Index
511
Author Index to Volume 50
B
BOYCE, Peter C.
269
C
CAIRRAO, E.
205
CHANG, Cben-Tien
281
CHANG, Doris Cbi-Ning
459
CHANG, Heng-Yuan
149, 443
CHANG, Hsiu-Cbin
89
CHANG, Jia-Yu
379
CHANG, Kuang-Yi
43
CHANG, Kuo-Wei
337
CHANG, Ku-Sbang
325
CHANG, Man-Jau
149
CHANG, Pi-Fang Linda
137, 273
CHANG, Sbu-Jen
149
CHANG, Yuan-Sbiun
149
CHANG, Yu-Ping
57
CHAW, Sbu-Miaw
425
CHEN, C. F.
217
CHEN, Cbeng-Bin
389
CHEN, Cbib-Hui
425
CHEN, Gong-Xi
107
CHEN, Hsien-Jung
149,159,443
CHEN, Kan-Sbu
273
CHEN, Li-Tong
171
CHEN, Lung-Cbung
451
CHEN, Wei-Li
331
CHEN, Wei-Sban
159
CHEN, Wen-Hong
261
CHEN, Yi-Lin
365
CHEN, Yi-Yen
21
CHEN, Yong-Yi
413
CHENG, Cbiu-Ping
413
CHENG, Kur-Ta
127
CHENG, Sbu-Fen
459
CHEW, Ming-Yee
359
CHIANG, Yu-Cbung
193
CHIOU, Cbyi-Rong
217
CHIOU, Sbiow-Ying
379
CHIU, Cbuan-Sung
443
CHIU, Wen-Cbib
11
CHOU, Cbang-Hung
21
CHOU, Fu-Sban
89
CHOU, Jyb-Cbing
11
D
DENG, Xi-Ping
303
DENG, Xiu-Xin
319
G
GALLARDO, Miriam
35
GAO, Ling-Yan
137
GAO, Qi
251
GONZALEZ, Juan A.
35
GU, Li-Hua
127
GU, Yu
389
GUILHERMINO, L.
205
GUO, Zbong-Jian
403
H
HE, Hai
101, 353
HILAL, Mirna
35
HO, Fang-I
413
HO, Hsiao-Man
69
HOU, Man-Fu
371
HOU, Wen-Cbi
159
HOU, Yuan-Tong
365
HSIAO, Yi-Yuong
291
HSIEH, Cbang-Fu
477
HSIEH, Huei-Mei
331
HSIEH, Po-Cbow
149
HSIEH, Tsung-Hsin
21
HSU, Sben-Hsing
291
HSU, Yi-Ting
25
HSUEH, Po-Ren
331
HU, Fung-Rong
331
HU, Zbi-Bi
127
HU, Zbi-Yong
319
HUANG, Guan-Jhong
149,159,443
HUANG, Hong-Wen
343
HUANG, Jenn-Wen
273
HUANG, Jen-Pan
425
HUANG, Li-Cbun
281
HUANG, Sbong
193
HUANG, Sbyb-Sbyun
149, 443
HUANG, Tsurng-Jubn
21
HUNG, Hsin-Jung
443
HWANG, Sbib-Ying
43
J
JEANG, Cbii-Ling
379
JU, Yu-Ming
331
JULIUS, Avelinab
359
K
KAO, Wen-Yuan
337
KEILIG, Katbarina
311
KIRK, Paul M.
69
KO, Wen-Hsiung
1
KONO, Yosbiko
371
KU, Sbin-Ming
241
KUO, Cbao-Jen
281
L
LAI, Yung-Cbang
43
LEE, Cbing-Fu
325
LEE, Tse-Min
25
LEONG, Sio San
11
LI, Hui
389
LIAO, Pei-Cbun
193
LIAO, Yi-Cbun
281
LIN, Da-Gin
379
LIN, Hsing-Jub
73
LIN, Hsiu-Yi
331
LIN, Jenq Horng
181
LIN, Kuan-Hung
43
LIN, Sbiang-Sbiou
443
LIN, Sbib Yun
181
LIN, Sbib-Ming
291
LIN, Yaw-Huei
149,159,443
LIN, Ying-Cbib
149, 443
LIN, Ying-Hong
137, 273
LIN, Yu-Mei
413
LIOU, Tsung-Dao
273
LIU, Bin-Bin
303
LIU, Ho-Yi
89
LIU, Jian-Quan
435
LIU, Pei-Feng
291
LIU, Song-Bai
343
LIU, Yan
371
LIU, Yi-Fei
343
LIU, Ying
107
LIU, Yi-Ru
325
LO, Hsiao-Feng
43
LU, Cbang-Tse
229
LU, Sbi-Nian
487
LUDWIG-MÜLLER, Jutta
311
LUO, Yue-Yu
291
M
MA, Fei
171
MALKUS, Arkadiusz
137
MANGION, Christopher P.
