This inventory is based on the data provided by the permanent staff members on their personal pages. Research by associated staff is incompletely covered.

Biodiversity informatics / Floristic projects / Taxonomic arrangement / Geographic arrangement / General subjects

A. Floristic research projects

• Med-Checklist. A critical inventory of vascular plants of the circum-mediterranean countries (BGBM & Conservatoire botanique de la Ville de Genève, Geneva
• Flora de la República de Cuba (with Institut für Spezielle Botanik der Universität Jena, Jardín Botánico Nacional, Universidad de La Habana and Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba
• Flora of the Guianas (Consortium of 5 European and 2 North American institutions, the University of Guyana, Georgetown, and the National Herbarium, University of Suriname, Paramaribo website
• Inventario Florístico del Parque Nacional "El Imposible" (Co-operation of: Servicio de Parques Nacionales, CENREN, MAG, El Salvador; Fundación Salvanatura; Jardín Botánico La Laguna; and BGBM
• Listado Básico de la Flora Salvadoriensis and Flora of El Salvador (long-term projects with Jardín Botánico La Laguna

 

B. Taxonomic arrangement

Algae:

• Algaterra Information System
• The diatomflora of Korea
• Morphology, taxonomy and nomenclature of Gomphocymbella species
• Typification of Otto Müller's taxa from East African material at B
• Historical diatom-diversity in Lake Malawi and tributary waters, East Africa
• Medium-term changes in the biodiversity of diatoms in Berlin waters: a comparison of old and new samples
• Nomenclature of algae
• Typification of Ehrenberg's taxa ]
• Red List of Algae in Berlin
• Taxonomy of algae especially phytoflagellates

 

Fungi, incl. lichenized fungi:

• Higher fungi, especially Basidiomycetes (taxonomy, nomenclature, photography) and the genus Panaeolus world-wide
• Taxonomy of Graphidales of the Guianas and New Guinea
• Taxonomy of Cladonia in the Guianas, in co-operation with Prof. T. Ahti, Helsinki
• Key to the lichen genera of the Neotropics
• Guide to, and placement of keys on Internet
• Maintaining of pre-1949 lichen literature database in the Internet: Mattick's Literature Index
• Revision of the lichen genus Hypotrachyna in the Neotropics, in co-operation with J. Elix (Canberra, Australia) and T. Nash (Tempe, USA), supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft.
• The lichen flora of selected Aegean islands (Greece) and their phytogeographical and historical significance, supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft
• The lichen flora of Costa Rica. Participation in the Ticolichen programm managed by Robert Lücking, and the Inventario National de Biodiversidad of INBio

 

Bryophyta:

• Tropical mosses, Taxonomy of Calymperaceae, especially Mitthyridium.

 

Pteridophyta:

• Taxonomy of the fern genus Adiantum

 

Flowering plant families:

Adoxaceae:

• Contribution to Flora Hellenica (Adoxa)

Boraginaceae:

• Contribution to Flora Hellenica (Amsinckia, Asperugo, Borago, Cerinthe, Lappula, Rochelia)
• Revision of Greek species of Alkanna (Boraginaceae) (PhD thesis, A. Vasiliou)

Cactaceae:

• Monographic studies, revisions, taxonomic history (Pereskia, Maihuenia, Denmoza, Opuntia ser. Armatae, south American Harrisia and other mainly South American genera)
• Contribution to Flora of the Guianas
• Contribution to Flora of Argentina
• Contribution to Flora of Chile

Capparaceae:

• Phylogeny of Old-World Capparoideae (PhD thesis, K. Rabe; co-supervisor Dr N. Kilian)

Caryophyllaceae:

• Taxonomy and biogeography of Silene
• Caryophyllaceae treatment for the Flora de la República de Cuba

Cistaceae:

• Taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of vascular plants in the Mediterranean, in particular Cisteae.
• Contribution to Flora Hellenica (Cistus, Fumana, Halimium, Helianthemum, Tuberaria)

Combretaceae:

• Revision and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Anogeissus (Combretaceae,
  Myrtales, Rosidae) by means of morphological-anatomical and under consideration of
  molecular data (diploma thesis Gesche Hohlstein; cosupervisors N. Kilian)

Compositae:

• Treatment for Med-Checklist
• Contribution to Flora Iberica (Leucantheminae)
• Contributions to the checklist of vascular plants of northern Morocco
• Studies in the Compositae of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra
• Systematics of the Lactucinae (Prenanthes in Africa and SW Asia)
• The Lactuceae of China (Coordinating co-authorships Lactuceae for 'Flora of China')
• Molecular systematics of the Lactuceae substribes Sonchinae and Lactucinae
• Molecular systematics of the genus Launaea (Lactuceae, Sonchinae)
• Taxonomy and biogeography of vascular plants in the Mediterranean, particularly Anthemideae
• Taxonomy of Lactuceae, Hypochoeridinae; Inuleae, Phagnalon
• Revision of Carduus, Alfredia and Olgaea (in co-operation with Dr M. Aghababian, Erevan)
• Taxonomy, floristics, morphology and anatomy of Achillea
• Contribution to W. Rothmaler's "Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Kritischer Band" (Achillea)
• Database "Natural Substances in the Compositae: The Bohlmann Files" (Dr. J. Jakupovic, TU Berlin & C. Zdero)
• Contributor to Kubitzki, K. (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (Compositae-Anthemideae)
• Compositae of Europe, a synonymic checklist. Part of the EU research project Euro+Med Plant Base (Electronic
  online database, University of Reading)
• Taxonomic monograph of Saussurea subg. Amphilaena (Compositae) (PhD thesis, E. von Raab-Straube)
• Taxonomy and biogeography of Cynareae (Compositae)
• Lactuceae - a review
• Reconstruction of the molecular phylogeny of the Lactuceae/Asteraceae with special emphasis on the tribal delimitation, the subtribe Hieraciinae and the genera Crepis and Scorzonera
• Phylogeny of the Lactuceae inferred from molecular markers with special emphasis on
  sub tribal delimitation  

Dipsacaceae:

• Pterocephalus

Gramineae:

• Taxonomy and geography of grasses of Europe, the Mediterranean Region and Tropical Africa

Labiatae:

• Contribution to Flora Hellenica (Galeopsis, Glechoma, Leonurus, Phlomis, Prunella)

Menispermaceae:

• Menispermaceae of the Guianas

Menyanthaceae:

• Contribution to Flora Hellenica (Menyanthes, Nymphoides)

Olacaceae:

• Contribution to Flora of the Greater Antilles

Opiliaceae:

• Neotropical Opiliaceae

Portulacaceae:

• Phylogeny of Portulaca sect. Neossia (Portulacaceae) (diploma thesis Simone Kipka; cosupervisor N. Kilian

Potamogetonaceae:

• Revision of Potamogeton in Australia (PhD thesis, S. Papassotiriou; co-supervisor Dr S. Jacobs, Sydney)

Rutaceae:

• Contribution to Flora de la Republica de Cuba
• Taxonomy, floristics, morphology and anatomy of Rutaceae, especially Zanthoxylum
• Contribution to Flora of the Greater Antilles

Scrophulariaceae:

• Taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of vascular plants in the Mediterranean, in particular Verbasceae, Rhinantheae
• Contribution to Flora Hellenica (Lindernia, Bacopa, Limosella, Mimulus, Digitalis, Sibthorpia, Melampyrum, Tozzia, Parentucellia, Bellardia, Pedicularis, Rhynchocorys, Lesquereuxia, Lathraea)

Solanaceae:

• Contribution to Flora Hellenica (Atropa, Hyoscyamus, Physalis)

Turneraceae:

• Turneraceae. Treatments for the Flora de la República de Cuba

Zygophyllaceae:

• Contribution to Flora of the Guianas

 

C. Geographical arrangement

Africa (excl. Mediterranean)

• Taxonomy and geography of grasses of Tropical Africa
• Historical diatom-diversity in Lake Malawi and tributary waters, East Africa
• Typification of Otto Müller's diatom taxa from East African material at B

America

general:

• Opiliaceae
• Cactaceae, monographic studies, taxonomic history (Pereskia, Maihuenia, Denmoza, and other mainly South American genera)
• Neotropical flora and vegetation, succulents in general

Argentina:

• Flora of Argentina, contribution, Cactaceae.

Chile:

• Flora of Chile, contribution, Cactaceae.

Colombia:

• Lichen checklist

Costa Rica:

• The lichen flora of Costa Rica. Participation in the Ticolichen project, leader Robert Lücking, and the Inventario National de Biodiversidad of INBio

Cuba:

• Flora de la Republica de Cuba, contributions, Olacaceae , Rutaceae
• Caryophyllaceae and Turneraceae. Treatments for the Flora de la República de Cuba

El Salvador:

• Lichens of El Salvador, in collaboration with W. Berendsohn
• Inventario de los árboles de El Salvador

Greater Antilles:

• Flora of the Greater Antilles, contributions, Olacaceae , Rutaceae

Guianas:

• Flora of the Guianas, contributions, Cactaceae , Lichens , Menispermaceae , Zygophyllaceae (products available on Internet: key to lichen genera, key to Cladoniaceae and lichen checklist)

