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. 92, NUMBER 1

Proceedings of the 49th Annual Systematics Symposium of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Conservation Genetics, held Oct. 11-12 in St. Louis

● Conservation Genetics: Theory and Practice. Barbara A. Schaal and Wesley J. Leverich

● Theory and Methods for Diagnosing Species and Populations in Conservation. Paul Goldstein, Yael Wyner, Phaedra Doukakis, Mary G. Egan, George Amato, Howard Rosenbaum and Rob DeSalle

● Adaptive Radiation and Regulatory Gene Evolution in the Hawaiian Silversword Alliance (Asteraceae). Michael D. Purugganan and Robert H. Robichaux

● Using Mimulus as a Model System to Understand the Role of Inbreeding in Conservation. Genetic and Ecological Approaches. Michele R. Dudash, Courtney J. Murren and David E. Carr

● Loss of Genetic Diversity and Erroneous Phylogeographical Inferences in Lithocarpus konishii (Fagaceae) of Taiwan Caused by the Chi Chi Earthquake. Implications for Conservation. Kuo Hsiang Hung, Tsai Wen Hsu, Barbara A. Schaal and Tzen Yuh Chiang

Phylogenetics of Amaranthaceae Based on matK/trnK Sequence Data. Evidence from Parsimony, Likelihood, and Bayesian Analyses. Kai Muller and Thomas Borsch

Resurrection and Revision of Patima (Rubiaceae, Cinchonoideae, Hamelieae). Piero G. Delprete, Michael Nee and Jifke Koek Noorman

A Review of Hybridization in North American Hawthorns. Another Look at The Crataegus Problem. J. B. Phipps