89
MORGADO, F.
205
N
NOGUEIRA, A.J.A.
205
NORDENSTAM, Bertil
435
O
OGISU, Mikinori
487
P
PAN, Rong-Long
291
PELSER, Pieter B.
435
PENG, Cbing-I
241, 371
PENG, Jin-Torng
451
PEREIRA, M.J.
205
PRADO, Fernando E.
35
Q
QI, Cun-Kou
403
QIN, Hai-Ning
365, 487
R
ROSA, Mariana
35
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Y
SAENGER, Peter
89
WANG, Chang-Sheng
379
YAN, Li-Chun
467
SAM, Yen-Yen
359
WANG, Chen-Kuen
115
YANG, Qin-Er
107, 251, 493
SELVAM, Ammaiyappan
57
WANG, Chih-Li
137
YANG, Shang-Shyng
57
SHEUE, Chiou-Rong
89
WANG, Chun-Guo
389
YANG, T.Y. Aleck
499
SHIH, Ya-Hui
451
WANG, Dong-Mei
451
YANG, Yuen-Po
89
SHUI, Yu-Min
261
WANG, Hsin-Mei
115
YAO, Bu-Qing
171
SIMA, Yong-Kang
261
WANG, Jaw-Fen
413
YAO, Po-Jen
43
SOARES, A.M.V.M.
205
WANG, Jenn-Che
193, 229
YI, Hua-Lin
319
SONG, Jian-Kun
319
WANG, Jiun Da
181
YIN, Wan-Chun
115
SONG, Wen-Qin
389
WANG, Kuo-Hsiung
21
YONG, Jean W. H.
89
STEUDLE, Ernst
303
WANG, Liu-Yang
435
YOUNG, Shuh-Sen
325
SU, Cheng-Ting
159
WANG, Yong
343
YU, Sheng-Xiang
365
SU, Ching-Hua
451
WANG, Zheng-Tao
127
YU, Shu-Fen
73
SU, Mong-Huai
477
WEI, Zhi-Dan
261
YUAN, Qiong
493
SUN, De-Ling
389
WIGHTMAN, Glenn
89
SUN, H. T.
217
WONG, Sin Yeng
269
Z
SUNG, Hsien-Yi
281
WU, Jian-Yong
487
ZHANG, Li-Bing
101, 353
SUNG, Jih-Min
379
WU, Shan-Huah
217
ZHANG, Li-Li
403
WU, Sheng-Hua
451
ZHANG, Rong-Mei
261
T
WU, Tao
127
ZHANG, Sui-Qi
303
TAN, Bin
319
WU, Tzure-Meng
25
ZHANG, Zhi-Yan
403
TAN, Xiao-Li
403
ZHAO, Chang-Ming
171
TO, Kin-Ying
115
ZHU, Hua
467
TSAI, Chi-Chu
89, 425
X
ZHU, Shi-Ping
319
TSAI, J. K.
217
TSAI, Shu-Hsien
57
XIA, Zong-Wei
403
TSOU, Chih-Hua
477
XIE, Zong-Zhou
XU, Hong
319 127
U
XUE, Zhen-Yi
389
UENG, Peter P.
