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ASBS Newsletter

Number 166, March 2016

Contents

  • From the President
  •      National Taxonomy Workshop. . . . . 1
  •      ASBS 2016 Conference. . . . . 1
  •      Future ASBS conferences. . . . . 1
  •      Hansjörg Eichler grants. . . . . 1
  •      Decadal Plan. . . . . 1
  •      Newsletter cover art. . . . . 2
  •      And finally. . . . . 2
  • ASBS Inc. business
  •      A request from the Treasurer. . . . . 2
  •      Notice of 2016 Annual General Meeting. . . . . 2
  • Coming meetings
  •      ASBS conference and field trip 2016. . . . . 3
  •      13th Australian Bryophyte Workshop in South Australia Date changed to late August 2016. . . . . 3
  •      31st John Child Bryophyte and Lichen Workshop. . . . . 4
  •          Notice. Nominations for membership of the 2015–16 Council. . . . . 4
  •          Notice. Australian Conservation Taxonomy Award. . . . . 4
  • Eichler Research Fund reports
  •      Phylogeny of Loganiaceae tribe Loganieae, using chloroplast
  •      and nuclear ribosomal sequence data.. . . . . 5
  •      Phylogeny and biogeography of Zieria (Rutaceae). . . . . 7
  •      Investigating the phylogeny, morphology, genetic diversity,
  •      phylogeography and ecology of Spyridium parvifolium. . . . . 9
  • Articles
  •      Progress towards a complete key to all Australian vascular plants –
  •      Step 1: APC harmonisation of existing KeyBase keys. . . . . 13
  • News
  •      Summer scholarships at the State Herbarium of SA. . . . . 16
  •      New eNews for Fungimap. . . . . 16
  •      Rare fairy circles. . . . . 16
  •      Seeking international agreement on what is "native". . . . . 17
  •      Systematics: the future? 17
  •      Taxonomy Appreciation Day March 19th 2016. . . . . 17
  •      Italy celebrates International Women's Day. . . . . 17
  •      Can Solanum sp. Bullita (P.K.Latz 14752) live up to its formal name?. . . . . 17
  •      Stay on 2017 NSF funding for collections management. . . . . 18
  • Web sites of interest
  •      The Allan Cunningham Project. . . . . 18
  •      Ludwig Leichhardt writes home. . . . . 18
  •      Environmental Weeds of Australia via LucidMobile. . . . . 19
  •      PowerPoint 19
  •      Charles Chapman, botanical collector. . . . . 19
  •      Images of Berlin specimens. . . . . 19
  • ABRS report. . . . . 20
  • Exhibitions
  •      Where science meets art: the botanical illustrations of Rod Seppelt. . . . . 21
  • Notice. 2016 Membership Fees are now due. . . . . 23
  • Obituaries
  •      Frank Badman, outback scientist 29 June 1943 – 26 September 2015. . . . . 24
  • Death notices
  •      Harry Butler. . . . . 32
  •      Tom Hartley (1931–2016). . . . . 33
  •      R.F.G. Swinbourne (1936–2015). . . . . 34
  •      Ray Alcock (1921-2015). . . . . 34
  • Moves and retirements
  •      Peter Heenan of the Allan Herbarium, Lincoln. . . . . 36
  •      Recent retirements. . . . . 37
  • Book reviews
  •      Saint Jean. . . . . 37
  •      A life painting banksias. . . . . 40
  •      In the exact footsteps of Allan Cunningham. . . . . 42
  • New books. . . . . 45
  • Chapter conveners. . . . . 47
  • Contacting major Australasian herbaria and systematics institutions. . . . . 47
  • ASBS publications. . . . . 48
  • About the Society and becoming a member. . . . . 49
  • About the Newsletter: contributions, advertisements and the Editors. . . . . 49

 

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