Workshop on a New Classification of the Ericaceae sensu lato, Sydney, Australia, June 16-20, 1997

[602886]到目前为止，丰富的形态学和分子证据一致地表明，需要对Ericaceae（包括杜鹃花、蓝莓和蔓越莓等在生态学和园艺学上都很重要的类群）进行新的分类。本次研讨会由维克森林大学生物系的Kathleen a. Kron教授和澳大利亚北昆士兰詹姆斯库克大学植物学和热带农业系的Paul a. Gadek博士组织，将提供一个论坛，根据美国和澳大利亚的所有新发现的证据，发展一种新的现代（枝源论）分类。这一几乎世界性的植物类群的分类具有重要意义，因为它为许多领域的研究提供了参考点，如Epacridaceae和Ericaceae的分子进化研究和菌根关联的研究。研讨会将为澳大利亚、美国和瑞典的研究人员提供交流信息和开发新的合作项目的机会。特别是将在南半球和亚洲分类群内进行关于进化和生物地理问题的合作。

9602886 Kron The abundance of morphological and molecular evidence to date consistently indicates that a new classification of the Ericaceae - an ecologically and horticulturally important group which includes, for example, azaleas, blueberries, and cranberries - is needed. This workshop, organized by Professor Kathleen A. Kron of the Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, and Dr. Paul A. Gadek of the Department of Botany and Tropical Agriculture, James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia, will provide a forum for the development of a new and modern(cladistic) classification based on all of the newly available evidence developed in the United States and in Australia. Classification of this nearly cosmopolitan group of plants is important because it provides a reference point for many areas of research such as the study of molecular evolution and the investigation of mycorrhizal associations in Epacridaceae and Ericaceae. The workshop will provide opportunities for Australian, US, and Swedish researchers to exchange information and develop new collaborative projects. In particular, collaborations on evolutionary and biogeographical questions within the southern hemisphere and Asian taxa will be pursued.