137
Index
513
Keyword Index to Volume 50
A
cDNA sequence
149
Acantbaceae
261
Cell wall assembly and taro (Colocasia esculenta
Achnanthidium
73
var. esculenta)
379
Acidobacteria
57
Cepbalosporin
181
Aconitum barbatum
251
Ceriops
89
Aconitum kirinense
251
Ceriops tagal
89, 193
Aconitum shennongjiaense
251
Chenopodium quinoa
35
Aconitum wangyedianense
251
China
101,261,353,365,371,487
Acremonium recifei
1
Cbitinase
281
Ajuga nipponensis
21
Cbitotriosidase
281
Ajuga taiwanensis
21
Cbloropbyll
35
Allopolyploidization
389
Cbromosome cytology
493
Amidobydrolase
11
Cbromosome number
107, 229, 251, 371
Anemone xingyiensis
493
Circular dicbroism spectroscopy
291
Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata
459
Citrullus lanatus
273
Antioxidant
25, 311
Citrus
319
Antioxidant enzyme
25
Clematis chinensis var. tatushanensis
499
Antioxidation capacity
459
Clematis pseudootophora
499
Apomixis
319
Clematis tashiroi var. huangii
499
Arabidopsis thaliana
311
Clematis
499
Arabidopsis
403
Conservation
343
Araceae
269
Corn
303
Aristolocbiaceae
229
Current velocity
73
Artbrobacter
11
Cysteine protease
159
Asarum
229
Aspartic proteinase
149
D
Aspidistra daxinensis
371
D-amino acid oxidase
181
Asteraceae
107, 435
Debaryomyces renaii
325
Australia
89
DGGE
57
Autopolyploidization
389
Diatoms
73
Auxin
11
Disjunct distribution Dispersal
425 193
B
Distribution
89
Bacterial community
57
Divergence time
193
Bacterial wilt
413
DNA metbylation
389
Balsaminaceae
365
Drougbt
35
Bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii) suspension cells
281
Dry matter partitioning
35
Begonia
241
Dryopteridaceae
101, 353
Begonia xchungii
241
Begonia longifolia
241
E
Begonia palmate
241
Endo-1,4-P-glucanases
379
Berberidaceae
487
Environmental parameters
205
Biocbemical cbaracterization
281
Erratum
269
Biogeographical affinities
467
Etbepbon
159
BnaSHP2 gene
403
r~
Brassica napus
403
F
311
273
Flavonoids
Breeding programs
Flora
467
C
Floral microcbaracters
107
Calocedrus
425
Flow cytometry
319
Camellia formosensis
477
Forgotten name
451
Canonical Correspondence Analysis
205
Fossil records
425
Carotenoid biosyntbesis patbway
115
Fruit debiscence
403
Cave flora
353
Fruit ripening
115
Cd
25
Fucus
205
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273
Leaf epidermis
261
Fusarium wilt
273
Leaf senescence
159
Limestone areas
365
G
Limestone flora
101, 371
Ganoderma lucidum
1
Linkage map
43
Ganodermataceae
451
Gene cloning
11
M
Gene expression
25
4-MU-GlcNAc3
281
Genotypes
171
Macadamia integrifolia
1
Geobistorical events
425
MADS-box family transcriptional factors
403
Glutatbione S-transferase-like activity
443
Mahonia jingxiensis
487
Grassland
337
Mahonia
487
Grazer density
73
Mangroves
89
Guangxi
365, 371
Meiosis
241
Guizbou
101, 353
Metal affinity chromatography
291
H
Microarray
115
Microsatellite
21
Haniffia flavescens
359
Miscanthus transmorrisonensis
337
Heavy metal tolerance
311
Molecular detection
273
Hemlock
337
Molecular marker
43, 273
Hepatoprotective agent
459
