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Establishing the Phylogenetic Position of Pentacrostigma, Convolvulaceae: A Malagasy-Endemic genus.
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Big plant genera have recently been of interest to taxonomists globally. One such genus is Ipomoea which contains over 600 accepted species. Ipomoea is commonly known for its economically important crop sweet potato and its crop wild relatives. Akin to big genera, Ipomoea has had its share of taxonomic uncertainties however, the recently approved change of the type species of the genus has opened up possibilities for infra-generic re-classifications within Ipomoea. As a result, Stictocardia, Turbina, Argyreia, and Astripomoea have been reinstated back to their generic ranks. Furthermore, one
First Name:
Samuel Paul
Highest degree:
Masters (MSc.)
Year obtained:
2021
Applicant Status:
Current student
Kenya
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Kagame, SP, Eserman, LA, Leebens-Mack, JH, Rattanakrajang, P, Asselman, P, Kathambi, V, Wachira, S, Mutiso, PC, Muigai, AWT, Simões, ARG, Chatrou, LW. (2025). Disentangling a “Big Genus”; Unwinding Ipomoeeae s.l. (Convolvulaceae) Using Angiosperm353-Guided Classical Phylogenetic Approach. Annals Of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf255
Kagame SP, Gichira AW, Chen LY, Wang QF. (2021). Systematics of Lobelioideae (Campanulaceae): Review, Phylogenetic and Biogeographic analyses. PhytoKeys, 174: 13–45. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.174.5955
Ngima, SW, Kathambi, V, Kagame, SP, More, S, Eserman, LA, de Almeida, RF, Loeuille, B, Sosef, MSM, Mutiso, PC, Antonio-Domingues, H, Chatrou, LW, Simões, AR. (2025). Muigaia, a new paleotropical genus in Convolvulaceae. Kew Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-025-10366-w
Simões, ARG., Kagame, SP., Shimpale, VB., Rattanakrajang, P., Traiperm, P., Huerta-Ramos, G., Goray, S., et. al. (2024). Reinstating Palaeotropical genera of Convolvulaceae: Argyreia, Stictocardia, Turbina and Astripomoea (tribe Ipomoeeae, subtribe Argyreiineae). Rheedea, 34(5): 533–552. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.05.15
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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KAGAME