Conifer Conservation Publications

Submitted

  • MILL, R. R. & Stark Schilling, D. Cuticular micromorphology of Saxegothaea Lindl. (Podocarpaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc., submitted
  • MILL, R. R. & Stark Schilling, D. M. (0000) Proposal to conserve Podocarpus aristulatus Parl. (Podocarpaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon, submitted
  • Stark Schilling, D. M. & MILL, R. R. Typification and nomenclature of two Caribbean species of Podocarpus (Podocarpaceae). Taxon, submitted

In Press


2008

  • Amin Shah, De-Zhu Li, M.MÖLLER, Lian-Ming Gao, M. HOLLINGSWORTH & M. GIBBY (2008) Delimitation of Taxus fuana Nan Li & R.R. Mill (Taxaceae) based on morphological and molecular data. Taxon 57(1):211-222.
  • Kettle, C.K., R.A. Ennos, T. Jaffre, M.F. Gardner & P.M. Hollingsworth (2008) Cryptic genetic bottlenecks during restoration of an endangered tropical conifer. Biological Conservation 141:1953-1961. 

2007 

  • Farjon, A. & P. THOMAS (2007) Taiwania cryptomerioides - an overview biogeography and conservation. In: The International Symposium on Taiwania cryptomerioides, 8-10 December 2007, Nantou County, Taiwan. Taiwan: Experimental Forest, College of Bio-resources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University. 9-17 pp.
  • Gao, L.-M., MÖLLER, M., Zhang, X.-M., HOLLINGSWORTH, M.L., Liu, J., MILL, R. R., GIBBY, M., Li D.-Z. (2007) High variation and strong phylogeographic pattern among cpDNA haplotypes in the Taxus wallichiana complex (Taxaceae) in China and North Vietnam. Molecular Ecology 16:4684-4698
  • KETTLE, C.J., HOLLINGSWORTH, P.M., Jaffré T., Moran B., and Ennos R.A. (2007) Identifying the early genetic consequences of habitat degradation in a highly threatened tropical conifer, Araucaria nemorosa de Laub. Molecular Ecology 16: 3581-3591.
  • MÖLLER, M., Gao, L.-M., MILL, R. R., Li D.-Z, HOLLINGSWORTH, M.L. & GIBBY, M. (2007) Morphometric analysis of the Taxus wallichiana-complex based on herbarium material. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 155: 307-335.
  • NEWMAN,M., Sounthone Ketphanh, Bouakhaykhone Svengsuksa, P. THOMAS, Khamphone Sengdala, Vichith Lamxay & K.ARMSTRONG (2007) A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Forest Reseach Center, University of Lao PDR, IUCN Lao PDR, Vientiane. 394 pp.
  • NEWMAN,M., P. THOMAS, Soulivanh Lanorsavanh, Sounthone Ketphanh, Bouakhaykhone Svengsuksa and Vichith Lamxay (2007) New records of angiosperms and pteridophytes in the Flora of Laos. Edin. J. Bot. 64:225-251.
  • Soto, D.P., C. Le Quesne, A. Lara & M.F. GARDNER (2007) Precarious conservation status of Pilgerodendron uviferum forests in their northern distribution in the Chilean Coastal Range. Bosque 28(3):263-270.
  • THOMAS, P., Khamphone Sengdala, Vichit Lamxay & Eanghourt Khou (2007) New records of conifers in Cambodia and Laos. Edin. J. Bot. 64(1):37-44.

2006

  • Farjon, A., S. Bachman, M.F. GARDNER, D. Luscombe, C. Reynolds & P. THOMAS (2006) Conservation Assessments of Data Deficient (DD) Conifers Using Herbarium and Geographical Information System (GIS) data. Edinburgh: RBG Kew, Bedgebury Pinetum, RBGE. 311 pp.
  • GARDNER, M.F, HECHENLEITNER V.P., P. THOMAS, Echeverría, C., Escobar, B., BROWNLESS, P., Martínez A., C. (2006) Threatened Plants of Central and South Chile: Distribution, Conservation and Propagation. Universidad Austral de Chile & Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 188 pp. (English language)
  • MILL, R. R. (2006). A new name for Podocarpus rotundus de Laub. (Podocarpaceae). Edin. J. Bot. 63: 81-83.
  • MILL, R. R. & Farjon, A. (2006). (1710). Proposal to conserve the name Xanthocyparis against Callitropsis Oerst. (Cupressaceae). Taxon 55: 229-231.
  • RAE, D., R. CUBEY, M.F. GARDNER, J. LATTA, K. Walter (2006) Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Catalogue of plants 2006. Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 598 pp. 

