Interests and areas of research

• Morphology and development of angiosperms (vegetative structures, inflorescences, flowers)
• Floral and dispersal ecology
• Systematics of angiosperms (specially of tropical alliances, e.g., Gesneriaceae, Melastomataceae, Zingiberaceae)
• Tropical botany (field work mainly in Malaysia and Costa Rica)
• Gesneriaceae-Gattungen

 Teaching

Current Courses

 Cooperations

• With scientists and scientific institutions worldwide (esp. USA, UK, D, MY)

 Curriculum Vitae

Current position

• 2004– Honorary scientist and lecturer at the University of Vienna

Education and scientific career

• 2004 Retirement
• 1992–2003 Head of the Department "Morphology and Reproductive Ecology" at the Institute of Botany
• 1990–1992 Head of the Institute of Botany, University of Vienna
• 1986–1992 Head of the "Department of Morphology" at the Institute of Botany
• 1983 Appointment as full professor (o. Univ.-Prof.)
• 1977 Postdoctoral lecture qualification ("Habilitation") in "Botany with special regard of morphology and systematics of higher plants"
• 1971–1977 University assistant at the Institute of Botany, Univ. of Vienna
• 1971 Completion of doctoral thesis ("Morphology of the gynoecium of Gesneriaceae") and granting of the title "Dr. phil." (Doctor of philosophy, equivalent to Ph.D.)
• 1965–1971 Studies in biology (botany, zoology) at the University of Vienna, Austria