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IGSM Directory of Members

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Mrs M. (Mai) Abdalla Ali

Gezira University, Center of Plant Pathology, P.O.box 20, Wadmedani, Sudan.
Research Interests: Bean virology.

Mr R.J. (Robin) Adair

Department of Primary Industries, PO Box 48, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)3 97850123; fax. +61 (0)3 97852007.
Research Interests: Entomology of acacia - Africa and Australia; Conservation management of acacia.

Prof. H.K. (Hugh) Akotoye

Botany Department, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Research Interests: Leguminosae in Ghana.

Mr D.E. (David) Albrecht

Alice Springs Herbarium, Alice Springs Desert Park, Larapinta Dve, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0871, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)8 89518791.

Dr S. (Said) Amrani

Laboratoire de Biologie du Sol, Faculté des Sciences Biologiques, USTHB BP 32 El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, Alger 16111, Algeria. Tel. (213)+21-24-79-50 to 64 ext. 936; fax. (213)+21-24-72-17.
Research Interests: Rhizobia-legumes symbiosis; Rhizobia taxonomy; Legumes taxonomy; Symbiotic Nitrogen

S.R. (Siti) Ariati

School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Research Interests: Arid Acacia (sect Phyllodineae); Phylogeny and genetic variation (Acacia).

Dr J. (James) Aronson

Centre d`Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive/CNRS, 1919 Route de Mende, Montpellier, Cedex 34293, France. Tel. + 33 4 67 31 33 11; fax. + 33 4 67 41 21 38.
Research Interests: Biogeography, ecology & uses of desert and desert fringe trees.

Dr S. Badji

Direction des Eaux et Forêts, Dakar, B.P. 1831, Sênêgal. Tel. 221 32 76 14.
Research Interests: Symbiosis and vegetative propagation of Acacia senegal.

Miss H. (Hannah) Banks

Palynology Unit, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, United Kingdom.
Research Interests: Legume pollen.

R. (Rosario) Beyhaut

Botánica. Facultad de Agronomía, Av. Garzón 780, Montevideo 12900, Uruguay.
Research Interests: Mimosa.

Dr A. (Angela) Beyra-Matos

Cent. De Inv de Medio Ambiente de Camag, Min. de Cienc., Tech. y Medio Ambiente, Cisneros 105 (altos), entre Pobres y Angel, Camagüey C.P. 70100, Cuba.
Research Interests: Aeschynomeneae (Cuba); Caribbean legume biogeography; Crotalaria (foliar anatomy); Brya (phylogenetics and biogeography); Desmodieae (Cuba); Robinieae (foliar epidermis); Sophoreae (foliar epidermis).

Ms A.L. Bocage Du

Departamento de Botânica. Instituto de Biociências - UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 Bloco 4 Prédio 43433
Sala 214, Campus do Vale, Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul 91501-970, Brasil. Tel. 021 51- 33342831.
Research Interests: Taxonomia de Acacia do semi-árido brasileiro.

Miss G.K. Brown

School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)3 8344 7479.
Research Interests: Molecular systematics.

Associate Professor J.J. (Jeremy) Bruhl

Botany, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 6773 2429; fax. +61 (0)2 6773 3283.
Research Interests: Plant systematics.

Dr A. (Anne) Bruneau

Institut de recherche en biologie vég., Université de Montreal, 4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, Québec H1X 2B2, Canada.
Research Interests: Caesalpinioideae phylogeny; Detarieae systematics; Apios; Erythrina.

Dr. A.D. (Alicia) Burghardt

Laboratorio de Plantas Vasculares, Dpto. de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Lab. 11, Pabellón 2, 4º piso, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires C1428EHA, Argentina. Tel. 54-11-4576-3372; fax. 54-11-4576-3384.
Research Interests: Systematics and evolution (Prosopis, Prosopidastrum).

Dr A.K. (Tony) Cavanagh

16 Woodlands Drive, Ocean Grove, Victoria 3226, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)3 52 551180.
Research Interests: Acacia (seeds, germination).