2005 

  • HECHENLEITNER V.P., M.F. GARDNER, P.I. THOMAS, C. Echeverría, B. Escobar, P. BROWNLESS & C. Martínez A. (2005) Plantas Amenazadas del Centro-Sur de Chile. Universidad Austral de Chile/ Real Jardín Botánico de Edimburgo. 187 pp. (Spanish language)

2004

  • Brummitt, R. K., MILL, R. R. & Farjon, A. (2004). The significance of ‘it' in the nomenclature of three Tasmanian conifers: Microcachrys tetragona and Microstrobos niphophilus (Podocarpaceae), and Diselma archeri (Cupressaceae). Taxon 53(2): 529-539.
  • Farjon, A., P. THOMAS & Nguyen Duc To Luu (2004) Conifer conservation in Vietnam: case reports of three potential ‘flagship species'. Oryx 38 (3):257-266.
  • MILL, R. R. (2004). (1612) Proposal to conserve Podocarpus affinis Seem. (Recent Podocarpaceae) over Podocarpus affinis A. Massal. (fossil Podocarpaceae). Taxon 53(1): 201-202.
  • MILL, R. R. & Hill, R. S. (2004) Validations of the names of seven Podocarpaceae macrofossils. Taxon 53: 1043-1046.
  • MILL, R. R., MÖLLER, M. Glidewell, S. M., Masson, D. & Williamson, B. (2004). Comparative anatomy and morphology of fertile complexes of Prumnopitys and Afrocarpus species (Podocarpaceae) as revealed by histology and NMR imaging, and their relevance to systematics. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 145: 295-316
  • MILL, R. R. & Weston, P. (2004) (1613-1614) Proposals to reject the names Polypodiopsis and Polypodiopsis muelleri (Plantae vasculares, incertae sedis). Taxon 53(1): 203-205.
  • Muller, E. M., Barker, N. P. & MILL, R. R. (2004). A Yellowwood by any other name: Molecular systematics and the taxonomy of Podocarpus and the Podocarpaceae in Southern Africa. South African Journal of Science 100: 629-632.
  • Nguyen Tien Hiep, Phan Ke Loc, Nguyen Duc To Luu, P. THOMAS, A. Farjon, L. Averyanov & J. Regalado Jr. (2004) Vietnam Conifers: Conservation Status Review 2004. Fauna & Flora International, Vietnam Programme, Hanoi. 128 pp.
  • Nguyen Duc To Luu & P. THOMAS (2004) Cay La Kim Viet Nam (Conifers of Vietnam: an illustrated field guide). World Publishing House, Hanoi. 121 pp. (in Vietnamese and English)
  • Robertson A., HOLLINGSWORTH, P.M., KETTLE, C.J., Ennos R.A., GARDNER M.F. (2004) Characterisation of nuclear microsatellites in New Caledonian Araucaria species. Molecular Ecology Notes 4, 62-63. 

2003

  • Collins, D., MILL, R. R., & MÖLLER, M. (2003). Species separation of Taxus baccata, T. canadensis, and T. cuspidata (Taxaceae) and origins of their reputed hybrids inferred from RAPD and cpDNA data. Amer. J. Bot. 90: 175-182.
  • GARDNER, M.F. (2003) The International Conifer Conservation Programme. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 615: 405-409.
  • GARDNER, M.F.  & A. Lara. (2003) The Conifers of Chile: an overview of their Distribution and Ecology. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 615: 165 - 170.
  • Lara, A., M.F. GARDNER, A. Vergara & B. Escobar. (2003) The Use and Conservation of Fitzroya cupressoides (Alerce) Forests in Chile. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 615: 381-385.

  • MILL, R. R. (2003). Towards a biogeography of Podocarpaceae. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 615: 137-147.
  • MILL, R. R. (ed.) (2003). Proceedings of the International Conifer Conference 1999. Being Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 615. 485 pp.

2002

  • Bekessy, S.A., D. Sleep, A. Stott, M. Menucinni, P. THOMAS, R.A. Ennos, M.A. Burgman, M.F. GARDNER, A.C. Newton (2002) Adaptation of Monkey Puzzle to arid environments reflected by regional differences in stable carbon isotype ratio and allocation to root biomass. Forest Genetics 9(1):63-70. 
  • Glidewell, S.M., MÖLLER, M., Duncan, G., MILL, R.R., Masson, D. & Williamson, B. (2002). NMR imaging as a tool for noninvasive taxonomy: comparison of female cones of two Podocarpaceae. New Phytologist 154: 197-207.
  • Herbert, J., HOLLINGSWORTH, P. M., GARDNER, M. F., MILL, R. R., THOMAS, P. I. & Jaffré, T. (2002). Conservation genetics and phylogenetics of New Caledonian Retrophyllum (Podocarpaceae) species. New Zealand J. Bot. 40(2): 175-188.
  • MILL, R.R. (2002). Proposal to conserve Podocarpus rotundus de Laub. (Recent Podocarpaceae) over Podocarpus rotundus Bocharn. (fossil Podocarpaceae). Taxon 51: 185-186.
  • MILL, R.R. & Quinn, C. J. (2002). Prumnopitys andina reinstated as the correct name for "lleuque", the Chilean conifer recently renamed P. spicata (Podocarpaceae). Taxon 50: 1143-1154.
  • Sinclair, W. T., MILL, R. R., MÖLLER, M., GARDNER, M. F., Woltz, P., Jaffré, T., PRESTON, J., HOLLINGSWORTH, M. & A. PONGE (2002) A. Evolutionary relationships of the New Caledonian heterotrophic conifer, Parasitaxus usta (Podocarpaceae), inferred from chloroplast trnL-F intron / spacer and nuclear rDNA ITS2 sequences. Plant Syst. Evol. 233: 79-104.

