the lift of the Himalayas and the complicated environmental conditions.

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