Dr C. (Pambos) Christodoulou

67 Acropoleos Avenue, Acropolis, Lefkosia (Nicosia) 2012, Cyprus. Tel. +357-22315146, +357-99405146.
Research Interests: Forest Management; Systematic Botany; Herbarium keeping; Syntaxonomy.

Mr A.B. (Arthur) Court

71 Miller Street, O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia.
Research Interests: Acacia (Australia).

Prof. B.J. (Bernie) Crespi

Department of Biosciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby V5A 1S6, Canada. Tel. 604 291-3533; fax. 604 291-3496.
Research Interests: Evolution, ecology and behaviour of Thysanoptera (thrips) on Australian Acacia; Phylogeny of Australian Acacia; DNA systematics of Australian Acacia.

Mr R.J. (Russell) Cumming

Environmental Protection Agency, Quarantine Station, Pallarenda, Queensland 4810, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)7 4722 5312; fax. +61 (0)7 4722 5331.
Research Interests: Identification of dryland vascular plants of north and central Queensland, especially Eucalyptus, Acacia and Proteaceae; General collection and identification of vascular plants of north and central Qld; Vegetation types and regional ecosystems of north and central Queensland; Geology and geomorphology of north and central Qld; Environmental and ecological issues, especially land-clearing, coastal development, fire management, grazing, etc; Photography of plants, vegetation types, rocks and landscapes.

S. (Sally) Dillon

Austr. Trop. Crops Genetic Res. Centre, QLD Department of Primary Industries, Locked Mail Bag 1, Biloela, Queensland 4715, Australia.

Emeritus Prof. J. E. (John) Ebinger

Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, Illinois 61920-3099, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Systematics of the New World acacias.

Dr S.M. (Shirley) Espert

Lab. 11, Dpto. de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, 4 piso, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires C1428EHA, Argentina. Tel. 54-11-4576-3372; fax. 54-11-4576-3384.
Research Interests: Molecular systematics of Subtribe Phaseolineae (Phaseolus, Vigna and Macroptilium); Argentinian Albizia, Calliandra, Zapoteca, Enterolobium, Chloroleucon, Zygia (Tribe Ingeae) and species of

Prof. V. (Vicente) Espinosa-Hernandez

Colegio de Postgraduados, Instituto de Recursos Naturales, Km. 35.5 Carretera, Texcoco, Montecillo Estado CP. 56230, Mexico.
Research Interests: Leguminosae (aluminium toxicity); Lupinus arboreus (competition and niche differentiation).

Dr E. (Eduardo) Estrada

Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autnoma de Nuevo Len, Linares, Nuevo Len 67700, Mexico.
Research Interests: Legume flora of northeastern Mexico; Flora of the north of Mexico; Vegetation studies by cluster

Dr C.W. (Chris) Fagg

Dept. de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade de Brasilia, Campus Universitario, Brasilia 7091970 DF CP 04357, Brazil. Tel. 061 3072786/3803480; fax. 3072786 202.
Research Interests: Acacia African and South American; South American legumes.

Dr P.R. (Paul) Fantz

KI-130, Dept. Hort. Sci. CALS, North Carolina State University, Box 7609, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7609, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Barbieria; Centrosema; Clitoria.

Dr S. (Simone) Farrer

CSIRO Publishing, 150 Oxford Street, Collingwood, Victoria 3066, Australia.
Research Interests: Managing Editor of Australian Journal of Botany; Managing Editor of Australian Systematic

Dr E. Forero

Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Apartado 7495, Bogota, Colombia. Tel. 57-1-316 5000 EXT. 11508; fax. 57-1-316 5365.
Research Interests: Mimosoideae from Colombia (currently Calliandra, Pithecellobium, Zygia and Inga p.p.).

Dr R.H. (Renne) Fortunato

I.N.T.A., Centro de Investigaciones de Recursos Naturales, Castelar, Pcia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel. 621 0840 621.
Research Interests: Mimosa (South America).

Dr H. (Helen) Fortune Hopkins

Masons Arms, Hutton Roof, Carnforth LA6 2PE, United Kingdom. Tel. +44 20 8 332 5741.
Research Interests: Parkia & pollination biiology.

