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Ann Mo Bot Gard 2015 Aug;100(4):329-363

University of Vienna, Department of Palaeontology, Althanstraße 14 (UZA II), A-1090, Vienna, Austria.

The fossil record provides good evidence for the minimum ages of important events in the diversification and geographic spread of Asteridae, with earliest examples extending back to the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous (~89 Ma). Some of the fossil identifications accepted in previous considerations of asterid phylogeny do not stand up to careful scrutiny. Nevertheless, among major clades of asterids, there is good evidence for a range of useful anchor points. Read More

Ann Mo Bot Gard 2011 Jul;98(2):157-195

Institut de Botanique, Université de Neuchâtel, Emile-Argand 11, CH-2009 Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Current address: Molecular Systematics Section, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3DS, United Kingdom.

A taxonomic revision of the genus Gouania Jacq. (Rhamnaceae) is presented for Madagascar and the other western Indian Ocean islands. Seventeen species are recognized, of which nine are described and published as new (all endemic to Madagascar): G. Read More

Ann Mo Bot Gard 1946 ;33(3):249-89