ASBS Newsletter

Contents

• From the President
•      Decadal Plan for Systematics and Taxonomy. . . . . 1
•      New ASBS postdoctoral grants: Marlies Eichler Postdoctoral Fellowship. . . . . 1
•      Systematics 2017: Joint ASBS-SASB conference Adelaide, 26–29 Nov 2017. . . . . 1
•      Call for nominations for Burbidge Medal. . . . . 1
• Issue of concern
•      Specimen destruction update for our members. . . . . 2
• ASBS Inc. business
•      ASBS postdoctoral grants: Marlies Eichler Postdoctoral Fellowship. . . . . 2
•           Notice. Marlies Eichler Postdoctoral Fellowship. . . . . 3
• Eichler Research Fund report
•      Three novel species of red algal parasites in New Zealand. . . . . 4
• Articles
•      Indirect descendants of Robert Brown: introducing a note from a descendant. . . . . 7
•      Robert Brown. . . . . 8
•      Kennedia speciosa A.Cunn., uncertain no more. . . . . 11
• News
•      The global March for Science. . . . . 14
•      Meeting to plan the future of plant systematics. . . . . 15
•      Changes at National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. . . . . 15
•      Patrick Brownsey receives NZ Journal of Botany researcher award. . . . . 16
•      Bruce Maslin AM retires. . . . . 16
•      State of the Environment Report 2016. . . . . 16
•      Key to propagules of selected weedy Asteraceae. . . . . 17
•      19th Century algal album. . . . . 17
•      Critically endangered Hibbertia fumana battling a new transport hub. . . . . 17
•      Better news regarding Trove. . . . . 18
•      Wollemi pine also in the news. . . . . 18
•      Removing ticks – freeze, don't squeeze. . . . . 18
•      South Australian artist inspired by 1861 Wildflowers of South Australia. . . . . 18
•      Australasian botanic gardens open day. . . . . 18
• Web sites of interest
•      Colonial Plants Database. . . . . 19
•      Plants invading South Africa. . . . . 19
•      Herbarium World: exploring herbaria and their importance. . . . . 19
• Papers of interest
•      New fern classification. . . . . 20
•      Rethinking the teaching of the Tree of Life. . . . . 20
•      Pollinators driving changes in plants. . . . . 20
•      Biogeographical disjunctions across the "Top End". . . . . 20
•      Using the AVH to evaluate IBRA bioregions. . . . . 20
•      Celebrating Zealandia, a brand new continent. . . . . 21
•           Postscript: a 19th Century reference to a sunken continent centred on New Zealand. . . . . 21
• ABRS report. . . . . 21
• Point of view
•      Copyright and the use of images and biodiversity data. . . . . 22
• Editorial matters
•      Apology. . . . . 22
•      Access to ASBS Facebook. . . . . 22
• Personalia
•      Maggie Nightingale retires. . . . . 23
• Book reviews
•      Eponyms: plants named after people. . . . . 25
• Book notices. . . . . 26
• Coming conferences
•      Systematics 2017: Integrating Systematics for Conservation and Ecology. . . . . 29
•      International Botanical Congress. . . . . 29
•           Institutional votes for 19th IBC. . . . . .29
•      A Collections Meeting With a Difference. Genomics, Collections, Adaptation and Phylogeny. . . . . 30
•           Notice. 2017 Membership Fees. . . . . 30
• Chapter conveners. . . . . 31
• Contacting major Australasian herbaria and systematics institutions. . . . . 31
• About the Society and becoming a member. . . . . 32
• ASBS publications. . . . . 32
• About the Newsletter: contributions, advertisements and the Editors. . . . . 33

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