Dr J.E.D. (John) Fox

Environmental Biology/ Mulga Research Centre, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U 1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)8 9266 4195; fax. +61 (0)8 9266 2495.
Research Interests: Acacia aneura (regeneration after fire, grazing); Germination studies in Acacia; Acacia species of the semi-arid areas of Western Australia; Acacia species as hosts for species of sandalwood (Santalum).

C. (Chris) Gardiner

Department of Tropical Plant Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
Research Interests: Leguminosae (pasture legumes); Desmanthus.

Dr P. (Peter) Gasson

Micromorphology Section, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3DS, United Kingdom.
Research Interests: Legume wood anatomy.

Mr A.S. (Alex) George

'Four Gables', 18 Barclay Road, Kardinya, Western Australia 6163, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)8 9337 1655; fax. +61 (0)8 9337 9404.
Research Interests: Systematics (general, mainly Australian); History of collections/collectors.

Ms R. (Rosaura) Grether

Departemento de Biologia, Acan y la Purisima, UAM-1, Av. Michoacan y la Purisima, A.P. 09340, Mexico. Tel. (55) 5804-4700 (office); (55) 5804-4687; fax. (55) 5804-4688.
Research Interests: Mimosa.

Dr P. (Phillipe) Guinet

"Le Marly" C, 54 bis rue de la Figairasse, Montpellier, Cedex 34070, France. Tel. 33 4 67426659.
Research Interests: Palynology.

Dr S. (Stephen) Harris

Oxford Foresty Institute, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom.
Research Interests: Genetics of African Acacias; domestication of mimosoid legumes.

Dr E.M. (Elspeth) Haston

Tropical Biology, The Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, United Kingdom.
Research Interests: Caesalpinieae; Peltophorum group.

Dr J. (Julie) Hawkins

Centre for Plant Diversity & Systematics, School of Plant Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AS, United Kingdom.

Dr P.S. (Patrick) Herendeen

The George Washington University, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Lisner Hall 340, 2023G Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20052, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Caesalpinioideae (phylogenetics); Caesalpinioideae (micromorphology); Leguminosae (fossils).

Dr H.M. Hernandez

Herb. Nacional, Inst. Biol., UNAM, Cd Universitaria 04510, Mexico.; fax. 525 548 8207.
Research Interests: Calliandra (New World); Zapoteca.

Assoc. Prof. G.D. (George) Hill

Plant Sciences Group, PO Box 84, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Prof. A.M. (Ann) Hirsch

Department of MCD Biology, 405 Hilgard Ave, Univ. of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606, U.S.A.
Research Interests: molecular plant-microbe Interactions; Alfalfa & Melilotus alba nodulation; Mycorrhizae development on legumes; Rhizobium - Gleditsia interaction.

Dr. P.S. (Patricia) Hoc

Lab. 11, Dpto. de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, 4 piso, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires C1428EHA, Argentina. Tel. 07 541 790 9591; fax. 07 541 331 0516.
Research Interests: Subtribe Phaseolineae (Phaseolus, Vigna and Macroptilium) from Argentina (floral biology reproductive succsess and system); Subtribe Phaseolineae (except Macroptilium) from Argentina, systematics; Albizia, Calliandra, Zapoteca, Enterolobium, Chloroleucon, Zygia (Tribe Ingeae) from Argentina, systematics and palynology; Species of Prosopis from Argentina (floral biology and reproductive system, hybridization); Species of Prosopidastrum from Argentina (systematics, palynology).

Dr S.D. (Steve) Hopper

Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Fraser Avenue, West Perth, Western Australia 6007, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)8 9480 3605; fax. +61 (0)8 9322 2686.
Research Interests: Evolution; Conservation biology; Systematics; Phytogeography; Pollination.

Dr C.E. (Colin) Hughes

Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom. Tel. 44-(0)1865-275836 (direct); fax. 44-(0)1865-275074.
Research Interests: Leucaena; Mimosa phylogeny.

Dr J. (Jo) Kenrick

Botany School, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)3 8344 0120 or 03 9817 3299; fax. +61 (0)3 9347 5460.
Research Interests: Hybridization and speciation in Australian Acacias; Pollination and Breeding system in Acacia.

Dr J.H. (Joe) Kirkbride, Jr.