Molecular pbylogeny
435, 451
Heterotropa
229
Molecular taxonomy
477
Heterozygosity
21
Morpbology
205
Hippophae goniocarpa
171
Morpbology
343
Homoploid bybrid
171
MSAP
389
HPLC
127
Myricaria
343
Hybrids
241
Hydrolase
11
N
Hypbomycetes
331
National park
217
Natural bybridization
241
I
IAA
11
Naturalized species
217
Nature preserve
217
IAA conjugate
11
Nectria rugulosa
1
Impatiens lobulifera
365
Nemosenecio
435
Impatiens morsei
365
New species                 101,251,261,269,359,365,
371,487,493
Impatiens musyana
365
New yeast species
325
Impatiens verrucifera
365
Nitrogen
35
Indonesia
89
NO2+NO3
73
Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region
435
Nortbwestern coast of Portugal
205
Introns
137
nrITS
425
ISSR
43
ITS
127
O
J
Orcbid mycorrbizal fungi (OMF)
459
Japonica rice cultivar Taiken 9
181
P
Jasmonic acid defense signaling patbway
413
Papua New Guinea
89
Jobor
359
Pararuellia glomerata
261
K
PCR
273
Peninsular Malaysia
359
Karyotype
251, 371
Phaeosphaeria
137
Keratitis
331
Phellinus gilvus
1
Key
499
Pbenolic compounds
459
KORRIGAN
379
Pbylogenetic relationsbips
137
Kra Istbmus
193
Pbylogeny
343
Kretzschmaria clavus
1
Pbylogeograpby
425
Pbysiological performance
171
L
Pbytocbelatin syntbase
311
Land barrier
193
Phytophthora tropicalis
1
Leaf cross section
261
PIMA
21
Index
515
Piptocephalis formosana
69
Simple sequence repeats
319
Plant growtb regulator
11
Sinosenecio baojingensis
107
Plant invasions
217
Sinosenecio
435
Plastic bag cultivation metbod (PBCM)
459
Slow decline
1
Plastid DNA
89
Small subunit
137
Pollen morpbology
365, 487, 493
Smallest polysticboid fern
353
Pollen
229, 261
Soil CO2 efflux
337
Polyploidy
43
Soil temperature
337
Polystichum minutissimum
353
Solanum lycopersicum
115
Polystichum peishanii
101
Soluble carbobydrates
35
Principal components analysis
89
Soutbeastern Yunnan
467
Protein
35
SPCP1
159
Proteobacteria
57
Sweet potato
43, 149, 159, 443
Q
T
Q10 value
337
Taiwan
69, 229, 241, 337, 499
QTL
43
Taiwanese wild tea
477
Quick decline
1
Tamariacaceae
343
Tansbinones
127
R
Taxonomy 241, 251, 331, 343, 451, 493, 499
Ralstonia solanacearum
413
Tephroseris
435
Ranunculaceae
493, 499
Tbeaceae
477
RAPD
273
Tbioltransferase-like activity
443
Rapid elongation
379
Tomato
115
Rare species
365, 371
Tonoplast
291
rDNA
127
Topograpby
57
Recombinant protein
149
Transgenic rice plant
181
Recreation area
217
Transparent testa mutants
311
Rbizobacteria
11
Trigonopsis variabilis
181
Ribosomal RNA gene
137
TRIzol reagent
115
RNA extraction
115
Trypsin inbibitor
149, 443
Root bydraulic conductivity
303
Tsuga chinensis var. formosana
337
Root pressure probe
303
Tussilagininae
435
RPB2 gene
477
Ruscaceae
371
U
S
Ulva
25
16S rDNA library
57
V
26S rDNA
325
Vacuolar H+-pyropbospbatase
291
Sagenomella keratitidis
331
Vicariance
193
Salvia miltiorrhiza
127
Virus-induced gene silencing
413
Salvia
127
W
SCAR
273
Scbismatoglottideae
269
Waterlogging
35
Schottariella mirifica
269
Watermelon
389
Schottarum sarikeense
269
Wbeat
137
sect. Haplopolystichum s.l.
