CALL FOR PAPERS Two copies of the manuscript are to be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, along with the diskette

in MS Word. Copies should be typed in A4 size spaced, allowing standard margins.

FORMAT The title of the paper should be in bold letters to be followed by names of authors with full postal address (including email and fax details). An abstract of the paper, not exceeding 150 words, to be allowed by key words. Contents should include Introductions, Materials and Methods, Observations, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgement and Literature cited. For review of papers, the authors can use appropriate section headings of their own selection Do include photographs of plants under investigation and the close up of plant parts used. The photos should be in JPEG or TIF file only.

ACCEPTANCE OF PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION All papers will be refereed. If major changes are required, the papers will be returned to the author(s) fro modification and resubmission. The final acceptance letter will be sent to the author after receiving the amended paper along with approximate date of publication. Reprints will be supplied at cost including the postage if the authors write and send us the payment before 20th May or November of each year. Invoices will be sent on request. Each volume of the journal will be published before the end of June and December of each calender year respectively. If further details are required, please write to the Editor-in-Chief: Prof. A. N. Rao Tropical Botanics Sdn Bhd Unit 12.01 & 12.02, 12th Floor, Amcorp Trade Centre PJ Tower, No. 18 Persiaran Barat, Off Jalan Timur 46000 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Telephone: 603-79652888 Fax: 603-79652777 Email: vanitha@alterni.com