USDA/ARS, SBML, Room 304, Building 011A, BARC-West, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Coronilleae; Leguminosae (evolution); Leguminosae (nodulation); Loteae; Lotus; Leguminosae (fruits); Leguminosae (seeds).

Dr P.G. (Phillip) Kodela

National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 9231 8097; fax. +61 (0)2 9251 7231.
Research Interests: Acacia curator (herb. NSW); New South Wales acacias; Acacia taxonomy; Environmental management and assessment, vegetation survey (N.S.W.); Palynology; Wetlands.

Dr S. (Suzanne) Koptur

Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Inga; Vicia; Leguminosae (nectaries); Cassia/Chamaecrista ecology.

Prof. R.J. (Robert) Lawn

School of Tropical Biology, Sir George Fisher Building, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
Research Interests: Vigna; Glycine max.

Dr H.N. (Henry) le Houerou

327 rue A.L. De Jussieu, Montpellier, Cedex 34090, France. Tel. 33 (0)4 67 54 76 09.
Research Interests: Ecology and utilization of arid land trees and shrubs (esp. Mediterranean region); Phytogeography; Bioclimatology.

Dr G.J. (Greg) Leach

Natural Systems Division, Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Environment, G.P.O. Box 496, Palmerston, Northern Territory 0831, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)8 89994520; fax. +61 (0)8 89993667.
Research Interests: Northern Australian Acacia spp.

Dr G.P. (Gwilym) Lewis

The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, United Kingdom.

The Librarian

Forestry and Forest Products, CSIRO, PO Box E4008, Kingston, Australian Capital Territory 2604, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 62818350; fax. +61 (0)2 62818399.

The Librarian

Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium, Mrs Macquaries Drive, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia.

The Librarian

Library, National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden University Branch, P.O. Box 9514, Leiden 2300, Netherlands.

The Librarian

Australian National Botanic Gardens, Dept of the Environment and Heritage, GPO Box 1777, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 6250 9403.

The Librarian

Serials Acquisitions, University of Wales, Bangor, Main Library, College Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG, United Kingdom.

The Librarian

Department for Environment and Heritage, Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)8 82229325; fax. +61 (0)8 82229353.

The Librarian

Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Library (Dept. of Periodicals), Case postale 60, CH-1292 Chambesy, Geneve, Switzerland.
Research Interests: Leguminosae (Flora Del Paraguay); Leguminosae (Library).

The Librarian

Royal Botanic Gardens, Birdwood Ave, Private Bag 2000, South Yarra, Victoria 3141, Australia.
Research Interests: Leguminosae (Library).

The Librarian

Library, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, United Kingdom. Tel. +44 20 8332 5422; fax. +44 20 8332 5430.

Mr. B.L. (Barney) Lipscomb

Leonhardt Chair of Texas Botany, Library, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 509 Pecan Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-4060, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Leguminosae (Herbarium).

Dr M. (Melissa) Luckow

Plant Biology Department, 228 Plant Sciences Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Mimosoideae (phylogenetics); Mimosoideae (biogeography); Desmanthus; Dichrostachys.

Mrs B. (Barbara) Mackinder

The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, United Kingdom. Tel. +44 20 8332 5227.
Research Interests: Tropical African Legumes; Editor of Bean Bag (legume Systematic Newsletter).

Dr N.E. (Nico) Marcar

CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, PO Box E4008, Kingston, Australian Capital Territory 2604, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 62818335; 61 2 62818211; fax. +61 (0)2 62818312.
Research Interests: Plant response to salinity and waterlogging; Farm forestry; Germplasm evaluation for stressed sites; Plant nutrition, physiology.

Mr B.R. (Bruce) Maslin

Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australian Herbarium, G.P.O. Box 104, Como, Western Australia 6151, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)8 93340510; fax. +61 (0)8 9 3440515.
Research Interests: Acacia (generic status; taxonomy and phytogeography of Australian spp)

Mr S.J. (Stephen (Steve)) Midgley

Salwood Asia Pacific - Services in Forestry, 35 Steinwedel St, Farrer, Australian Capital Territory 2607, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 61615906; 61 419 990050 (mobile); fax. +61 (0)2 61615905.

