Family Reviewers
Key to status abbreviations & family reviewers
R = review completed.
RH = review completed and hard copy published.
UR = under review (partially reviewed).
NR = not yet reviewed.
LR = recently reviewed in the literature.
GR = part of a geographical review.
The family reviewers are listed in order of when they reviewed the families with the most recent first.
The information in brackets is as follows: (institute or place of residence, year of review, specific taxonomic group or geographical region reviewed).
| Family | Status | Compiler(s) | Reviewer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alstroemeriaceae | R | R.Govaerts (K, 2005) | A.Hofreiter (2006) |
| Amaryllidaceae | R | R.Govaerts (K, 2005) | S.Kington (RHS, 2007, Narcissus), N.Friesen (OSN, 2007, Allium subgen.Rhizirideum), R.Fritsch (2006, Allium), D.A.Snijman (NBG, 2006), R.Marcucci (PAD, 2006), P.A.Silverstone-Sopkin (CUVC, 2006, Colombia), S.Brullo (CAT, 2005, Allium) |
| Ancistrocladaceae | GR | R.Govaerts (K, 2006) | M.Cheek (K, 2007) |
| Apocynaceae | R | R.Govaerts | A.Leeuwenberg (Wageningen, 1999) |
| Araceae | RH | R.Govaerts | J.Bogner (Munich, 2002), J.Boos (2002), P.Boyce (K, 2002), B.Cosgriff (St Luis, 2002), T.Croat (St Luis, 2002), E.Gonçalves (São Paulo, 2002), M.Grayum (St Luis, 2002), A.Hay (Sydney, 2002), W.Hetterscheid (Hilversum, 2002), S.Ittenbach (2002), E.Landolt (Zürich, 2002), S.Mayo (K, 2002), J.Murata (Tokyo, 2002), V.D.Nguyen (Hanoi, 2002), C.M.Sakuragui (Maringa, 2002), Y.Singh (Pittsburgh, 2002), S.Thompson (Pittsburgh, 2002), G.Zhu (St Luis, 2002). |
| Araliaceae | RH | R.Govaerts | H.-J.Esser (M, 2003), D.G.Frodin (K, 2003), P.P.Lowry (2003), J.Wen (US, 2003) |
| Arecaceae | RH | R. Govaerts | J.Dransfield (K, 2003), S. Zona (FTG, 2004), D.R. Hodel (2004), A. Henderson (NY) |
| Asparagaceae | R | R.Govaerts | B.J.M.Zonneveld (2007, Hosta), S.A.Zona (FTG, 2006) |
| Basellaceae | R | R.Govaerts | R.Eriksson (GB, 2007) |
| Begoniaceae | R | R.Govaerts | M.J.S.Sands (K, 2003) |
| Betulaceae | RH | R.Govaerts | W.Bopp (1998) |
| Bromeliaceae | R | R.Govaerts | H.E.Luther (SEL, 2005), J.Grant (NEU, 2005) |
| Burmanniaceae | R | R.Govaerts | R.M.K.Saunders (HKU, 2005), H.Maas-van de Kamer (U, 2005), P.J.M.Maas (U, 2005), D.X.Zhang (IBSL, 2005) |
| Campanulaceae | R | R.Govaerts | T.G.Lammers (OSH, 2006) |
| Cannaceae | UR | R.Govaerts | H.Maas-van de Kamer (U, 2005), P.J.M.Maas (U, 2005), N.Tanaka (2000) |
| Ceratophyllaceae | R | R.Govaerts | M.Thomas (K, 2002) |
| Chrysobalanaceae | R | R.Govaerts | G.T.Prance & C.A.Sothers (K, 2003) |
| Colchicaceae | R | R.Govaerts | K.Persson (GB, 2007) |
| Commelinaceae | R | R.Govaerts | R.Faden (Washington, Dec.2004) |
| Costaceae | R | R.Govaerts | H.Maas-van de Kamer (U, 2005), P.J.M.Maas (U, 2005) |
| Cyclanthaceae | R | R.Govaerts | R.Eriksson (GB, 2006) |
| Cyperaceae | R | R.Govaerts | J.Koopman (Poland, 2008, Carex), D.Simpson (K, 2004), P.Goetghebeur (Gent, 2005), K.Wilson (NSW, 2005), T.Egorova (LE, 2005), J.Bruhl (NE) |
| Dioscoreaceae | R | R.Govaerts | P.Wilkin (K, 2005), L.Raz (COL, 2006), O.Téllez-Valdés (MEXU, 2006) |
| Droseraceae | R | R.Govaerts | M.Cheek (K, 2001) |
| Drosophyllaceae | R | R.Govaerts | M.Cheek (K, 2001) |
