A Morphological Study of Bamboos by Vascular Bundle Sheath

대나무류(類)의 유관속초(維管束鞘)에 의(依)한 형태학적(形態學的) 연구(硏究)

Among the many species of bamboo, it is well known that the dwarf-type is widely distributed in the tropical regions, and the slender type in temperated zone. In the temperated zone the trees have extensively differentiated into one hundred species in 50 genera. In many oriental countries, the bamboo wood is being used as a material for construction and for the manufacture of technical instruments. The bamboo shoot is also regarded as a good and delicious edible resource. Moreover, recent medical investigation verifies that the sap of certain species of the bamboo is an antibiotic effect against cancer. Fortunately, it is very easy to propagate the bamboo trees by using cutting from southeastern Asian countries. This important resource can further be used as a significant source of pulp, which is becoming increasingly important. The classification system of this significant resource has not been completely established to date, even though its importance has been emphasized. Initiated by Canlevon Linne in the 18th century, a classification method concerning the morphological characteristics of flowers was the first step in developing a classification. But it was not an easy task to accomplish, because this type of classification system is based on the sexual organs in bamboo trees. Because the bamboo has a long life cycle of 60-120 years and classification according to this method was very difficult as the materials for the classification are not abundant and some species have changed, even though many references related to the morphological classification of bamboo trees are available nowadays. So, the certification of bamboo trees according to the morphological classification system is not reasonable for us. Consequently, the classification system of bamboo trees on the basis of endomorphological characteristics was initiated by Chinese-born Liese. And classification method based on the morphological characteristics of the vascular bundle was developed by Grosser. These classification methods are fundamentally related to Holltum's classification method, which stressed the morphology of the ovary. The author investigated to re-establish a new classification method based on the vascular sheath. Twenty-six species in 11 genera which originated from Formosa where used in the study. The results obtained from the investigation were somewhat coordinated with those of Crosser. Many difficulties were found in distinguishing the species of Bambusa and Dendrocalamus. These two species were critically differentiated under the new classification system, which is based on the existence of a separated vascular bundle sheath in the bamboo. According to these results, it is recommended that Babusa divided into two groups by placing it into either subspecies or the lower categories. This recommendation is supported by the observation that the evolutional pattern of the bamboo thunk which is from outward to inward. It is also supported by the viewpoint that the fundamental hypothesis in evolution is from simple to complex. There remained many problems to be solved through more critical examination by comparing the results to those of the classification based on the sexual organs method. The author observed the figure of the cross-sectional area of vascular trunk of bamboo tree and compared the results with those of Grosser and Liese, i.e. A, $B_1$, $B_2$, C, and D groups in classification. Group A and $B_2$ were in accordance with the results of those scholars, while group D showed many differences, Grosser and Liese divided bamboo into "g" type and "h" type according to the vascular bundle type; and they included Dendrocalamus and Bambusa in Group D without considering the type of vascular bundle sheath. However, the results obtained by the author showed that Dendrocalamus and Bambusa are differentiated from each other. By considering another group, "i" identified according to the existence of separated vascular bundle sheath. Bambusa showed to have a separated vascular bundle sheath while Dendrocalamus does not have a separated vascular bundle sheath. Moreover, Bambusa showed peculiar characteristics in the figure of vascular development, i.e., one with an inward vascular bundle sheath and the other with a bivascular bundle sheath (inward and outward). In conclusion, the bamboo species used in this experiment were classified in group D, without any separated vascular bundle sheath, and in group E, with a vascular bundle sheath. Group E was divided into two groups, i.e., and group $E_1$, with bivascular sheath, and group $E_2$, with only an inward vascular sheath. Therefore, the Bambusa in group D as described by Grosser and Liese was included in group E. Dendrocalamus seemed to be the middle group between group $E_l$ and group $E_2$ under this classification system which is summarized as follows: Phyllostachys-type: Group A - Phyllostachys, Chymonobambus, Arundinaria, Pseudosasa, Pleioblastus, Yashania Pome-type: Group $B_2$ - Schizostachyum, Melocanna Hemp-type: Group D - Dendrocalamu Bambu-type: Group $E_1$ - Bambusa ghi.

