Anatomy of the Korean mistletoe and their haustorial features in host plants

한국산 겨우살이과 식물의 형태와 기주별 흡기 특징

  • Published : 2009.03.31

Abstract

Anatomical features of both leaves and stems of the four mistletoes in Korea (Viscum album var. coloratum, Korthalsella japonica, Loranthus yadoriki, L. tanaka) and of their secondary haustorial structure within several host plants were investigated. Among the four mistletoes, there were diagnostic characters of the anatomy of leaves and stems which enabled us to distinguish the four taxa. Leaves were observed to have three distinct characters including unifacial or bifacial leaves, the number of vascular bundles in the midveins, and the level of development of sclerenchyma cells. There were four diagnostic characters of stems: overall morphology of stems in transverse view, degree of cuticle development, arrangement of vascular bundles, and features of the sclerenchyma and pith. In order to determine secondary haustorial traits, the research focused on the seven host plants of L. yadoriki and on the five host plants of K. japonica. The following features were found to be important: presence or absence of an aerial runner root, the shape of the haustorial strand and flange, the degree of penetration into host tissues, and their development of shaft in transverse view, the development both of secondary haustorial cells and short tracheid in hyphae. Korthalsella japonica and L. yadorki were clearly distinguished by these characters. The secondary haustorial forms in each host were somewhat different, due to varying degrees of development in the strength of the host plants' wood. However, qualitative characters like the final position of the secondary haustorial penetration into host tissues and the development of short tracheid cells were not only affected by the degree of development of the host plants, but also useful for the systematic study.

한국에 자생하는 겨우살이과 4종, 겨우살이, 참나무겨우살이, 동백나무겨우살이, 꼬리겨우살이 등에 대해 잎과 줄기의 해부학적 특징과 기주식물별 2차 흡기구조의 해부학적 특징을 조사하였다. 그 결과 잎과 줄기의 해부학적 특징으로 한국산 겨우살이과 4 분류군을 종과 속 수준에서 구별할 수 있는 것으로 파악되었다. 잎에서는 향축면과 배축면의 축, 중앙맥에 발달된 유관속 형태, 후벽세포의 발달 여부 등이, 줄기에서는 횡단면에서 줄기의 전체적인 형태, 큐티클층의 발달 정도, 유관속의 배열, 후벽세포와 수의 발달 여부 등이 표징형질로 조사되었다. 기주별 2차 흡기의 특징을 확인하기 위해 참나무겨우살이와 동백나무겨우살이에서 각각 7종류 및 5종류의 기주식물을 대상으로 지상부 흡기 발달 정도, 종단면에서 2차 흡기의 모양과 플랜지 발달 여부, 기주내 침투 지역과 흡기 축의 발달 여부, 2차 흡기에서 흡기세포의 위치와 짧은 흡기 가도관의 발달 여부 등 형질을 조사하였다. 조사된 형질에서 참나무겨우살이와 동백나무겨우살이는 뚜렷하게 구별되었다. 한편, 기주식물의 강도와 흡기의 발달 정도에 따라 2차 흡기의 전체적인 형태가 기주별로 다소 차이가 있었으나, 침투 지역, 흡기 짧은 가도관 세포의 발달 등 정성적인 형질들은 기주와 발달 정도에 영향을 받지 않고 항상 일정하여 계통학적으로 의미 있는 특징으로 파악되었다.

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