| Euphorbiaceae | RH | R.Govaerts | F.J.Fernández Casas (MA, 2007, Cnidoscolus), C.Barker (K, 2000), S.Carter (K, 2000, Euphorbia), S.Davies (2000), H.-J.Esser (2000), M.Gilbert (2000), P.Hoffmann (K, 2000), A.Radcliffe-Smith (K, 2000), V.Steinmann (IEB, 2000), P.van Welzen (2000), T.Whitmoore (2000) |
| Fagaceae | RH | R.Govaerts | S.Andrews (1998), A.Coombes (1998), M.Gilbert (London, 1998, China), D.Hunt (1998), K.Nixon (1998, America), M.Thomas (1998) |
| Haemodoraceae | R | R.Govaerts | H.Maas-van de Kamer (U, 2005), P.J.M.Maas (U, 2005) |
| Heliconiaceae | R | R.Govaerts | J.Kress (US, Dec.2004) |
| Lamiaceae | NR | R.Govaerts | A.Paton (K, 2005), Y.Harvey (Leonotis;K, 2002), T.Navarro (C.S.I.C.Almería, 1999), M.del Rosario García Peña (Salvia, Cunila, MEXU, 2007) |
| Magnoliaceae | RH | R.Govaerts | R.Figlar (2006), H.Nooteboom (1996), S.Spongberg (1996) |
| Marantaceae | R | R.Govaerts | H.Kennedy (UBC, 2004) |
| Mayacaceae | R | R.Govaerts | J.C.Jaszczerski (HUCP, 2005) |
| Musaceae | R | R.Govaerts | Häkkinen (2006) |
| Myrtaceae | R | R.Govaerts | M.Sobral (BHCB, 2005), P.Ashton (A, 2005), F.Barrie (US, 2005), B.K.Holst (SELBY, 2005), L.L.Landrum (ASU, 2005), K.Matsumoto (KAMPINAS, 2005), F.Fernanda Mazine (ESA), E.Nic Lughadha (K, 2005), C.Proenca (UB, 2005), L.H.Soares-Silva (UB, 2005), P.G.Wilson (Sydney, 2005), E.Lucas (K, 2005) |
| Oleaceae | R | R.Govaerts | P.S.Green (K, 2006) |
| Orchidaceae | R | R.Govaerts | P.Bernet (Réunion, 2010), K. Kratochvil (Czech Rep., 2009), G. Gerlach (M, 2009), G. Carr (2009, Catasetum), P. Alrich (2009), A.M.Pridgeon(U.K., 2008), J.Pfahl (Florida, 2006), M.A.Campacci (Brazil, 2005), D.Holland Baptista (Brazil, 2005), H.Tigges (Germany, 2005), J.Shaw (RHS, 2005), P.Cribb (K, 2003), Alex George (K, 2003), K.Kreuz (2004, Europe), J.Wood (K, 2003, Europe). |
| Pandaceae | RH | R.Govaerts | A.Radcliffe-Smith (K, 2000) |
| Petrosaviaceae | R | R.Govaerts | A.Radcliffe-Smith (K, 2000) |
| Physenaceae | R | C.Ulloa | P.Phillipson (MO, 2006) |
| Poaceae | UR | W.D. Clayton, R. Govaerts, K.T. Harman, H. Williamson & M. Vorontsova | The Grass family has recently been transferred from GrassBase and is still being edited, but it has been made available provisionally due to user demand. The geographical data in particular is incomplete. |
| Rapateaceae | R | R.Govaerts | P.E.Berry (WIS, 2005) |
| Restionaceae | R | R.Govaerts | B.G.Briggs (NSW, 2005), P.Linder (Z, 2005) |
| Rubiaceae | R | R.Govaerts | M.Ruhsam (K, 2005), L.Andersson (2000), E.Robbrecht (Meise, 2000), D.Bridson (K, 2000), A.Davis (K, 2002, Madagascar), I.Schanzer (2003), B.Sonké (YA, 2005) |
| Sapotaceae | RH | R.Govaerts | Y.Harvey (K, 2001, Omphalocarpum), L.Jessup (2001, Australia), T.D.Pennington (K, 2001), W.Vink (Leiden, 2001) For more information on the family and especially specimen information, please visit the Sapotaceae Resource Centre. |
| Sarcolaenaceae | R | C.Ulloa | C.Hong-Wa (MO, 2006), P.Phillipson (MO, 2006) |
| Schlegeliaceae | R | R.Govaerts | K.A.Barringer (BKL, 2006) |
| Sphaerosepalaceae | R | C.Ulloa | P.Phillipson (MO, 2006) |
| Triuridaceae | R | R.Govaerts | H.Maas-van de Kamer (U, 2005), P.J.M.Maas (U, 2005) |
| Verbenaceae | R | R.Govaerts | S.Atkins (K, 2000) |
| Xanthorrhoeaceae | R | R.Govaerts | L.Newton (Nairobi, 2006, Aloe) |
| Xyridaceae | R | R.Govaerts | J.M.Lock (K, 2005, Africa) |
| Zingiberaceae | R | R.Govaerts | M.Newman (E, 2007), J.M.Lock (K, 2005, Aframomum). |
Table last updated 11th November 2010.