Dr J.T. (Joe) Miller

Roy J Carver Centre for Comp. Genomics, Dept. Biological Science, 434 Biology Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, U.S.A.
Research Interests: molecular systematics.

M. (Mateus) Mondin

Fernando Febeliano da Costa, 769, Alemaes, Piracicaba, SP 13416-250, Brazil.
Research Interests: Cytogenetics; karyotype evolution; Chromosome structure; Crotalaria.

Dr R. (Reinaldo) Monteiro

Departamento de Botânica, I.B. - UNESP, Herbarium Rioclarense (HRCB), Caixa Postal 199, Säo Paulo 13506-900 Rio Claro, Brasil.
Research Interests: Leguminosae (State of Sao Paulo, Brazil); Lupinus (Brazil); Sesbania (New World).

M.P. (Marli Pires) Morim

Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, Rio de Janeiro 22460-030, Brazil.
Research Interests: Mimosoideae (Brazil).

Prof. M.A.U. (Amin Uddin) Mridha

Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.
Research Interests: Leguminosae (mycorrhizal associations).

Dr D.J. (Daniel) Murphy

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Private Bag 2000, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra, Victoria 3141, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)3 9252 2377; fax. +61 (0)3 9252 2350.
Research Interests: Molecular systematics; Acacia (in particular, Acacia subgenus Phyllodineae); Ingeae.

Dr T. (Tomoyuki) Nemoto

Department of Basic Sciences, Ishinomaki Senshu University, Shinmito 1, Minamisakai, Ishinomaki 986-8580, Japan.
Research Interests: Desmodieae; Cassieae; Loteae; Hedysareae; Molecular phylogeny; morphology, anatomy,

Prof. I. (Ivan) Nielsen

Botanical Institute, University of Aarhus, Nordlandsvej 68, Risskov DK - 8240, Denmark. Tel. 45 86 210677; fax. 45 86 211891.
Research Interests: Ingeae, Mimosoideae from S.E. Asia.

Dr N-E (Nazhat-Ezzamane) Noureddine

Laboratoire de Biologie du Sol, Faculté des Sciences Biologiques, USTHB BP 32 El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, Alger 16111, Algeria. Tel. (213)+21-24-79-50 to 64 ext. 936; fax. (213)+21-24-72-17.
Research Interests: Rhizobia-legumes symbiosis; Rhizobia taxonomy; Symbiotic Nitrogen fixation; Legumes

Mr M.C. (Martin) O'Leary

State Herbarium of South Australia, Plant Biodiversity Centre, P.O. Box 2732 (Kent Town, South Australia, 5071), Hackney Rd, Hackney, South Australia 5069, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)8 82229391; fax. +61 (0)8 82229456.
Research Interests: Acacias of South Australia; Flora of South Australia, cultivation and propagation; Myrtaceae of South Australia.

Mr L. (Les) Pedley

Queensland Herbarium, Environment Protection Agency, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha, Toowong, Queensland 4066, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)7 377 9328; fax. +61 (0)7 371 6655.
Research Interests: Acacia (Australia).

Dr M. (Marcello) Pennacchio

Institute for Plant Conservation, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois 60022, U.S.A. Tel. +1 847 835 8377; fax. +1 847 835 5484.
Research Interests: Ethnopharmacology; Ethnobotany; Ethno Sciences.

Dr T. (Toby) Pennington

Tropical Biology Group, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, United Kingdom. Tel. (0)131 248 2818 (direct); fax. (0)131 248 2901.
Research Interests: Inga phylogenetics.

Dr A.R. (Angela) Piergiovanni

Germplasm Institute-CNR, Via Amendola 165/a, Bari 1-70126, Italy.
Research Interests: Italian common bean landraces (characterisation and evaluation); Lens culinaris (germplasm characterisation and evaluation).

Dr R.M. (Roger) Polhill

'Parmeters', 12 Cromer Road, Aylsham, Norfolk NR11 6HE, United Kingdom.
Research Interests: legumes generally, particularly African floristics.

Dr D.E. (Darién) Prado

Cátedra de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNR, C.C.Nº 14, Zavalla, Prov. de Santa Fe S2125ZAA, Argentina.

