TL;DR: Anti-complementary activity-guided fractionation of JPWP led to the isolation of an acidic homogeneous polysaccharide, JPWP-PS, whose structure was further elucidated by acid hydrolysis, PMP derivation, methylation and NMR analysis.
TL;DR: Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated, and characterized for their utility using 58 individuals from two geographically distinct populations of Juniperus pingii, and no significant linkage disequilibrium was detected in any of these loci within either population.
Abstract: Juniperus pingii (Ping's juniper) is a threatened conifer species endemic to China, and a good knowledge of its population genetics would be essential to formulate effective conservation strategies. In this study, ten polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated, and characterized for their utility using 58 individuals from two geographically distinct populations. In population XGLL, the number of alleles per locus (N (A)) ranged from four to 11, with an average of 6.2 per locus; the observed (H (O)) and expected heterozygosity (H (E)) ranged from 0.205 to 0.854 and from 0.423 to 0.754, with an average of 0.347 and 0.527, respectively. In population BM, N (A), H (O) and H (E) ranged from four to eight, from 0.198 to 0.454 and from 0.339 to 0.853, with an average of 5.8, 0.294 and 0.556, respectively. Following the sequential Bonferroni correction, only one locus (Jp07) was found to deviate significantly from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium within population XGLL, and no significant linkage disequilibrium was detected in any of these loci within either population. These polymorphic microsatellite loci would be useful for population genetic studies of this conifer species.
TL;DR: The leaves and twigs of Juniperus pingii var. wilsonii (Cupressaceae) smell aromatic and are traditionally used as the Tibetan medicine Xuba as discussed by the authors, and their essential oil obtained by ultrasonic-assisted hydromagnetic resonance (EMR) can be found in the literature.
Abstract: The leaves and twigs of Juniperus pingii var. wilsonii (Cupressaceae) smell aromatic and are traditionally used as the Tibetan medicine Xuba. Their essential oil obtained by ultrasonic-assisted hyd...
TL;DR: It is shown that Cheng (1947) lectotypified the name J. pingii when he designated W.C.Cheng 1015 as the “type” of the isonym, but Farjon (2005) overlooked this early designation and his lectotypification of the name with the illustration from the 1944 protologue is not effective.
Abstract: W.C.Cheng validly published the name Juniperus pingii W.C.Cheng in 1944 by providing a validating Latin diagnosis in de Ferre (1944), but he failed to cite any specimen. He repeated the publication of the name in 1947 with the same Latin diagnosis; he thus published an isonym "J. pingii" under Art. 6 Note 2. Cheng (1947) lectotypified the name J. pingii when he designated W.C.Cheng 1015 as the "type" of the isonym. Farjon (2005) overlooked this early designation and his lectotypification of the name with the illustration from the 1944 protologue is not effective as the W.C.Cheng 1015 specimen is extant.