ASBS Newsletter

Number 105, December 2000

Contents

ASBS Inc Business
David Symon’s Life Membership .................... 1

ABRS Report .................... 22

ABLO Report .................... 24

Articles
Systematic studies in Lepidosperma (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) with particular reference to the Lepidosperma laterale complex .................... 26
Saved by Steudel: Grevillea manglesii (Proteaceae) revisited .................... 27
Perth Chapter .................... 28

Reviews
Addendum .................... 29
Book review: From the Frontier .................... 29
Book review: Plant Systematics. A phylogenetic Approach .................... 25

Incites .................... 31

Letters .................... 32

Conferences
Legumes Down Under .................... 33
Society of Australian Systematic Biologists .................... 37
Robert Brown 200 conference .................... 38

News from FASTS
Special award to Barry Jones .................... 38
Building linkages between Science and Parliament .................... 39
Science at centre stage .................... .................... 40
‘Ten top issues’ for 2001 41 New head for CSIRO .................... 42
FASTS circular for the latter half of 2000 .................... 42
President’s report .................... 44
Release of the final Science Review report .................... 46
Invite a pollie today! .................... 47
Letter to Jonathan Shier .................... 48