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Investigating the evolution and classification of a Vellozia (Velloziaceae) clade from Chapada Diamantina (Bahia, Brazil)
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This project investigates species delimitation and diversification in the Vellozia albiflora (Velloziaceae) clade from the Chapada Diamantina by integrating fieldwork, herbarium studies, and phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses. It aims to clarify taxonomy and test hypotheses on diversification dynamics in the Brazilian Campos Rupestres.
First Name:
Renato
Highest degree:
Master
Year obtained:
2025
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brazil
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Magri, R.A., Luebert, F., Cabral, A., Alcantara, S., Lohmann, L.G., Prado, J. & Lopes, J.C. 2025. Historical biogeography of Vellozia (Velloziaceae) reveals range expansion in South American mountaintops after climatic cooling events and increased diversification rates after the occupation of Southern Espinhaço Province. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 201(2): 115–127. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae072
Magri, R.A., Prado, J. & Lopes, J.C. 2024. Two new critically endangered species of Vellozia (Velloziaceae) from the Campos Rupestres of Espinhaço Range, Brazil. Phytotaxa 652 (1): 001–009. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.652.1
Bugado, R.E., Shrestha, N., Magri, R.A., Prado, J., Lopes, J.C. 2025. Vanishing ecosystems: The looming threat of climate change on an iconic genus Vellozia in the Brazilian campos rupestres. Global Ecology and Conservation 58: e03439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03439
Cabral, A., Magri, R.A. & Lopes, J.C. 2022. Increasing knowledge on the diversity of canelas-de-ema in the campo rupestre: two new species of Vellozia (Velloziaceae) from the southern Espinhaço Range, Brazil. Plant Ecology and Evolution 155(3): 343–352. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.94326
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University of São Paulo
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Magri