Peng Ching-I, Rubite Rosario Rivera, Lin Che-Wei, Hughes Mark, Kono Yoshiko, Chung Kuo-Fang
Research Museum and Herbarium (HAST), Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Nangang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila, Padre Faura, 1000, Manila, Philippines.
Bot Stud. 2017 Dec;58(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s40529-017-0182-x. Epub 2017 Jun 29.
The flora of Panay Island is under-collected compared with the other islands of the Philippines. In a joint expedition to the island, botanists from Taiwan and the Philippines found three unknown Begonia species and compared them with potentially allied species.
The three species are clearly assignable to Begonia sect. Baryandra which is largely endemic to the Philippines. Studies of literature, herbarium specimens, and living plants support the recognition of the three new species: Begonia culasiensis, B. merrilliana, and B. sykakiengii. Somatic chromosomes at metaphase were determined to be 2n = 30 for B. culasiensis and 2n = 28 for both B. merrilliana and B. sykakiengii, congruent with those of most species in sect. Baryandra. Molecular phylogenetic evidence is consistent with B. culasiensis being a relict from the late Miocene and B. merrilliana and B. sykakiengii being younger species of Pleistocene origin.
The continuing discovery of endemic Philippine species means the remaining fragments of both primary and secondary native vegetation in the archipelago are of increasing value in terms of natural capital. A secure future for the species could be realized through ex situ conservation collections and raising awareness with community groups.
与菲律宾的其他岛屿相比,班乃岛的植物区系采集不足。在一次前往该岛的联合考察中,来自台湾和菲律宾的植物学家发现了三种未知的秋海棠属物种,并将它们与可能有亲缘关系的物种进行了比较。
这三个物种显然可归入秋海棠属的重瓣组,该组主要分布于菲律宾。对文献、标本馆标本和活体植物的研究支持了这三个新物种的认定:库拉西秋海棠、美林秋海棠和西卡基恩秋海棠。中期体细胞染色体数测定为库拉西秋海棠2n = 30,美林秋海棠和西卡基恩秋海棠均为2n = 28,与重瓣组大多数物种一致。分子系统发育证据表明,库拉西秋海棠是中新世晚期的残遗物种,美林秋海棠和西卡基恩秋海棠是更新世起源的较年轻物种。
菲律宾特有物种的不断发现意味着,该群岛原生和次生本土植被的剩余片段在自然资本方面的价值越来越高。通过迁地保护收集和提高社区群体的认识,可以实现这些物种的安全未来。