5th International Flora Malesiana Symposium

9-14 September 2001, SYDNEY, Australia

Cryptogam Mini-symposium
a symposium on the cryptogams of the Malesian region

Co-ordinator:

Rogier de Kok (rogier.dekok@pi.csiro.au)

General symposium information: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/fm/fm.html
General symposium enquiries: fmv@rbgsyd.gov.au

Venue:

Conference and Symposium: Royal Botanic Gardens, SYDNEY, Australia
Associated workshops: Tropical Forest Research Centre, ATHERTON, North Queensland, Australia
Preconference tour: starting CAIRNS, North Queensland, Australia

Introduction and organization

A mini-symposium on Malesian cryptogam is being run as part of the 5th International Flora Malesiana Symposium in Sydney, 9 - 14 September 2001.

This mini-symposium will focus on the biogeography, phytogeography and conservation patterns of cryptogams or the ecological importance of cryptogams. Presentations will be in the form of presented papers and/or poster displays. While these plant groups are not part of the official Flora Malesiana publication program, we feel that some overview presentations on major non-vascular plant groups would be of great benefit to those associated with the Malesian region.

The Cryptogam Symposium will be programmed an run to fit in with and be a part of the main Flora Malesiana Symposium.

The Organizing Committee has decided to hold a special session at this next meeting on cryptogams.

Tentative program

The following tentative program is based on preliminary indications from the people concerned. Understandably attendance and titles are not final yet, and other committments and funding problems may prevent some people from attending. Nevertheless we will attempt to keep this web version of the program as up to date as possible. Any changes to the program and the attendee list will be made on this web version first before being printed and distributed by other means.

Surname	Firstname	Country	Email	Activity		Taxon	Topic	Additional information
Suhirman		Indonesia		Keynote	ok
Horak	Egan	Switzerland	horak@geobot.umnw.ethz.ch	Overview article	ok	Fungi	Mycota (Fungi: Agaricales, Boletales) in the Malesian Region
Pippo	S.	Finland	sinikka.piippo@helsinki.fi	Overview article	ok	Liverworts	Introduction to bryofloristic connections of New Guinea
Vyverman	Wim	Belgium	Wim.Vyverman@rug.ac.be	Overview article	ok	Diatoms	Diatoms
Tan	Benito	Singapore	dbsbct@nus.edu.sg	Overview article	ok	Mosses	Pattern of moss distribution in Malesia
Wolseley Ellis Chimonides	P. L. J.	United Kingdom	patw@nhm.ac.uk	Overview article	ok	lichens & bryophytes	Cotricolous lichen and bryophyte communities in lowland dipterocarp forests under differing management regimes	home page
Ratagopal	K.	India		Paper	ok		Fungal Endophytes of some Ficus species
Lumbsch	T.	Germany	lumbsch@uni-essen.de	Paper	ok		Diversity and relationships of lecanoroid lichens in Malesia
Reddell	P.	Australia	paul.reddell@tfrc.csiro.au	Paper	ok		Mycorrhizas in tropical forests

Field Trips

Pre- and mid-conference field trips and excursions are being organized.

Organizers and Sponsors

The 5th International Flora Malesiana Symposium is being organized by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney and the Centre for Plant Plant Biodiversity Research and Australian National Herbarium, Canberra, on behalf of the Flora Malesiana Foundation, Leiden.