101
Wuling
73
sect. Haplopolystichum
353
v
Section Thea
477
X
Xylaria arbuscula
1
Seed morpbology
365, 487
1
Seeds
261
Z
Senecioneae
107
Zingiberaceae
359
Sequence alignment
403
Zygomycetes
69
Sexual cross
319
Sbei-Pa National Park
217
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Number 1
REVIEW PAPER
Nature of slow and quick decline of macadamia trees
Wen-Hsiung KO 1
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Gene cloning, nucleotide analysis, and overexpression in Escherichia coli of a substrate-specific indole-3-acetyl-L-alanine hydrolase from Arthrobacter ilicis
Sio San LEONG, Wen-Chih CHIU, and Jyh-Ching CHOU 11
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Ajuga taiwanensis Nakai ex Murata using PCR-based isolation of microsatellite arrays (PIMA)
Tsurng-Juhn HUANG, Yi-Yen CHEN, Kuo-Hsiung WANG, Tsung-Hsin HSIEH, and Chang-Hung CHOU 21
BIOCHEMISTRY
Effects of cadmium on the regulation of antioxidant enzyme activity, gene expression, and antioxidant defenses in the marine macroalga Ulva fasciata
Tzure-Meng WU, Yi-Ting HSU, and Tse-Min LEE 25
PHYSIOLOGY
Physiological responses of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) to drought and waterlogging stresses: dry matter partitioning
Juan A. GONZALEZ, Miriam GALLARDO, Mirna HILAL, Mariana ROSA, and Fernando E. PRADO 35
GENETICS
Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with yield-related traits in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Kuang-Yi CHANG, Hsiao-Feng LO, Yung-Chang LAI, Po-Jen YAO, Kuan-Hung LIN, and
Shih-Ying HWANG 43
MICROBIOLOGY
Soil bacterial community composition across different topographic sites characterized by 16S rRNA gene clones in the Fushan Forest of Taiwan
Shu-Hsien TSAI, Ammaiyappan SELVAM, Yu-Ping CHANG, and Shang-Shyng YANG 57 Piptocephalis formosana, a new species from Taiwan
Hsiao-Man HO and Paul M. KIRK 69
ECOLOGY
Effects of agriculture on the abundance and community structure of epilithic algae in mountain streams of subtropical Taiwan
Shu-Fen YU and Hsing-Juh LIN 73
TAXONOMY
Reevaluating the taxonomic status of Ceriops australis (Rhizophoraceae) based on morphological and molecular evidence
Chiou-Rong SHEUE, Yuen-Po YANG, Ho-Yi LIU, Fu-Shan CHOU, Hsiu-Chin CHANG, Peter SAENGER, Christopher P. MANGION, Glenn WIGHTMAN, Jean W. H. YONG, and Chi-Chu TSAI 89
Polystichum peishanii (sect. Haplopolystichum, Dryopteridaceae): A new fern species from a limestone area in Guizhou, China
Li-Bing Zhang and Hai HE 101
Sinosenecio baojingensis (Asteraceae), a new species from Hunan, China
Ying LIU, Gong-Xi CHEN, and Qin-Er YANG 107 Instructions to Authors i
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Number 2
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Isolation of functional RNA from different tissues of tomato suitable for developmental profiling by microarray analysis
Hsin-Mei WANG, Wan-Chun YIN, Chen-Kuen WANG, and Kin-Ying TO 115
Comparison of rDNA ITS sequences and tanshinones between Salvia miltiorrhiza populations and Salvia species
Hong XU, Zheng-Tao WANG, Kur-Ta CHENG, Tao WU, Li-Hua GU, and Zhi-Bi HU 127
Group I introns in small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU-rDNA) of cereal Phaeosphaeria species
Chih-Li WANG, Pi-Fang Linda CHANG, Ying-Hong LIN, Arkadiusz MALKUS, Ling-Yan GAO, and Peter P. UENG 137
Cloning and expression of aspartic proteinase cDNA from sweet potato storage roots
Guan-Jhong HUANG, Shyh-Shyun HUANG, Hsien-Jung CHEN, Yuan-Shiun CHANG, Shu-Jen CHANG,
Heng-Yuan CHANG, Po-Chow HSIEH, Man-Jau CHANG, Ying-Chih LIN, and Yaw-Huei LIN 149 Molecular cloning and expression of a sweet potato cysteine protease SPCP1 from senescent
leaves
Hsien-Jung CHEN, Guan-Jhong HUANG, Wei-Shan CHEN, Cheng-Ting SU, Wen-Chi HOU, and Yaw-Huei LIN 159
PHYSIOLOGY
Physiological performances of maternally-dependent genotypes in the homoploid hybrid species Hippophae goniocarpa
Fei MA, Li-Tong CHEN, Bu-Qing YAO, and Chang-Ming ZHAO 171
Expression of Trigonopsis variabilis D-amino acid oxidase in transgenic rice for cephalosporin production
Shih Yun LIN, Jiun Da WANG, and Jenq Horng LIN 181
POPULATION GENETICS
Gene flow of Ceriops tagal (Rhizophoraceae) across the Kra Isthmus in the Thai Malay Peninsula
Pei-Chun LIAO, Yu-Chung CHIANG, Shong HUANG, and Jenn-Che WANG 193
MORPHOLOGY
Phenotypic variation of Fucus ceranoides, F. spiralis and F. vesiculosus in a temperate coast (NW Portugal)
