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Herbarium study for taxonomic revision of African Monotoideae (Dipterocarpaceae)
Project summary:
This project addresses long-standing taxonomic uncertainties of subfamily Monotoideae using integrative taxonomic approach. Herbarium studies will be conducted at YBI and LUAI herbaria to integrate morphological with hands-on palynological and molecular data to produce a robust taxonomic revision, build local expertise and establish collaboration for the conservation of African Monotoideae.
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Befkadu
Highest degree:
MSc
Year obtained:
2017
Applicant Status:
Current student
China
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Williams, B., Francisco, R., Mewded, B., et al. 2024. Advancing knowledge of West African morning glories:a taxonomic account of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) from Ghana. Rheedea, 34(5): 397–429
Mewded, B., Negash, M. and Awas, T., 2019. Woody species composition, structure and environmental determinants in a moist evergreen Afromontane forest, southern Ethiopia. Journal of Forestry Research, 31(4), pp. 1173-1186.
Lemessa, D., Mewded, B. and Alemu, S., 2023. Vegetation ecotones are rich in unique and endemic woody species and can be a focus of community-based conservation areas. Botany Letters, pp.1-11.
Mewded, B. and Erbo, K. 2023. Regeneration response of Vepris dainellii, an endemic species of Ethiopia to disturbance in moist forest ecosystem. Tropical Ecology, 64(3), pp.511-518.
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Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science
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Mewded Habtamu