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International Editorial Team

Chief Editor  Maarten Christenhusz  (Helsinki)

Managing editor & Founder  Zhi-Qiang Zhang (Auckland)

Editors for General subjects

• Andean Flora: Maximilian Weigend (Berlin)
• Invasive plant species: Maarten Christenhusz (Helsinki)
• Island endemics: Mark Carine (London), Maarten Christenhusz (Helsinki)
• Nomenclature: Hajo Esser (Munich), Rafaël Govaerts (Kew), Ben van Ee (Spearfish)
• North Temperate Flora: Maximilian Weigend (Berlin)
• Phylogenetics, Systematics and Evolution: Mark Chase (Kew), Samuli Lehtonen (Turku University), Ben van Ee (Spearfish)
• SE Asian flora: Hajo Esser (Munich) 
• Typification: Eric Christensen (Florida), Rafaël Govaerts (Kew), Ben van Ee (Spearfish)
• Checklists: Alex Monro (London)
• History of taxonomy: Piero Delprete (Montpellier)

Editors for Monocots:

• Alismatales: Samuli Lehtonen (Turku) 
• Arecaceae: Bill Baker (Kew)
• Bromeliaceae: Eric Gouda (Utrecht) 
• Cyperaceae: Timothy M. Jones (Louisiana)
• Liliales: Mark Chase (Kew)
• Orchidaceae: Michael Fay (Kew), Eric Christenson (Florida) 

Editor for Magnoliids:

• Mark Chase (Kew), Maarten Christenhusz (Helsinki)

Editors for Eudicots:

• Apiales: Hajo Esser (Munich)
• Asteraceae: Pieter Pelser (Christchurch)
• Boraginales: Maximilian Weigend (Berlin)
• Convolvulaceae: Mark Carine (London) 
• Euphorbiales: Maria Vorontsova (London), Hajo Esser (Munich)
• Gentianales: Piero Delprete (Montpellier)
• Grossulariaceae: Maximilian Weigend (Berlin) 
• Malpighiales: Hans-Joachim Esser (Munich), Ben van Ee (Spearfish) 
• Malvales: Christopher Davis (London)
• Orobanchaceae: Jeffery Morawetz (Los Angeles)
• Rutaceae: Hajo Esser (Munich) 
• Saxifragales: Maximilian Weigend (Berlin) 
• Solanales: Sandra Knapp, Maria Vorontsova, Alex Monro (London)
• Urticaceae: Alex Monro (London)
• Cucurbitaceae: Manuel Belgrano (Buenos Aires)

Editor for Gymnosperms:

• Maarten Christenhusz (Helsinki)

Editor for Pteridophytes:

• Marcus Lehnert (Stuttgart), Maarten Christenhusz (Helsinki)

Editors for Bryophytes:

• Liverworts (Marchantiophyta): Matt Von Konrat (Chicago)
• Hornworts (Anthocerotophyta): Karen Renzaglia (Carbondale)
• Mosses (Bryophyta): Jon Shaw (Durham)

Editor for Algae:

• Phil Novis (Christchurch)
• Diatoms: David Williams (London)

Editor for Lichens:

• Thorsten Lumbsch (Chicago)

Editors for Fungi:

• Hyphomycetes: Eric McKenzie (Auckland)

• Ascomycetes: Wen-Ying Zhuang (Beijing)