Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, Australia

Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW

Karen Wilson

Position

Special Botanist

Branch

Science & Public Programs

Section

Plant Diversity

Phone

61-2-9231 8111

Fax
61-2-9251 7231

Research interests

Systematics (Casuarinaceae, Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Polygonaceae in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Malesia); taxonomic databases (IOPI Global Plant Checklist, Species 2000); botanical history; botanical nomenclature

Keywords

Casuarinaceae, Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Polygonaceae, IOPI Global Plant Checklist, Species 2000

Current research projects

  • Cyperaceae - Uncinia, Carex, Carpha, Lepidosperma, Chorizandra, Cyperus, Schoenus, Rhynchospora, Eleocharis, Fimbristylis, Abildgaardia  - some jointly with Jeremy Bruhl (UNE) and students at UNE (Kerri Clarke, Kioumars Ghamkkar, Xiufu Zhang, John Hodgon, Linda McLaughlin)
  • Casuarinaceae - phylogenetic analysis of molecular, fossil and other data - with Dorothy Steane (UTas) and Robert Hill (ADU)
  • Casuarinaceae - Flora treatments for Malesia and New Caledonia
  • Juncaceae - Revision of Australasian species and Flora of Australia treatment (extension of projects with the late Lawrie Johnson)
  • Polygonaceae - Revision of Muehlenbeckia in Australia - with Bob Makinson
  • Polygonaceae - Flora of Australia treatment - with Gillian Perry and Bob Makinson - submitted but not yet published

Key publications

  • Wilson, K.L. and L.A.S. Johnson† (2001) The genus Juncus (Juncaceae) in Malesia and allied septate-leaved species in adjoining regions. Telopea 9(2): 357-397.
  • Wilson, K.L. and D.A. Morrison (eds) (2000) Monocots: Systematics and Evolution (CSIRO: Melbourne)
  • Jacobs, S.W.L. and K.L. Wilson (1996)  Biogeographical analysis of the freshwater plants of Australasia.  Australian Systematic Botany 9(2): 169-183.
  • Wilson, K.L. (ed.) (1994)  IOPI Global Plant Checklist Project Plan, version 1.2.
  • Wilson, K.L. (1993) Phormiaceae, Doryanthaceae, Juncaceae,  Cyperaceae. Pp. 73-81, 266-396 in G.J. Harden (ed.), Flora of New South Wales, vol. 4.
  • Wilson, K.L. (1991)  Systematic studies in Cyperus section Pinnati (Cyperaceae). Telopea 4(3): 361-496.
  • Wilson, K.L. (1990)  Some widespread species of Persicaria (Polygonaceae) and their allies. Kew Bulletin 45: 621-636.
  • Johnson, L.A.S. and K.L. Wilson (1989)  Casuarinaceae: a synopsis. Pp. 167-188 in P.R. Crane & S. Blackmore (eds), Evolution, systematics and fossil history of the Hamamelidae, vol. 2.
  • Wilson, K.L. and L.A.S.Johnson (1989)  Casuarinaceae. Pp. 100-174 in A.S. George (ed.), Flora of Australia, vol. 3.
  • Wilson, K.L. (1986)  Alpine species of Cyperaceae and Juncaceae. Pp. 471-488 in B. Barlow (ed.), Origin and evolution of the Australasian alpine biota. (CSIRO/Brill: Melbourne)
  • Harborne, J.B., C.A.Williams and K.L. Wilson (1985) Flavonoids in leaves and inflorescences of Australian Cyperaceae.   Phytochemistry 24: 751-766.
  • Wilson, K.L. (1981)  A synopsis of the genus Scirpus sens. lat. in Australia. Telopea 2: 153-172.

 
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