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Exploring the gaps in the systematics of Marcetieae (Melastomataceae): A phylogenomic approach focusing on Ernestia and Macairea
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This project aims to resolve the current incongruities in systematics of Marcetieae, proposing a phylogenetic hypothesis based on a phylogenomic approach from molecular data of the Angiosperms353 probe sets and increase in sampling of Ernestia and Macairea, going to the field in the Amazon region to perform botanical collections.
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MSc in Botany
Year obtained:
2021
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Current student
Brazil
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Silva DN, Luna BN, Freire TL, Guimarães EF & Guimarães PJF (2021) A new species of Comolia (Melastomataceae, Marcetieae) from the sand dunes of Bahia, Brazil, with notes on leaf anatomy. Systematic Botany 46: 834–843. DOI: 10.1600/036364421X16312067913570
Silva DN, Rocha MJR, Maia VH, Guimarães EF & Guimarães PJF (2021) Checklist, typifications, and nomenclatural notes on Comolia (Melastomataceae, Marcetieae). Phytotaxa 497: 247–262. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.497.3.4
Silva DN, Rocha MJR & Guimarães PJF (2019) Fritzschia atropurpurea (Melastomataceae, Marcetieae): A new species from the Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Systematic Botany 44: 844–850. DOI: 10.1600/036364419X15710776741512
Rocha MJR, Silva DN & Guimarães PJF (In press) Systematic studies in the Neotropical tribe Marcetieae. In: Goldenberg R, Almeda F & Michelangeli FA (eds.) Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature.
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Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro / Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical
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Diego Nunes da Silva