Members of the family Euphorbiaceae comprise a diverse and economically important group of tropical plants (including the rubber tree plant). Drs. Michael Huft and Grady Webster have organized an international gathering of specialists on the group in order to work toward a consensus of the family's classification. This three-day conference at the Missouri Botanical Garden will include many younger investigators from Central and South America, Europe, and Asia. This will be their first opportunity to gather to discuss their own research, and the research priorities of the family. Dr. Webster's 1975 classification of the family will be analyzed from the different perspectives of the participants (secondary chemistry, cytology, pollination biology, and morphology). The proposed symposium will set the stage for a generation of collaborative international research on an economically important group of tropical plants. The classification that will emerge will be of value to a diverse array of ecologists, conservation biologists, and economic botanists.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
8817991
Program Officer
James E. Rodman
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1989-06-15
Budget End
1990-11-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1988
Total Cost
$31,218
Indirect Cost
Name
Missouri Botanical Garden
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Saint Louis
State
MO
Country
United States
Zip Code
63110