白魔芋花器官草酸钙晶体对隐翅虫的潜在防御能力研究

The Potential Defense of Calcium Oxalate Crystals Against Rove Beetle in Inflorescence of Amorphophallus albus

  • 摘要: 选取金沙江干热河谷特有植物白魔芋在显微镜下观察其花序不同部位(雌蕊、雄蕊、不育区、附属物及佛焰苞)草酸钙的数量变化,并用花序各部位的甲醇提取物触杀昆虫隐翅虫(Atheta sp.),分析其对白魔芋传粉昆虫隐翅虫的毒杀效果。结果表明:白魔芋雌蕊中草酸钙晶体的含量最高,平均每1 250 μm2视野中含草酸钙晶体188.4个,推测高含量是为了保护其胚珠,花序中草酸钙晶体含量最低的部位是不育区(退化雄蕊),平均仅11.9个;用花序不同部位的甲醇提取物触杀隐翅虫,仅雌蕊提取物能够迅速杀死隐翅虫(<14.5 s),其余部位的提取物在60 s以内不能杀死隐翅虫。因此,高浓度的草酸钙晶体或其他共存物质对隐翅虫具有毒性作用。

     

    Abstract: In this study, we chose Amorphophallus albus which is a Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations (PSESP) endemic to dry-hot valley of Jinsha River to observe the difference of calcium oxalate crystals among different parts of A. albus inflorescence (spathe, appendix, androecium, staminode, gynoecium) under microscope. Additionally, we used methanol extract of each part of the inflorescenceto explore the poison effect to rove beetle Atheta sp. which are the main pollinators of A. albus. The results showed that the highest content of calcium oxalate crystals was found in gynoecium of A. albus, with 188.4 calcium oxalate crystals per 1 250 μm2 field of vision. It was supposed that high concentration of calcium oxalate crystals in gynoecium was to protect the ovule. The lowest content of calcium oxalate crystals was in staminode, with an average of 11.9 calcium oxalate crystals. The results of methanol extracts from different parts of inflorescence showed that only gynoecium extract could kill Atheta sp. rapidly (< 14.5 s), while the extracts from other parts could not kill the rove beetle within 60 s. We infer that high concentration of calcium oxalate crystals or other coexisting toxic substances have toxic effects on the rove beetle.

     

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