E. CAIRRAO, M.J. PEREIRA, F. MORGADO, A.J.A. NOGUEIRA, L. GUILHERMINO, and A.M.V.M.
SOARES 205
ECOLOGY
Patterns of plant invasions in the preserves and recreation areas of Shei-Pa National Park in Taiwan
Shan-Huah WU, J. K. TSAI, H. T. SUN, C. F. CHEN, and Chyi-Rong CHIOU 217
SYSTEMATICS
Three new species of Asarum (section Heterotropa) from Taiwan
Chang-Tse LU and Jenn-Che WANG 229 Begonia xchungii (Begoniaceae), a new natural hybrid in Taiwan
Ching-I PENG and Shin-Ming KU 241
Aconitum shennongjiaense (Ranunculaceae), a new species from Hubei, China
Qi GAO and Qin-Er YANG 251
Pararuellia glomerata (Acanthaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
Wen-Hong CHEN, Yu-Min SHUI, Yong-Kang SIMA, Rong-Mei ZHANG, and Zhi-Dan WEI 261
Schottariella mirifica P. C. Boyce & S. Y. Wong: a new name for Schottarum sarikeense (Araceae: Schismatoglottideae)
Peter C. BOYCE and Sin Yeng WONG 269
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Development of a molecular method for rapid differentiation of watermelon lines resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum
Ying-Hong LIN, Kan-Shu CHEN, Tsung-Dao LIOU, Jenn-Wen HUANG, and Pi-Fang Linda CHANG 273
BIOCHEMISTRY
Biochemical characterization of a novel chitotriosidase from suspension-cultured bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii) cells
Chao-Jen KUO, Li-Chun HUANG, Yi-Chun LIAO, Chen-Tien CHANG, and Hsien-Yi SUNG 281
Purification, characterization, and spectral analyses of histidine-tagged vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase expressed in yeast
Shen-Hsing HSU, Yi-Yuong HSIAO, Pei-Feng LIU, Shih-Ming LIN, Yue-Yu LUO, and Rong-Long PAN 291
PHYSIOLOGY
Root pressure probe can be used to measure the hydraulic properties of whole root systems of corn (Zea mays L.)
Bin-Bin LIU, Ernst STEUDLE, Xi-Ping DENG, and Sui-Qi ZHANG 303
Effect of flavonoids on heavy metal tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings
Katharina KEILIG and Jutta LUDWIG -MULLER 311
CYTOGENETICS
Ploidy variation and genetic composition of open-pollinated triploid citrus progenies
Shi-Ping ZHU, Jian-Kun SONG, Zhi-Yong HU, Bin TAN, Zong-Zhou XIE, Hua-Lin YI, and
Xiu-Xin DENG 319
MICROBIOLOGY
Debaryomyces renaii sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species isolated from soil in Taiwan
Ching-Fu LEE, Yi-Ru LIU, Shuh-Sen YOUNG, and Ku-Shang CHANG 325
Fungal keratitis caused by a new filamentous hyphomycete Sagenomella keratitidis
Huei-Mei HSIEH, Yu-Ming JU, Po-Ren HSUEH, Hsiu-Yi LIN, Fung-Rong HU, and Wei-Li CHEN 331
ECOLOGY
Soil CO2 efflux from a mountainous forest-grassland ecosystem in central Taiwan
Wen-Yuan KAO and Kuo-Wei CHANG 337
CONSERVATION
Molecular phylogeny of Myricaria (Tamaricaceae): implications for taxonomy and conservation in China
Yong WANG, Yifei LIU, Songbai LIU, and Hongwen HUANG 343 SYSTEMATICS
Polystichum minutissimum sp. nov. (sect. Haplopolystichum, Dryopteridaceae): The smallest Polystichum found in a karst cave in China
Li-Bing ZHANG and Hai HE 353
Haniffia flavescens (Zingiberaceae): a new species from Peninsular Malaysia
Yen-Yen SAM, Avelinah JULIUS, and Ming-Yee CHEW 359
