[Analysis of the inter-species relationships on lycoris Amaryllidaceae) by use of RAPD]

The fingerprints of 13 species in genus Lycoris were generated by use of RAPD method. Forty-one primers were screened from 520 random primers, and a total of 350 DNA fragments were amplified ranging from 0.3-3.0 kb, 253 (72.3%) of which were polymorphic. The average number of DNA band produced by each primer was 6.2. Nei's similarity coefficients and genetic distances were calculated by use of the software of TFPGA version 1.3 and dendrogram of Lycoris was constructed using UPGMA. It is indicated that the 13 species of the genus Lycoris were divided into two groups, and five species of the genus including L. rosea, L. haywardii, L. straminea, L. sprengeri and L. radiata with monotype karyotypes (I-shaped) were clustered together respectively. The basic chromosome number was x = 11. The others which have two-types karyotypes (I-shaped and V-shaped) were clustered together respectively. They were L. houdyshelii, L. albiflora, L. chinensis, L. longituba, L. anhuiensis, L. squmigera, L. caldwellii and L. aurea. The closest relationship was between L. rosea and L. haywardii. L. radiata is highly divergent from L. aurea. The results were in consistence with that of the analysis of chromosome karyotype. The present paper discussed the problems whether L. rosea, L. haywardii and L. stramina originated as natural hybrids and taxonomy position of L. albiflora, L. straminea and L. houdyshelii based on the RAPD analysis.