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- In 1964, botanist Peter Florschütz published the first Moss Flora as a part of the Flora of Suriname (Vol. VI, part I, Musci), based on collections of Florschütz and his wife Jeanne in the period 1950-'51. At that time only few moss collections existed from the Guiana Shield. When Florschütz suddenly died in 1976, his wife continued his work. This resulted in the second Moss chapter in the Flora of Suriname (Vol. VI, part I, Musci II, Neckeraceae, Hookeriaceae, and Plagiotheciaceae.) and in 1996 in the Flora of the Guianas (Series C, Musci III, Leucomiaceae, Thuidiaceae, Sematophyllaceae en Hypnaceae’. But the works was not yet finished. Jeanne continued to collect mosses in the Guianas in the 1980s and 1990s, and together with other collections this resulted in 83 extra species and 4 varieties for the Guianas. These are now published, illustrated and bundled with earlier work in the latest publication of the Flora of the Guianas Series C: Bryophytes fascicle 2, Musci IV. The magnum opus of Jeanne Florschütz.
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- Dr. Frederic Lens has been awarded the New Phytologist Tansley Medal for Excellence in plant science for 2011. The Tansley Medal award is an annual prize in recognition of an outstanding contribution to research in plant science by an individual in the early stages of their career. Frederic receives the Tansley Medal for his research paper, entitled ‘Testing hypotheses that link wood anatomy to cavitation resistance and hydraulic conductivity in the genus Acer’, and co-authored by John Sperry, Mairgareth Christman, Brendan Choat, David Rabaey and Steven Jansen. The paper will be published in the April issue of New Phytologist (vol. 190 no. 3; DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03518.x), accompanied by a comment from the Editor-in-Chief.
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- Flora Malesiana Volume 19, 2010. ‘Cucurbitaceae’ by W.J.J.O. de Wilde and B.E.E. Duyfjes, 342 pp, with 97 drawings by J.H. van Os, recipient of the Jill Smythies Award of the Linnean Society, and 32 full colour photo plates, sponsored by Rijk Zwaan Breeding B.V., De Lier. ISBN 978-90-71236-72-3. NUR 941.
The volume is accompanied by a digital key to the Malesian species, on CD-Rom, constructed by the editor, H.P. Nooteboom.
The flora contains an overview of all Cucurbitaceae, wild and cultivated, for the Malesian area (Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea). In total 152 taxa are treated, most of them illustrated.
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- Complete overview
