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Phylogeography and chemical differentiation of New World bays (Litsea spp., Lauraceae)

Project summary:

In America, the genus Litsea comprises eight aromatic species frequently used as condiment and in folk medicine. Due to its intensive extraction, several species are considered to be at risk of extinction. However, the systematics and ecology of this genus has been seldom explores. In this project we employ molecular and chemical markers to perform an in-depth study of the ecology and systematics of the American species of Litsea in order to promote the conservation of this culturally and economically important group.

First Name:

López Caamal Alfredo

Highest degree:

Ph. D.

Year obtained:

2018

Applicant Status:

Early-career researcher (PhD obtained within last three years)

Mexico

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

López‐Caamal A., Ferrufino‐Acosta L.F., Díaz‐Maradiaga R.F., Rodríguez‐Delcid D., Mussali‐Galante P., Tovar‐Sánchez E. (2019) Species distribution modelling and cpSSR reveal population history of the Neotropical annual herb Tithonia rotundifolia (Asteraceae). Plant Biology, 21(2), 248-258.

López-Caamal, A., Reyes-Chilpa R., Tovar-Sánchez E. (2018) Hybridization between Tithonia tubaeformis and T. rotundifolia (Asteraceae) evidenced by nSSR and secondary metabolites. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 304(3), 313-326.

López-Caamal A., Cano-Santana Z., Jiménez-Ramírez J., Ramírez-Rodríguez R., Tovar-Sánchez E. (2014) Is the insular endemic Psidium socorrense (Myrtaceae) at risk of extinction through hybridization?. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 300(9), 1959-1972.