阴山荠属的校订

The genus Yinshania was established by Ma Yu-chuan and Zhao Yi-zhi in 1979, when only one species, Y. albiflora Ma et Y. Z. Zhao, was discribed from Nei Monggol.  In the present paper the genus Yinshania is revised and four new species, two new varieties and four new combinetions are reported.  There are so far eight species and two varieties in total in this genus.      Important morphological characters of the genus are analysed, which shows that the lateral nectariferous glands positioned at lateral base of the brevistamens are triangularovoid; there are dense minute pustules on the surface of valves, which is easily neglected because the pustules disap- pear or shrinked when dry; simple or furcate hairs are present in the most species, seldom absent; the shape of pollen grains is relatively steady, elliptic or long-elliptic, with the polar view trifid- circular, the equatorial view elliptic or long elliptic, the aperture 3-colpate, exine reticular.      The type of genus Yinshania is changed.  Cochlearia acutangula O. E. Schulz was published in 1929, but Y. albiflora Ma et Y. Z. Zhao in 1979.  They are the same species and a new com- binetion, Y. acutangula (O. E. Schulz) Y. H. Zhang, is made. Thus, the type of genus Yin- shania should be changed to Y. acutangula (O. E. Schulz) Y. H. Zhang.      Besides, He Ye-qi 6121 (paratype, PE), which is different from Y. acutangula var. albif- lora, is separated from it and transferred the typical variety, Y. acutangula.      According to the characters of fruit shape the genus Yinshania is divided into two sections, namely, Sect.  Microcarpa and Sect. Yinshania, and then Sect. Yinshania is subdivided into two series.      Sect. 1. Microcarpa. Silicles widely ovoid or subglobose, 1-2.2 mm long, 0.8-2.2 mm wide, the ratio of length and width about 1.1.      Sect. 2. Yinshania. Silicles oblong, oblong-ovoid or long-lanceolate, ellipsoidal, 1.5-4.5 mm long, 0.3-1.5 mm wide, the ratio of length and width about 2.5-3.3.      Ser. 1. Henryanae. Raches flexuose; plants densely  hairy; leaves  3-5-foliolate,  seldom pinnatipartite or pinnatisect.      Ser. 2. Yinshania. Raches non flexuose; plants sparsely hairy; leaves pinnatisect or pinna- tipartite.      The genus Yinshania is a genus endemic to China, with their range from eastern Xizang to western Hubei from northern Guizhou to central Nei Monggol.  The taxa are mostly of a small area.  Sect. Microcarpa is concentrated in Sichuan and southern Gansu;  Sect.  Yinshania is spread from Xizang and Sichuan, nouthwards to Gansu, Ningxia, Shanxi, Hebei and Nei Mong- gol (Ser. Yinshania); and from Sichuan south-eastwards to Guizhou and Hebei (Ser. Henrya- nae).  There are five species in Sichuan.  The present paper conjectures that the distribution centre of the genus is in the Hengduan Mountains and its adjacent areas.     

中国珠蕨属的分类修订

对国产珠蕨属Cryptogramma R.Br.的分类进行了修订，承认2种1变种，即稀叶珠蕨C.stelleri（Gm l.）Prantl，高山珠蕨C.brunoniana Wall.ex Hook.&Grev.和珠蕨C.bru noniana var.sinensis（Christ）G.M.Zhang。将峨眉珠蕨C.emeiensis Ching&K.H.Shing并入高山珠蕨。同时对该属的系统位置进行了讨论。     

中国苹果属植物染色体研究

本文报道了中国苹果属Malus Mill．21种36类型的核型和6个多倍体类型的减数分裂联会构 型。 (木+多)(木+衣)海棠组Sect．Docyniopsis和花楸苹果组Sect．Sorbomalus中的滇池海棠系Ser． Yunnanenses  属2A型，陇东海棠系Ser．Kansuenses中的变叶海棠M．toringoides和花叶海棠M． transitoria属2A、2B则，三叶海棠系Ser．Sieboldianae属2B型，苹果组Sect．Malus中的苹果系 Ser．Pumilae和山荆子系Ser．Baccatae除小金海棠M．xiaojinensis 2B型外，均属3B型。减数分 裂观察结果有同源四倍体，节段异源三倍体和异源三倍体类型。本文还讨论了种类间在核型上的差异、栽培种的起源，核型的演化趋势以及无融合生殖类型的分类学处理。     

湖南杜鹃花属一新种

 Rhododendron shimenense Q. X. Liu et C. M. Zhang (Ericaceae) is described asnew from Hunan Province, China.     

内蒙古黄芪属一新种

In this paper one new species of the genus Astragalus L. (Papilionaceae) is des-cribed from Nei Monggol, China. It is A. daqingshanicus Z. G. Jiang et Z. T. Yin.     

世界强度最高镁基金属玻璃

最近，中科院金属所徐坚研究员领导的研究组研制出目前世界上强度最高和具有强玻璃形成能力的镁合金，这一研究进展使我国在此领域跃居国际先进水平，对推动镁基金属玻璃作为新一类轻质高强度材料的应用具有重要意义。     

毛鳞菊属（菊科）一新异名

在比较研究标本室标本，包括模式标本以及野外考察的基础上，确认Chaetoseris hispida Shih 与Ch. cyanea (D. Don) Shih为同种植物，并把前者作为后者的异名处理。