대나무류(類)는 열대방지(熱帶方地)에서 총생(叢生)하는 대형(大型)의 대나무가 많고, 온대(溫帶)가 되면 소형(小型)의 세류(笹類)로 퇴화(退化)하여, 그 종류(種類)는 세계(世界)에 50속(屬) 1,000여종(餘種)이나 있다고하여 그 종류수(種類數)는 대단(大端)히 많다. 이와 같은 대나무는 동양(東洋)에서는 건엽용(建葉用)과 공예용(工藝用)으로 이용(利用)되고있으며, 또한 죽순(竹筍)은 식용(食用)으로서 특유(特有)한 맛이있어 상용(賞用)되고있을 뿐만아니라 최근(最近)에는 세류(笹類)의 액즙(液汁)이 암(癌)에도 효과(効果)가 있다고 하여 중요(重要)한 산업(産業)으로서 발달(發達)하게되었다. 그리고 동남아(東南亞)에서는 삽목(揷木)으로서 용이(容易)하게 증산(增産)하여 pulp재(材)로 사용(使用)하게되여 대단(大端)히 중요시(重要視)하고있다. 이와같이 대나무는 인류생활(人類生活)에 필요부가결(必要不可決)한 목본식물(木本植物)이지만 아직까지 그 형태(形態)의 분류(分類)가 명확(明確)하게 되어 있지 않고 지연되여 있는 형편이다. 18세기(世紀) 중반기(中半期)의 Linne시대(時代)에 들어와서 생식기관(生殖器管)을 주체(主體)로 한 그 형태(形態)의 분류체계(分類體系)가 만들어진 이래(以來) 수정(修正)이 거듭되여온 바 있으나 대나무는 개화(開花)가 일정(一定)한 주기(周期)가 있어서 60-120년(年)의 기나긴 세월(歲月)이 소요(所要)되기 때문에 그의 형태적(形態的) 분류체계(分類體系)를 완성(完成)하는일은 극(極)히 어려운 일이었다. 오늘날까지 대나무에 관(關)한 많은 문헌(文獻)이 있기는 하나 그 시료(試料)가 적기때문에 불확실(不確實)한 기재(記載)도 많이있었고 속(屬)이 변경(變更)된것도 간혹(間或)있어서 그것을 공인(公認)할수 없는 것이 많이 있다. 그래서 내부(內部)의 형태적(形態的)인 분류(分類)에 관(關)하여는 근년(近年)에 이르러 중국(中國)의 Liese씨(氏)에 의(依)하여 겨우 시작(始作)이 되였으며, 또한 독일(獨逸)의 Grosser씨등(氏等)이 유관속(維管束)의 형태(形態)에 착안(着眼)하여 새로운 형태(形態)의 분류(分類)를 시도(試圖)한바있다. 그러나 이들의 이 형태(形態)에 관한 분류(分類)는 Holttum의 자방(子房)의 형태(形態)에 의(依)한 분류(分類)와 밀접(密接)한 관계(關係)가 있는것 뿐이었다. 따라서 필자(筆者)는 유관속초(維管束鞘)의 형태(形態)에 의(依)해 자유중국산(自由中國産)의 대나무 11속(屬) 26종류(種類)를 재료(材料)로하여 대나무의 형태(形態)에 관(關)한 분류체계(分類體系)에 대(對)하여 재고(再考)를 시도(試圖)하여 보았다. 그 결과(結果) Grosser씨(氏) 등(等)의 형태(形態)의 분류(分類)와 일부(一部)는 일치(一致)하였으나, Bambusa와 Dendrocalamus는 분류(分類)하기가 곤란(困難)하였던 것을 고립유관속초(孤立維管束鞘)의 존부(存否)로서 명확(明確)히 구별(區別)할수있었고 또한 종류(種類)가 많은 Bambusa를 2개(個)의 형(型)으로 나눌수가 있었다. 따라서 이 결과(結果)는 앞으로 아속(亞屬)이나 혹(或)은 절(節)로서의 분류(分類)로서 고려(考慮)되여야 할 문제(問題)라고 생각한다. 왜냐하면 이 근거(根據)는, 죽간(竹稈)의 최외층(最外層)에서 최내층(最內層)으로 향(向)하여 변화(變化)하고있는 형태(形態)에 착안(着眼)하여, 그 분화적(分化的)인 면(面)을 관찰(觀察)하였기 때문이다. 이 형태적(形態的)인 분화(分化)에 관(關)한 관찰(觀察)은 형태분류(形態分類)의 철칙(鐵則)인 "간단(簡單)한 것에서 복잡(複雜)한 것으로 진화(進化)한다"라고하는 철칙(鐵則)에 있어서도 충분(充分)히 조사(調査)하여 보았는데, 그 결과(結果)는 생식기관(生殖器官)의 형태적분류(形態的分類)와 대조(對照)하여 결정(決定)되어야 할 것이며, 금후(今後)의 문제(問題)로서 계속연구(繼續硏究)할까 생각한다.