Research Interests
Systematic, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies on Cyperaceae, Casuarinaceae, Juncaceae and Polygonaceae. Other professional interests: botanical nomenclature; botanical history; biodiversity informatics projects, DAMS, scientific editing.
Current Projects
- Carex (family Cyperaceae) – classification and phylogeny of a big global genus
- Lepidosperma (family Cyperaceae): classification and phylogeny of a big Australasian sedge genus
- Schoenus (Cyperaceae tribe Schoeneae): classification and phylogeny of a big sedge genus
- Cyperaceae tribe Schoeneae: classification and phylogeny of a Gondwanan group of sedges
- Muehlenbeckia (family Polygonaceae) – a Gondwanan group