A review is given of the studies of Ghillean Prance and associates on the Chrysobalanaceae over the past sixty years. This has focussed on defining the generic boundaries in the family and on monographic work with a worldwide approach to this pantropical family. The importance of field studies for work on monographs and Floras is emphasized. Monographs are still the basis for much work on conservation, ecology and economic botany and are needed as a foundation for molecular studies. The importance of being open to experimenting with new techniques and as a result being willing to change the taxonomy in accordance with new findings is demonstrated and emphasized. The twelve genera of the Chrysobalanaceae at the beginning of this career-long study have now increased to twenty-eight in order to present a much better monophyletic and evolutionary arrangement based on recent molecular evidence. In particular it was necessary to divide and rearrange the originally large genera Parinari and Licania into a number of smaller segregate genera. All known species were included in a worldwide monograph published in 2003. A brief review of the economic use for the family is given.

回顾了过去60年中Ghillean Prance及其同事对金毛菊科的研究。这着重于定义家族中的一般性界限，以及针对该泛热带家族采取全球性方法的专着工作。强调了实地研究对于专着和弗洛拉作品的重要性。专着仍然是许多关于保护，生态和经济植物学的工作的基础，并需要作为分子研究的基础。公开并强调了对尝试新技术开放并因此愿意根据新发现改变分类法的重要性。在这项长期研究的开始，金银花科的十二属现已增加到二十八，以便根据最近的分子证据提出更好的单系和进化安排。特别是，有必要对原始大的属进行划分和重新排列Parinari和Licania分成多个较小的属。所有已知物种均包含在2003年出版的全球专着中。对该家族的经济用途进行了简要回顾。