 

Asia

• The Lactuceae of China (Coordinating co-authorships Lactuceae for 'Flora of China')
• Phytodiversity and vegetation of representative palaeo-African refugia in the southern coastal mountains of the Yemeni mainland and on Socotra (A partial project of the BIOTA-Ost project group "Biodiversity and ecology of palaeo-African refugia in S Arabia and on Socotra" sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
• Vascular plant flora and phytogeography of the southern governorates of Yemen, (Al-Mahra, Hadhramout, Shabwa, Abyan, Lahj, Aden)
• Lichens of New Guinea (in co-operation with Dr A. Aptroot (Baarn, The Netherlands), Dr E. Sérusiaux (Liège, Belgium) and others)
• Lichen flora of Iran in cooperation with Iranian scientists
• The diatom flora of Korea

Australia

• Revision of Potamogeton in Australia (PhD thesis, S. Papassotiriou; co-supervisor Dr S. Jacobs, Sydney)

 

Europe (excl. Mediterranean)

• W. Rothmaler's "Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Kritischer Band", contribution, Achillea
• Taxonomy and geography of grasses of Europe
• Medium-term changes in the biodiversity of diatoms in Berlin waters: a comparison of old and new samples
• Red List of Algae in Berlin (in cooperation with Regine Jahn and Ursula Geissler)

 

Mediterranean

General:

• Med-Checklist: a critical inventory of vascular plants of the circum-mediterranean countries (edited by Prof. W. Greuter, et al.) (with the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; sponsored by OPTIMA. Current: evaluation and incorporation of supplementary literature for vol. 2 in prep. ; co-editing the series Med-Checklist notulae ; WWW publication of the database in preparation
• Taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of vascular plants in the Mediterranean, in particular Cisteae (Cistaceae), Verbasceae, Rhinantheae (Scrophulariaceae)
• Taxonomy and biogeography of vascular plants in the Mediterranean, particularly Anthemideae (Compositae)
• Taxonomy and geography of grasses of the Mediterranean Region

Greece:

• Taxonomy and biogeography of vascular plants of Mediterranean areas, especially Greece
• Flora Hellenica (ed. D. Phitos & al., based at botanical institutions in Patras/Greece, Copenhagen/Denmark, Lund/Sweden and Berlin-Dahlem). Vol. 1 published. Accounts in preparation: Adoxaceae, Boraginaceae p.pte., Cistaceae, Labiatae p.pte., Menyanthaceae, Scrophulariaceae p.pte., Solanaceae p.pte. (for genera see Systematic Arrangement)
• Plant biodiversity of Greece and the Aegean. Current: regional floras/annotated checklists of Santorini island group, Eastern Thessaly, and Western Thrace; miscellaneous additions to the flora of Greece
• The lichen flora of selected Aegean islands and their phytogeographical and historical significance (inventories of Evvia, Ikaria, Kalimnos, Kos, Nisiros, Telendos, Paros & Antiparos, and Santorini island group, supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft

N African countries:

• Plant biodiversity of Morocco. Current: Contributions to the checklist of vascular plants of northern Morocco (Compositae); Checklist of the Beni-Snassen area
• Cytological investigations in phanerogams, particularly NW Africa

Iberian peninsula:

• Flora Iberica, contribution, Compositae-Leucantheminae

Slovenia:

• Lactuceae (excl. Hieracium and Taraxacum) for 'Flora von Istrien'

 

 

D. General subjects, arranged according to keywords

• Assembling, processing and networking of botanical information
• Inventorying and monitoring of plant biodiversity
• Franz Bauer - biography
• Diatoms as bioindicators
• Changes in the biodiversity of freshwater diatoms
• Management of live and preserved botanical collections
• DNA based plant identification (DNA barcoding)
• Embryology of the Centrospermae and Tubiflorae
• History of herbarium collections
• History of diatom research
• History of plant taxonomy
• Botanical illustration
• Information modelling in biology, biological and environmental informatics in general
• Journal botanique of A. Bonpland & A. v. Humboldt
• Medicinal plants of temperate regions
• Scanning electron microscopy
• Molecular Systematics (Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Molecular Clock Reconstructions)
• Database Natural Substances in the Compositae: The Bohlmann Files (Dr. J. Jakupovic, TU Berlin & C. Zdero)
• Nomenclature, see separate page
• Phylogeographical and population genetic studies
• Pollination ecology, seed dispersal, and seedling establishment
• Succession and floristic composition of (secondary) vegetation
• Women in paleobotany (in cooperation with Dr. Barbara Mohr, Museum für Naturkunde Humboldt Universität zu Berlin)
• Studies on the woody flora of El Salvador