A volume devoted to the general systematics of the Compositae, demonstrating the breadth of subject matter and variety of approach to research in this field.
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | Compositae systematics 1975-1993. Developments and Desiderata | 3 |
| 3 | The place and time of origin of the Asteraceae, with additional comments on the Calyceraceae and Goodeniaceae | 23 |
| 4 | Comparative morpho-anatomical investigation of the achenes of Filifolium Kitam, and related genera | 41 |
| 5 | Notes on Vernonia (Vernonieae) in West Africa | 51 |
| 6 | Morphology and ontogeny of the cypsela hairs of Nassaiviinae (Mutisieae) | 107 |
| 7 | On the generic status of certain groups of Centaureinae | 145 |
| 8 | A review of hypotheses on ancestral chromosomal base-numbers in the Astereae and the genus Aster | 153 |
| 9 | Chemistry and systematics of the genus Arnica | 167 |
| 10 | Close genetic affinity of northern and other curasiatic Erigeron species | 197 |
| 11 | Molecular systematics of Senecio squalidus L. and its close diploid relatives | 223 |
| 12 | A review preparatory to an infrageneric classification of Mikania (Eupatorieae) | 239 |
| 13 | The New World Artemisia L. | 255 |
| 14 | The New World Serephidium (Besser) Fourr | 283 |
| 15 | Systematique du genre Artemisia au Maroc | 293 |
| 16 | Sinopsis de la tribu Astereae en Paraguay | 355 |
| 17 | A contribution to studies on Helichrysum (Gnaphalieae) - A revision of the species of Northeast Tropical Africa | 379 |
| Index | 451 |
Overview
A volume devoted to the general systematics of the Compositae, demonstrating the breadth of subject matter and variety of approach to research in this field.