Science. 1969 Jan 3;163(3862):78-9. doi: 10.1126/science.163.3862.78.
Leaves of two subgenera of Panicum differ in photosynthetic physiology and bundle sheath characteristics. Species of the subgenus Eupanicum, like other tropical grasses, had high phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (E.C.4.1.1.31) activity, had specialized chloroplasts within the parenchyma bundle sheath cells, and lacked phatorespiration. The pattern for the temperate subgenus Dichanthelium was opposite.
两个蒺藜草亚属的叶片在光合生理学和维管束鞘特征上存在差异。Eupanicum 亚属的物种与其他热带草类一样,具有高磷酸烯醇丙酮酸羧化酶(E.C.4.1.1.31)活性,在薄壁维管束鞘细胞内具有特化的叶绿体,并且不存在光呼吸。温带的 Dichanthelium 亚属的模式则相反。