Mr M. (Matthew) Prescott

Oxford Foresty Institute, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom.
Research Interests: Pollination ecology.

Prof. I. Primavera

Biology Department, UN Basic Sciences Development Program, Laboratorio de Botanica, Facultad de Agronomma, Av.Garzsn 780, Montevideo 12900, Uruguay.
Research Interests: Leguminosae of Uruguay and neighboring regions; Native forage legumes; Mimosa.

Dr S.N. (Soom) Raina

Lab. of Cell. & Molecular Cytogenetics, Dept. Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
Research Interests: Leguminosae (Molecular and Cellular Cytogenetics ); Leguminosae (molecular biology).

Dr M.L. (Lourdes) Rico-Arce

Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, United Kingdom.
Research Interests: Acacia, Filicinae (neotropical); Acacia, Aculeiferum (neotropical); Acacia, Acacieae (neotropical); Zygia, Cojoba and Pithecellobium (New World); Ingeae except Inga (world wide).

Dr T. (Tony) Rinaudo

World Vision Australia, Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe team, 1 Vision Drive, East Burwood, Victoria 3151, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)3 9287 2309; fax. +61 (0)3 9287 2377.

Prof. J.T. Romeo

Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, U.S.A. Tel. +1 813 974 2336; fax. +1 813-974-3263.
Research Interests: Calliandra and Inga (chemistry).

Dr J.H. (Jim) Ross

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Private Bag 2000, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra, Victoria 3141, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)3 9252 2377; fax. +61 (0)3 9252 2350.
Research Interests: African acacias (systematics).

N.C. (Nirad Chandra) Rout

AM Plants Div., Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751013, India.
Research Interests: Floristics and ethnobotany of Orissa; Astragalus of India; Mangroves of Orissa coast.

Dr R. (Rolf) Rutishauser

Institut für Systematische Botanik der Universität, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zürich CH-8008, Switzerland. Tel. +41 (0)1 634 84 15; fax. +41 (0)1 634 84 03.
Research Interests: Phyllotaxy, anatomy, development of vegetative organs.

Dr P. Sall

Direction des Recherches sur les Productions Forestièr, Institut Sénégal de Recherches Agricoles, Dakar Hann BP 2312, Sénégal.
Research Interests: African Acacias - (ecophysiology productivity).

Dr. A.C. (Tony) Schlink

CSIRO Livestock Industries, Private Bag 5, Wembley, Western Australian 6913, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)8 93336628; fax. +61 (0)8 03878991.
Research Interests: Shrub legumes nutritional value; Ruminant nutrition; Wool quality; Wool biology.

Dr. A. (Andrew) Schnabel

Department of Biological Sciences, Indiana University South Bend, 1700 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, Indiana 46634, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Gleditsia (population genetics and cladistic biogeography); Gymnocladus (cladistic biogeography); Natural selection and gene flow in African acacia.

Dr B.D. (Brian) Schrire

The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, United Kingdom. Tel. +44 20 8 332 5204; fax. 0208 332 5278.
Research Interests: Indigofereae, Millettieae, Legume biogeography.

Ms S.D. (Suzette) Searle

PO Box 6201, 23 Cockle St, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 62497661; fax. +61 (0)2 62497661.
Research Interests: Genetic variation in termperate Australian acacias; Utilisation of temperate Australian acacias; Rhizobia and temperate Australian acacias.

Prof. D.S. (David) Seigler

Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, 289 Morril Hall, 505 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A. Tel. +1 217 333 3260; fax. +1 217-244-7246.
Research Interests: Acacia and it relatives (chemosystematics, morphological and molecular systematics, cyanogenesis, tannins or proanthocyanidins, economic botany.

Mrs M.H. (Marion) Simmons

P.O. Box 1148, Legana, Tasmania 7277, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)3 633301370.
Research Interests: Australian acacias (description & illustration).

Mr J. (John) Simmons

P.O. Box 1148, Legana, Tasmania 7277. Tel. +61 (0)3 63301370.
Research Interests: Acacia photography (Australia).

