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. 86, NUMBER 4

Revision of Berberis (Berberidaceae) in Chile and Adjacent Southern Argentina. Leslie R. Landrum

Phylogeny of Poaceae Inferred from matK Sequences. Khidir W. Hilu, Lawrence A. Alice & Hongping Liang

Phylogenetics of Hyacinthaceae Based on Plastid DNA Sequences. Martin Pfosser & Franz Speta

The Evolution of Parasitism in Scrophulariaceae/Orobanchaceae: Plastid Gene Sequences Refute an Evolutionary Transition Series. Nelson D. Young, Kim E. Steiner & Claude W. dePamphilis

Phylogenetic Considerations of Euphorbiaceae Tribe Aleuritideae. Peter C. van Welzen & Wolfgang Stuppy

Managing Editor`s Note

Checklist for Authors

Index to Volume 86