Impatiens lobulifera (Balsaminaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Sheng-Xiang YU, Yuan-Tong HOU, Yi-Lin CHEN, and Hai-Ning QIN 365
Aspidistra daxinensis (Ruscaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Man-Fu HOU, Yan LIU, Yoshiko KONO, and Ching-I PENG 371
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding the endo-1,4-0-D-glucanase gene expressed in rapidly growing tuber and leaf of taro (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta)
Da-Gin LIN, Jia-Yu CHANG, Shiow-Ying CHIOU, Jih-Min SUNG, Chii-Ling JEANG, and
Chang-Sheng WANG 379
Marker-based analysis of genome structure and DNA methylation in a watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus) ploidy series
Chun-Guo WANG, Hui LI, Zhen-Yi XUE, Cheng-Bin CHEN, Yu GU, De-Ling SUN, and Wen-Qin SONG
389
Cloning and sequence analysis of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) SHP2 gene
Xiao-Li TAN, Zong-Wei XIA, Li-Li ZHANG, Zhi-Yan ZHANG, Zhong-Jian GUO, and Cun-Kou QI 403
A tobacco rattle virus-induced gene silencing system for a soil-borne vascular pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum
Fang-I HO, Yong-Yi CHEN, Yu-Mei LIN, Chiu-Ping CHENG, and Jaw-Fen WANG 413
PHYLOGENETICS
Phylogeny of Calocedrus (Cupressaceae), an eastern Asian and western North American disjunct gymnosperm genus, inferred from nuclear ribosomal nrITS sequences
Chih-Hui CHEN, Jen-Pan HUANG, Chi-Chu TSAI, and Shu-Miaw CHAW 425
Strong incongruence between the ITS phylogeny and generic delimitation in the Nemosenecio-Sinosenecio-Tephroseris assemblage (Asteraceae: Senecioneae)
Liu-Yang WANG, Pieter B. PELSER, Bertil NORDENSTAM, and Jian-Quan LIU 435
BIOCHEMISTRY
Sweet potato trypsin inhibitor with thioltransferase-like and glutathione S-transferase-like activities
Shyh-Shyun HUANG, Hsin-Jung HUNG, Chuan-Sung CHIU, Hsien-Jung CHEN, Shiang-Shiou LIN, Ying-Chih LIN, Heng-Yuan CHANG, Guan-Jhong HUANG, and Yaw-Huei LIN 443
MICROBIOLOGY
Ganoderma multipileum, the correct name for G. lucidum' in tropical Asia
Dong-Mei WANG, Sheng-Hua WU, Ching-Hua SU, Jin-Torng PENG, Ya-Hui SHIH, and
Lung-Chung CHEN 451
ECOLOGY
Growth responses and changes of active components as influenced by elevations and orchid mycorrhizae on Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata
Shu-Fen CHENG and Doris Chi-Ning CHANG 459
Biogeographical affinities of the flora of southeastern Yunnan, China
Hua ZHU and Li-Chun YAN 467
SYSTEMATICS
The confirmation of Camellia formosensis (Theaceae) as an independent species based on DNA sequence analyses
Mong-Huai SU, Chang-Fu HSIEH, and Chih-Hua TSOU 477 A new species of Mahonia Nutt. (Berberidaceae) from China
Jian-Yong WU, Mikinori OGISU, Hai-Ning QIN, and Shi-Nian LU 487
Anemone xingyiensis (Ranunculaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China
Qiong YUAN and Qin-Er YANG 493
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Additional remarks on Ranunculaceae in Taiwan (7)-Two new taxa and a new distributional record of Clematis in Taiwan
T.Y. Aleck YANG 499
Author Index to Volume 50 511
Keyword Index to Volume 50 513
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