Prof. B. (Beryl) Simpson

Section of Integrative Biology, 1 University Station A6700, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Caesalpinieae (phylogenetics); Caesalpinieae (systematics); Hoffmannsegggia, Pomaria.

S. (Solange) Sotuyo

CIECO, UNAM, campus Morelia, Antigua carretera a Patzcuaro #8701, Col. Ex-Hac.de San Jose La Huerta, Michoacan CP 58190, Mexico.
Research Interests: Caesalpinioideae; Caesalpinia.

Prof. J.I. (Janet) Sprent

32 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit, Fife, Scotland DD6 8PW, United Kingdom. Tel. +44 1382 541706; fax. +44 1382 542989.
Research Interests: Nodulation and nitrogen fixation of legumes; Symbiotic relations especially in Acacia and Mimosa spp.; Evolution of nodulation in Mimosoideae.

Prof. K. (Kondragunta) Sri Rama Murthy

Department of Botany, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada - 520 008, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Research Interests: Legumes of Eastern Ghats; Domestication of wild Legumes.

Dr G. (Graham) Stone

Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, United Kingdom.

Dr. M.J. (Maria José) Suso

Instituto de Agricultura Sustenable, Apartado 4084, Córdoba 14080, Spain.
Research Interests: Reproductive biology (mating systems, gene flow); Plant pollinator interactions; Development and structural morphology; Economic legumes; Infraspecific genetic studies.

Mr T.M. (Terry) Tame

26 Gilsmere St, Jewells, New South Wales 2280, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 49485916.
Research Interests: Acacias of New South Wales, Australia.

Prof. W. (Wu) Telin

South China Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Leyiju, Tianhe, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China.
Research Interests: Leguminosae (China).

Univ.-Prof. Dr. H. (Herwig) Teppner

Institut fuer Botanik, Universitaet Graz, Holteigasse 6, Graz A-8010, Austria. Tel. +43 316 380 5656,; fax. +43 316 380 9883.
Research Interests: Mimosaceae and other Fabales.

Dr L.A.J. (Lex) Thomson

SPRIG Project Team Leader, CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, PO Box E4008, Kingston, Australian Capital Territory 2614, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 62818242; 0418 446432 (mobile); fax. +61 (0) 2 62818266.

Dr M.D. (Mary) Tindale

Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 231 8111; fax. +61 (0)2 251 4403.
Research Interests: Acacia; Glycine; Pteridophyta.

Dr J.W. (John) Turnbull

P.O. Box 5034, Garran, Australian Capital Territory 2605, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)2 62815991.
Research Interests: Use of acacias in land management and forestry.

Honorary Prof. J.P.J. (Jacques) Vassal

3 Allée de Bufevent, Toulouse, Cedex 31320, France. Tel. 33 05 61 75 82 48.
Research Interests: Acacia (systematics, histology, productivity of A. senegal, gum arabic).

Dr N.G. (Neville) Walsh

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Private Bag 2000, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra, Victoria 3141, Australia. Tel. +61 (0)3 9252 2377; fax. +61 (0)3 9252 2350.

Dr A. (Aruna) Weerasooriya

Rm. 204, Waller Laboratory Complex, The University of Mississippi, P.O. Box 1848, Hathorn Road, Mississippi 38677, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Plant systematics; Plant Ecology.

Dr M. (Molly) Welsh

Curator, Phaseolus Germplasm Collection, Washington State University, USDA, ARS, WRPIS, 59 Johnson Hall, P.O. Box 646402,Washington 99164-6402, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Curator, phaseolus collection.

Prof. M. (Michael) Wink

IPNB, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany.
Research Interests: molecular phylogeny; secondary metabolism; chemical ecology.

Dr. M.F. (Martin) Wojciechowski

School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, Arizona 85287, U.S.A.
Research Interests: Papilionoideae; Cladrastis (phylogenetics); Galageae (phylogenetics); Astragalus (phylogenetics); Oxytropis (phylogenetics).

Prof. D. (Dianxiang) Zhang

South China Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China.
Research Interests: Archidendron (Chinese); Bauhinia (molecular systematics); Cercideae (phylogeny and pollination ecology); Cercis (biosystematics, molecular systematics); Fabaceae (taxonomy,pollination biology).

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