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II International Boraginales Meeting
Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, University of Bonn
Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
7—8 May 2015
Boraginales working group (http://boraginales.myspecies.info/)
After our successful meeting in 2014 we want to continue the coordinated efforts. The aim of the
Second International Boraginales meeting is to coordinate research efforts, develop new and
strengthen existing collaborations, increase the exchange of material and information.
Major Topics
Taxonomy – Systematics – Biogeography – Ecology – Phytochemistry
Venue
The Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen is located in the district of Poppelsdorf in Bonn,
next to the Botanical Garden of the University of Bonn and the Poppelsdorf palace. The working
sessions will be held at the Nees-Institute, lunch will be served in the Botanical Gardens, free access
and a guided tour to the Botanical Gardens are provided.
List of participants and E-mail addresses
Rıza Binzet, Mersin University, Turkey, rbinzet@gmail.com
Lorenzo Cecchi, University of Florence, Italy, tasmaceto@gmail.com
Juliana Chacón, University of Bonn, Germany, jchaconp@uni-bonn.de
Michael W. Frohlich, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK, M.Frohlich@kew.org
Marc Gottschling, LMU Munich, Germany, gottschling@biologie.uni-muenchen.de
Matt Guiliams, UC Berkeley and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, USA, matt.guilliams@gmail.com
Kristen Hasenstab, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, USA, khasenstab@rsabg.org
Hartmut H. Hilger, FU Berlin, Germany, hartmut.hilger@fu-berlin.de
Julius Jeiter, University of Bonn, Germany, jjeiter@uni-bonn.de
Shahrokh Kazempour Osaloo, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, skosaloo@modares.ac.ir
Myriam Khoshsokhan, Islamic Azad University, Iran, m.khoshm@gmail.com
Federico Luebert, University of Bonn, Germany, fluebert@uni-bonn.de
Moritz Mittelbach, University of Bochum, Germany, moritz.mittelbach@rub.de
Ana Otero, Real Jardín Botánico Madrid, Spain, anaoterogomez@gmail.com
Massoud Ranjbar, Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran, ranjbar@basu.ac.ir
Federico Selvi, University of Florence, Italy, federico.selvi@unifi.it
Rajendra Shinde, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, India, rajendra.shinde@xaviers.edu
Karel Sutorý, Moravian Museum, Czech Republic, ksutory@mzm.cz
Genevieve K. Walden, UC Berkeley, USA, gkwalden@gmail.com
Maximilian Weigend, University of Bonn, Germany, mweigend@uni-bonn.de
II International Boraginales Meeting
Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, University of Bonn
Programme
Thursday, 7 May 2015: Participants' presentations
9:00-9:15
M. Weigend: Introductory presentation
9:15-9:30
M. Gottschling: Phylogenetics of Ehretiaceae
9:35-9:50
K. Hasenstab: Systematics of Varronia (Cordiaceae)
9:55-10:10
G.K. Walden: Update to systematics of the hydrophylls
J. Chacón: New insights into the phylogeny of Boraginaceae s.str. with
10:15-10:30
an emphasis on the placement of some enigmatic genera
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-11:15
S. Kazempour Osaloo: Molecular phylogeny of Boraginoideae in Iran
11:20-11:35
R. Binzet: The genus Onosma in Turkey
M. Ranjbar: Systematics, taxonomy and nomenclature of the genera
11:40-11:55
Onosma and Paracaryum
A. Otero: Fruit evolution in Cynoglosseae, phylogeography and
12:00-12:15
speciation drivers of Omphalodes s.l., and conservation biology of
Gyrocaryum
12:20-14:00
Lunch
14:00-14:15
16:20-16:35
16:40-16:55
M. Khoshsokhan: Molecular phylogeny of Lappula and its allies in Iran
H.H. Hilger: Taxa and names in Cynoglossum sensu lato (Boraginaceae,
Cynoglosseae)
F. Selvi and L. Cecchi: Work on the Boraginaceae at Firenze: progress
2014-2015
M. Weigend: Subfamilial classification of the Boraginaceae s.str.
Coffee break
M.Mittelbach: An overview of floral rewards and pollen:ovule ratios
across Boraginaceae
M. Guiliams: Diversification and amphitropical biogeography of the
popcorn flowers (Plagiobothrys, Amsinckiinae)
F. Luebert: Historical biogeography of Boraginales
19:00
Informal evening meeting
14:20-14:35
14:40-14:55
15:00-15:15
15:20-16:00
16:00-16:15
Friday, 8 May 2015: Discussion sessions
9:00-10:30
Further challenges in Boraginales research
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-12:30
Major gaps in the systematics of Boraginaceae
12:30-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:00
14:00-15:30
15:30-16:00
16:00-17:00
Guided Tour Botanical Gardens of Bonn University
Ecology and Biogeography of Boraginaceae s.str.
Coffee break
Wrap-up session