The Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, published quarterly since 1914, contains peer-reviewed papers primarily devoted to systematic botany and evolution. The Annals reflect the global mission of the Garden, with contributing authors from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.

CONTENTS OF THE ANNALS OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, VOL. 84, NUMBER 1

Angiosperm Phylogeny Inferred from 18S Ribosomal DNA Sequences. Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, Daniel L. Nickrent, Leigh A. Johnson, William J. Hahn, Sara B. Hoot, Jennifer A Sweere, Robert K. Kuzoff, Kathleen A. Kron, Mark W. Chase, Susan M. Swensen, Elizabeth A. Zimmer, Shu-Miaw Chaw, Lynn J. Gillespie, W. John Kress & Kenneth J. Sytsma

Tribal Relationships in the Gesneriaceae: Evidence from DNA Sequences of the Chloroplast Gene ndhF. J. F. Smith, J. C. Wolfram, K. D. Brown, C. L. Carroll & D. S. Denton

A Phylogenetic Conspectus of the Tribe Juanulloeae (Solanaceae). Sandra Knapp, Viveco Persson & Stephen Blackmore

A Revision of the Genus Xiphotheca (Fabaceae. Anne Lise Schutte

A Review of the Genus Eccremocarpus (Bignoniaceae). William G. D`Arcy

Hot-Spots Analysis for Conservation of Plant Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin. Frederic Medail & Pierre Quezel

Survey of Chromosome Numbers in Rubus (Rosaceae: Rosoideae). Maxine M. Thompson

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