2001

  • Allnutt, T., J. Courtis, M.F. GARDNER & A.C. Newton 2001. Genetic variation in wild Chilean and cultivated British populations of Podocarpus salignus D.Don (Podocarpaceae). Edinb. J. Bot. 58:459-473. 
  • Etisham-ul-Haq, M., T.R. Allnutt, C. Smith-Ramírez, M.F. GARDNER, J.J. Armesto & A.C. Newton (2001) Patterns of Genetic Variation in in and ex situ populations of the threatened Chilean vine Berberidopsis corallina, detected using RAPD markers. Annals of Botany 87:813-821.  
  • Masson, D., Glidewell, S.M., MÖLLER, M., MILL, R.R. & Williamson, B. (2001). Non-destructive examination of herbarium material for taxonomic studies using NMR imaging. Edinb. J. Bot. 58: 1-14.
  • MILL, R.R. (2001). A new sectional combination in Nageia Gaertn. (Podocarpaceae). Edin. J. Bot. 58: 499-501.
  • MILL, R.R. MÖLLER, M., Glidewell, S.M., Masson, D., CHRISTIE, F. & Williamson, B. (2001). Morphology, anatomy and ontogeny of female cones in Acmopyle pancheri (Brongn. & Gris) Pilg. (Podocarpaceae). Annals of Botany 88: 55-67.

2000

  • MÖLLER, M., MILL, R.R., Glidewell, S.M., Masson, D., Williamson, B. & Bateman, R.M. (2000). Comparative biology and taxonomic significance of the pollination mechanisms in Acmopyle pancheri and Phyllocladus hypophyllus. Annals of Botany 86: 149-158.
  • THOMAS, P. & M.F. WATSON (2000) Data management for plant collections. A handbook of best practice. Edinburgh, Scotland: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 48 pp. 

1999

  • Allnutt, T., A.C. Newton, A. Lara, A. Premoli, J. Armesto, M.F. GARDNER (1999) Genetic variation in Fitzroya cupressoides (alerce), a threatened South American conifer. Jour. Molecular Ecology 8:975-987.
  • Farjon, A. & MILL, R.R. (1388-1389) Proposals to conserve the current spelling of two generic names of conifers. Taxon 48: 151-154.
  • Fraver, S., M.E. González, F. Silla, A. Lara, M.F. GARDNER (1999) Composition and structure of remnant Fitzroya cupressoides forests of Southern Chile's Central Depression. Bull.Torrey Bot. Club 126(1):49-57.
  • Fu Liguo, Li Nan & MILL, R.R. (1999). Ginkgoaceae, Araucariaceae, Pinaceae (except Abies and Picea), Taxodiaceae, Podocarpaceae, Cephalotaxaceae and Taxaceae. In Wu Zheng-yi & Raven, P.H., Flora of China 4: 8-25, 33-44, 52, 54-61, 78-96. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Fu Li-kuo, MILL, R.R. & Turland, N.J. (1999). Validation of the name Cephalotaxus latifolia (Cephalotaxaceae), a species from southeast China. Novon 9(2): 185-186.
  • GARDNER, M.F. , P. THOMAS, A. Lara & B. Escobar (1999) Fitzroya cupressoides. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 16(3):229-240.
  • GARDNER, M.F.  (1999). Managing ex situ conifer conservation collections. In: S. Andrews, A.C. Leslie and C. Alexander (Editors). Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants: Third International Symposium, pp. 19-23. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew  
  • MILL, R.R. & THOMAS, P. (1999). Plant portraits: 370. Falcatifolium taxoides. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 16(3): 199-211.
  • MILL, R.R. (1999). A new species of Larix from south-east Tibet and other nomenclatural notes on Chinese Larix. Novon 9(1): 79-82.
  • MILL, R.R. (1999). A new combination in Nageia (Podocarpaceae). Novon 9(1): 77-78.

1998 

  • Allnutt, T., P. THOMAS, A.C. Newton & M.F. GARDNER (1998) Genetic variation in Fitzroya cupressoides cultivated in the British Isles, assessed using RAPDS. Edinb. J. Bot. 55(3):329-341. 

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