FERNS & FERN-ALLIES of EQUATORIAL EAST ASIA
Malaysia - Singapore - Brunei Darussalam - Indonesia - Philippines - Papua New Guinea

5th International Flora Malesiana Symposium

9-14 September 2001, SYDNEY, Australia

Pteridophyte Mini-symposium
a symposium and workshop on the ferns and fern allies of the Malesian region

Tentative program

The following tentative program is based on preliminary indications of papers. It will be updated as papers are changed, withdrawn or new ones submitted. Time available for pteridophyte activities include a workshop session (c. half day), a min-isymposium session (full day) and an evening dinner session; a local field trip is being planned.

Pteridophyte Mini-symposium - Tuesday, 11 September 2001

Time Surname Firstname Country   Topic Additional information
Start
  Croft Jim Australia   Welcome to Flora Malesiana Pteridophyte mini-symposium; housekeeping announcements  
  Camus Josephine United Kingdon   Introduction to Flora Malesiana Pteridophyte mini-symposium  
             
Biogeography session - chair: ? Bob Johns
  Camus Josephine United Kingdom ok Pteridophyte flora of Sulawesi, Indonesia. [abstract]
  Given David New Zealand ok Wallace, Holttum and beyond - the imperative for conserving of pteridophytes of the Flora Malesiana region. co-author: Clive Jermy
  Brownsey Patrick New Zealand ok New Zealand's pteridophyte flora - plants of ancient lineage but recent arrival? [abstract]
  Tsai Jinn-Lai Taiway ? Distributional patterns of Malesian pteridophytes
  Rambe Siti Khadijah Indonesia ok Distribution of ferns in Malesia: the Aspleniaceae as a study case. [abstract]
  Parris Barbara New Zealand ok Biogeography of Grammitidaceae inside and outside Malesia. [abstract]
             
Taxomonic treatments - chair:
  Lindsay Stuart United States ok Old World Vittariaceae with special reference to those of the Flora Malesiana area. [abstract]
  Johns Bob United Kingdom ok New advances in Cyathea systematics [abstract]
  Yatabe Yoko Japan ok Phylogeny of Osmundaceae inferred from rbcL nucleotide sequences and comparison to the fossil evidences With Harufumi Nishida, Noriaki Murakami & Kunio Iwatsuki [abstract]
  Perrie Leon New Zealand ok Systematics of Polystichum in New Zealand using a combination of morphological analyses, cytology, DNA sequencing and DNA AFLP-fingerprinting [abstract]
  Johns Bob United Kingdon ok New Advances in the systematic study of Asplenium section Thamnopteris. [abstract]
  Murakami Noriaki Japan ok Recognition of biological species in Asplenium nidus complex using molecular data and crossing experiments [abstract]
  Rambe Siti Khadijah Indonesia ok Important biological characters used for the taxonomic study of Aspleniaceae [abstract]
  Kato Masahiro Japan ok A molecular phylogeny of Blechnaceae inferred from three plastid gene sequences with Ray Cranfill
[abstract]
             
Regional floras - chair: ?
  Barcelona Julie Philippines ? Philippines fern flora.  
  Amoroso Victor Philippines ? Species richness, assesment and distribution of Lycopodium in the Philippines with P.M. Zamora & L.V. Rufila
[abstract]
  Rusea Go Malaysia ok Towards the revision of Malaysian Lycopodiaceae [abstract]
  Beukema Hendrien Netherlands ok Biodiversity conservation in rubber agroforests? with M. van Noordwijk
[abstract]
  Praptosuwiryo T.N. Indonesia ok The fern genus Diplazium in Indonesia co-author Dedy Darnaedi
[abstract]
  Parris Barbara New Zealand   Summary and concluding remarks  
             
Finish

Pteridophyte Workshop - Wednesday, 12 September 2001

Time Surname Firstname Country   Topic Additional information
Start - Getting the Flora Done - chair: Josephine Camus
  Croft Jim Australia ok Welcome to Flora Malesiana Pteridophyte Workshop; housekeeping announcements  
  Camus Josephine United Kingdon ok Introduction to Flora Malesiana pteridophyte workshop  
  Chambers Carrick Australia ok The Blechnace treatment for Flora Malesiana series 2 - a case study
  Croft Jim Australia ok On-line Flora of Australia pteridophytes: an information model for an electronic Flora Malesiana series 2. [abstract]
  Camus Josephine United Kingdom ok Malesian Selaginella: vices and virtues.  
             
Afternoon Tea - Summary
          General discussion  
  Camus Josephine United Kingdom ok Conclusion, summary of the Workshop, recommendations  
             

Posters

Time Surname Firstname Country   Topic Additional information
Duration of the Symposium
  Barcelona Julie Philippines ? The distribution of threatened endemic pteridophytes in the Philippines Attendance to be confirmed
[abstract]
  Croft Jim Australia ok On-line Flora of Australia pteridophytes: an information model for an electronic Flora Malesiana series 2. [abstract]
  Farida Yusuf Singapore ok A comparison of pteridophytic diversity of various forests in Malaysia using quadrat sampling method [abstract]
             

Part of Status of Botany - Monday, 10 September 2001

Time Surname Firstname Country   Topic Additional information
  Amoroso Victor Philippines ? Updates on Philippine fens allies with & L.V. Rufila
[abstract]

Pteridophyte Dinner - Wednesday night

Time Surname Firstname Country   Topic Additional information
Start - Dinner speaker / presentation
  Jones David Australia ok An overview of the Australian Fern flora.
             

Time and place to be advised


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