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Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of Thinouia Planch. & Triana (Sapindaceae)

Project summary:

This project focuses on the study of systematics and taxonomy of the genus Neotropical Thinouia (Sapindaceae), elucidating the relationships between species and infrageneric clades, searching for morphological characters that contribute to taxa circumscription. Besides, produce phylogenetic and biogeographic hypotheses about the group

First Name:

Herison Medeiros

medeiros.herison@gmail.com

Highest degree:

Master

Year obtained:

2014

Applicant Status:

Current student

Brazil

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

MEDEIROS, HERISON; FORZZA, RAFAELA CAMPOSTRINI & ACEVEDO-RODRÍGUEZ, PEDRO. Wild Relatives of Guaraná (Paullinia cupana, Sapindaceae) in Southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Systematic Botany, v. 41, p. 202-228, 2016.

MEDEIROS, HERISON; OBERMULLER, FLÁVIO AMORIM; DALY, DOUGLAS; SILVEIRA, MARCOS; CASTRO, WENDESON; FORZZA, RAFAELA CAMPOSTRINI. Botanical advances in Southwestern Amazonia: The flora of Acre (Brazil) five years after the first Catalogue. Phytotaxa: a rapid international journal for accelerating the publication of botanical taxonomy, v. 177, p. 101-117, 2014.

BFG - THE BRAZIL FLORA GROUP; MEDEIROS, H. Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil. Rodriguésia (Online), v. 66, p. 1-29, 2015.

DALY, DOUGLAS; SILVEIRA, MARCOS; MEDEIROS, HERISON; CASTRO, WENDESON; OBERMÜLLER, FLÁVIO AMORIM. The White-sand Vegetation of Acre, Brazil. Biotropica (Lawrence, KS), v. 48, p. 81-89, 2016.

Applicant Details

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Previous publications

Budget (USD):

2000

Sao Paulo University

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Grant Assessment

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Scoring Rubric

Your name:

c1. Scientific Merit

 

  • Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points

  • Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points

  • Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points

  • Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/35

C2. Community Building

 

  • Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points

  • Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points

  • Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points

This proposal scores:

/25

C3. Broader Impacts

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  • The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points

  • The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits  – up to 10 points

  • The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange  – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/40

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