Early Events in Monocot Evolution

20 April- 22 April 2010

Joint meeting of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Linnean Society of London which will focus on early branches of the monocot phylogeny.

Lysichiton camtschatcensis (© Fred Muller / Botanical Garden of Lyon)

This three-day meeting, held in honour of Kew’s Araceae specialist Simon Mayo on his official retirement, will focus on early branches of the monocot phylogeny. It will include fossils, monocot origins and relationships among alismatid and lilioid monocots. The meeting is timed to occur in mid-cycle for the regular larger-scale and more inclusive Monocot Meetings (between Monocots IV, Copenhagen, 2008 and Monocots V, New York, 2013). Oral presentations will be published in a planned Systematics Association volume.

The conference will be held on 20 - 22 April 2010 at the Linnean Society of London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. A series of invited papers will follow three main themes:

Monocot origins and relationships, including fossils
Evolution and systematics of early-divergent monocots
Deep monocot relationships: early divergence of liloid monocots

For a full scientific programme and to download your registration form please click here.

For more information about the conference, details of accommodation and directions to the Linnean Society, please contact:

Events, The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BF

Tel: +44 (0)20 7434 4479

Fax: +44 (0)20 7287 9364

Email: events@linnean.org

This conference has been organised by Dr Paul Wilkin (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and is sponsored by the Annals of Botany, the Systematics Association and The Linnean Society of London.