Ⅰ．Taxonomy,Systematics and Phytogeography 12
A New Classification System of the Famliy Magnoliaceae&XIA Nian-He 12
How Did Magnolias(Magnoliaceae,Magnolioideae)Reach Tropical Asia?&Hans P. NOOTEBOOM 39
Turning Points in the Taxonomic History of Magnolioideae—from Baillon to Dandy to DNA&Richard B.FIGLAR 47
A New System for the Family Magnoliaceae&SIMA Yong-Kang,and LU Shu-Gang 55
Diversity and Distribution of Magnoliaceae in India&Tikam Singh RANA,Baleshwar MEENA,and Bhaskar DATT 72
Plants Used as Medicine and Spices of the Family Magnoliaceae in Vietnam&TRAN Cong Khanh 86
Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Family Magnoliaceae from Vietnam&VU Quang Nam,and XIA Nian-He 95
Ⅱ．Anatomy,Embryology,Palynology and Cytology 116
Studies on the Morphology,Structure and Development in Magnoliaceae&LIU Yong,and XU Feng-Xia 116
Observation on Megasporogenesis and Development of Female Gametophyte in Parakmeria yunnanensis Hu(Magnoliaceae)&FU Lin,ZENG Qing-Wen,and XU Feng-Xia 125
Floral Numerical Variation of Michelia yunnanensis&HAO Jia-Bo,and SIMAYong-Kang 132
Ⅲ．Molecular Biology and Phylogeny 137
Determining Ploidy Levels and Relative Genome Sizes in Magnolia L&J.Kevin PARRIS,Thomas G.RANNEY,W.Vance BAIRD,and Halina T.KNAP 137
Intraspecific Variation of cpDNA in Magnolia virginiana Native to Eastern-southeastern North America and Cuba&Hiroshi AZUMA,Richard B.FIGLAR,Peter Del TREDICI,Koen CAMELBEKE,Alejandro PALMAROLA-BEJERANO,and Mikhail S.ROMANOV 145
Ⅳ．Physiology,Ecology,Biodiversity and Conservation 151
Photosynthetic Characteristics of Manglietia yuyuanensis in Different-Aged Compound Mixed Forest Community at Mausoleum ofDr.Sun Yat-Sen&HE Kai-Yue,YANG Tong-Yi,LI Xiao-Chu,and XU Hai-Bing 151
Study on Antibacterial Activity of Ultrasonic Wave Extracts from Leaves of Three Species of Michelia L&BI Hui-Min,and HE Kai-Yue 160
Conservation of Rare and Endangered Species Manglietia longipedunculata(Magnoliaceae)&XIE Cong,FU Lin,ZENG Qing-Wen,LIU Dong-Min,WEN Xiang-Ying,and ZHONG Wen-Chao 166
Special Propagation and Conservation of Rare and Endangered Native Thai Magnoliaceae&Piya CHALERMGLIN 180
Botanical Knowledge of Magnoliaceae in Papua New Guinea&Kipiro DAMAS 185
Conservation of Magnolias in Colombia&Marcela SERNAGONZALEZ 191
Magnolia ex situ Collection at Arboretum Wespelaar,Belgium&Koen CAMELBEKE,and Philippe De SPOELBERH 199
Ⅴ．Cultivation,Propagation,Gardening and Landscaping 209
Comparison Tests on Growth of Seven Landscape Plants of Magnoliaceae&YANG Cheng-Hua,and ZHOU Jia-Wei 209
The Introduction and Acclimatization of Magnolias in French Botanical Gardens and Arboreta&Thierry LAMANT 214
Mognolia Cultivation,Propagation,Breeding and the Gardens Growing Them in Europe&Jim GARDINER 220
Development of Guidelines for the Conduct of Tests for Distinctness,Uniformity and Stability of New Varieties of Magnolia&JIN Xiao-Bai 231
Propagation of Rare and Endangered Plant Magnolia odoratissima&YANG Yao-Hai 236
Studies on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth Mechanism of Six Endangered Magnoliaceous Plants&CAO Ji-Wu,LIU Chun-Lin,WU Yi,TANG Liang,LIU Jie,DU Kai-Guo,and PENG Li-Wei 247
Timing and Hormones Affected Rooting of Stem Cuttings ofMagnolia grandiflora L&GENG Fang,ZHANG Dong-Lin,LI Zhi-Hui,and CAO Ji-Wu 256
Performance in Northern Florida of Yellow-flowered Cultivars Derived from Magnolia acuminata&Gary W.KNOX 262
Commercial Nursery Production of Magnoliaceae in the Southern United States&Gary W.KNOX 270
Comparison of the Growth of Five Magnoliaceous Trees in Ecological Scenic Forests in Zhongshan,Guangdong,China&JIANG Qian-Cai,WU Yong-Bin,WANG Jia-Bin,YANG Yu-Wang,HUANG Chuan-Teng,LIU Zhao-Xiang,and JIANG Bin 276
Appendix Ⅰ Scientific Committee 283
Appendix Ⅱ Organizing Committee 284
Appendix Ⅲ Program 285
Appendix Ⅳ Participants 290