Rate My Professor Murray Henwood

Henwood's research specializations include the systematics, phylogeny, and biogeography of flowering plants, with particular emphasis on Australian species and their global relationships. His interests extend to plant anatomy, morphology, reproductive biology, and specific families such as Araliaceae, Apiaceae, Lamiaceae, and Loganiaceae. He has authored or co-authored numerous publications documenting new species and phylogenetic relationships, including 'Hydrocotyle rivularis: a new trifoliate species from south-eastern Australia,' 'Six new species of Hydrocotyle L. (Apiaceae) from Queensland,' 'Actinotus periculosus (Apiaceae): a new perennial species from eastern Australia,' 'Plastome sequences and exploration of tree-space help to resolve the phylogeny of riceflowers (Thymelaeaceae: Pimelea),' 'Molecular phylogenetics provides new insights into the systematics of Pimelea and Thecanthes (Thymelaeaceae),' 'A Comparative Analysis of Whole Plastid Genomes from the Apiales' (2015), 'Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Prostanthera (Lamiaceae)' (2012), and 'Low genetic differentiation among morphologically distinct Cycas calcicola' (2024). He maintains an active profile with 48 publications cited over 458 times and is associated with 261 collecting localities in the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. As curator of the John Ray Herbarium, he supports taxonomic research and biodiversity documentation.