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J. Richard Abbott USA E-mail: galearis@yahoo.com Area of Interest: Molecular (ITS) and morphological phylogeny of North American Polygalaceae; Sections delimitation on Polygala; Intergeneric delimitation on Polygalaceae; and search of the most closely related families. Elaine Barbosa Miranda Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana Herbario HUEFS BR 116, km 3 - Campus universitario Feira de Santana - Bahia CEP 44.031-460 BRAZIL E-mail: emiranda@mail.uefs.br or E-mail: elainebmiranda@hotmail.com Area of Interest: Polygalaceae from Bahia (Brazil), especially the taxonomy of Securidaca Bente Eriksen Dept. of Botany, Evolutionary Botany University of Gothenburg Box 461 SE-405 30 Gothenburg SWEDEN Tel: +46 31 773 2684 Fax: +46 31 773 2677 E-mail: bente.eriksen@systbot.gu.se Website: http://www.systbot.gu.se/staff/beneri/welcome.html Website: http://www.systbot.gu.se/staff/beneri/potres.html Website: http://www.systbot.gu.se/staff/beneri/potsoc.html Area of Interest: Polygalaceae from Ecuador; Reproductive biology of Polygalaceae and the effect of pollination and seed dispersal on speciation; Polygalaceae Phylogeny; Potentilla (Rosaceae) research. Publications: Eriksen, B. Monnina (Polygalaceae). - In: P. Berry (ed.), Flora of Venezuelan Guyana (accepted). Eriksen, B. & Persson, C. Polygalaceae. In K. Kubitzki (ed.), The families and genera of vascular plants. - Springer, Berlin (accepted). Eriksen, B., StˆÉ¬ÇˆÇ¬åhl, B. & Persson, C. 2000. 102. Polygalaceae. In: G. Harling & L. Andersson (eds.) Flora of Ecuador 65: 1-132. Eriksen, B. 1997. Heterogeneity in Monnina sect. Stipulatae -evidence from fruit anatomy and morphology-. BioLlania, EdiciˆÉ¬ÇˆÇ¬ón Esp. No. 6: 311-323. Eriksen, B. 1996a. Species of Monnina first published by Bonpland in Hebeandra (Polygalaceae). - Taxon 45: 631-640. Eriksen, B. 1996b. (1263-1268) Proposals to conserve six species names of taxa in the genus Monnina (Polygalaceae). - Taxon 45: 701-703. Eriksen, B. 1993a. Phylogeny of the Polygalaceae and its taxonomics implications. Pl. Syst. Evol. 186(1-2): 33-55. Eriksen, B. 1993b. A revision of Monnina subg. Pterocarya (Polygalaceae) in northwestern South America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80: 191-207. Eriksen, B. 1993c. Floral anatomy and morphology in the Polygalaceae. Pl. Syst. Evol. 186: 17-32. Eriksen, B. 1993d. Taxonomical studies in the Polygalaceae and Valerianaceae. - Dissertation, Göteborgs universitet, Sweden, 167 pp. Javier Fernández Casas Herbario MA Real Jardín Botánico Plaza de Murillo 2 28014 Madrid SPAIN E-mail: fjfcasas@yahoo.com Area of Interest: Polygalaceae for the Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Bolivia; Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae. Félix Forest Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond, Surrey TW9 3DS UNITED KINGDOM Tel: 011 44 0208 332 5413/5371 Fax: 011 44 0208 332 5310 E-mail : f.forest@rbgkew.org.uk Area of Interest: Molecular phylogeny of intrafamilial relationships and molecular phylogeny of the southern African endemic genus Muraltia. Alina Freire Fierro Academy of Natural Sciences, Botany Department 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 U.S.A. Phone: (215) 299-1157; Fax: (215) 299-1028 (USA) E-mail: freirefierro@ansp.org Homepage: http://www.neotropicos.net Area of Interest: Revision of Monnina for Flora Neotropica; Polygalaceae for the Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Bolivia; Polygalaceae Phylogeny. Publications: Freire Fierro, A. 2000. Polygalaceae. Pp.: 392-393. En: Valencia, R., N. Pitman, S. León-Yánez & P.M. Jørgensen (eds.). Libro rojo de las plantas endémicas del Ecuador 2000. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito. Freire Fierro, A. y R. Ferreyra. 1999. Generic delimitation of Monnina (Polygalaceae). XVI International Botanical Congress, Abstracts: 428. Agosto 1-7. http://www.ibc99.org/absdetail.cfm?ID=2669 Freire Fierro, A. 1995. Especies medicinales sudamericanas de Polygalaceae. En: Naranjo, P. y R. Escaleras (eds.): La medicina tradicional en el Ecuador, Memorias de las Primeras Jornadas Ecuatorianas de Etnomedicina Andina. Biblioteca Ecuatoriana de Ciencias. Vol. 2. Corporación Editora Nacional, Quito. Freire Fierro, A. 1992a. Estudos taxonômicos dos subgêneros de Monnina Ruiz & Pav. (Polygalaceae), baseados em espécies equatorianas e brasileiras. M. Sc. Dissertation, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. 190 pp. Freire Fierro, A. 1992b. Taxonomia e validade da divisão infragenérica de Monnina (Polygalaceae) sensu Chodat 1896. Resumos do XLIII Congresso Brasileiro de Botânica, Aracajú, Enero 19 - 25. Freire Fierro, A. 1991. Longevidade floral e protrandria de Monnina richardiana St. Hil. (Polygalaceae). Resumos do XLII Congresso Brasileiro de Botânica, Goiânia, Enero 20 - 26. Freire Fierro, A. 1990. O gênero Monnina (Polygalaceae) da floresta montana Equatoriana. Resumos do XLI Congresso Brasileiro de Botânica, Fortaleza, Enero 21 - 27. Freire-Fierro, A. 1989. Estudio taxonomico de las especies arbustivas del género Monnina (Polygalaceae) en el Bosque Montano Equatoriano. Tese de Licenciatura. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Quito. Maria do Carmo Mendes Marques Herbário RB Coordenaèão Geral de Pesquisas Jardím Botânico do Rio de Janeiro Rua Pacheco Leão 915 22460-030 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL Phone: (55-21) 511-2749 Fax: (55-21) 511-2749 E-mail:mmarques@jbrj.gov.br Area of Interest: Taxonomic revisions on Brazilian Polygalaceae; Polygalaceae Phylogeny. Anna Monro Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (CANB) GPO Box 1600 Canberra Act 2601 AUSTRALIA E-mail: a.monro@pi.csiro.au Area of Interest: Revision of Australian Polygalaceae, constructing molecular and morphological phylogeny, with special interest in Comesperma. José Floriano Barea Pastore Universidade de Brasilia/Herbario CEN Tel.: 055/61/274 6742 Location: Brasilia BRAZIL E-mail: florianopastore@zipmail.com.br Area of Interest: Polygala sect. Hebeclada from Goiás (Brazil) Publications: Ongoing Projects:Polygalaceae from Distrito Federal (Brazil) Jorge Américo Rodríguez Paiva Departamento de Botânica F.C.T.U.C. 3049 Coimbra Portugal E-mail: aviapo@hotmail.com Area of Interest: Taxonomic revisions of Paleotropical Polygalaceae, especially Polygala. Rosa Rankin Rodríguez Dpto. Botánica Jardín Botanico Nacional Carretera el Rocío km 3 1/2 Calabazar, Boyeros Ciudad de La Habana CUBA E-mail: hajb@ceniai.inf.cu Area of Interest: Taxonomic revisions on Polygalaceae from Cuba and the Greater Antilles, especially Polygala and Securidaca. Carl Weekley Plant Ecology Lab Archbold Biological Station PO Box 2057 Lake Placid, FL 33862 USA Phone (863) 465-2571 ex 240 FAX (863) 699-1927 Shipping address: 123 Main Drive Venus FL 33960 E-mail: cweekley@archbold-station.org Area of Interest: Reproductive biology and seed dispersal of Polygala lewtonii .