Research Grants
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Understanding the species diversity and evolutionary history of Macrolobium (Leguminosae)
Project summary:
Macrolobium is a Neotropical genus belonging to the diverse Brownea clade of the legume subfamily Detarioideae. The taxonomy and the evolutionary relationships of the Macrolobium sect. Macrolobium remains poorly understood. This research will address this gap by increasing documentation and taxonomic sampling through targeted collecting in megadiverse areas, thereby enabling reconstruction of a well-sampled phylogeny for the group.
First Name:
Francisco
Highest degree:
MSc
Year obtained:
2019
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brazil
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Farroñay, F.; Perdiz, R.O.; Vicentini, A. 2018. A new species of Macrolobium (Fabaceae, Detarioideae) endemic on a Tepui of the Guyana Shield in Brazil. Phytotaxa, 361, 97–105.
Farroñay, F., de Sousa Macedo, M. T., Cardoso, D., & Vicentini, A. 2023. Macrolobium paulobocae (Leguminosae, Detarioideae), a new species from seasonally inundated black-water floodplain forests in the Brazilian Amazon. Brittonia, 75(2), 180–190.
Farroñay, F., Cardoso, D. B. O. S., Pilco, M. V., Terra-Araújo, M. H., & Vicentini, A. 2025. Macrolobium tukanorum (Leguminosae, Detarioideae), a new species from the Upper Rio Negro basin. Brittonia, 77, 40–50.
Farroñay, F., Santamaría-Aguilar, D., da Silva, J. B., de Sousa Macedo, M. T., Andrade, A., Pilco, M. V., & Vicentini, A. 2025. Virola williamii, a new psychoactive myristicaceous species from the Amazon basin. Brittonia, 77, 173–183.
Applicant Details
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Affiliation:
Grant Assessment
Last Name:
Farroñay
No
Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?
0
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Scoring Rubric
Your name:
c1. Scientific Merit
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Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points
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Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points
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Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points
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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
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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
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Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points
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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
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The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits – up to 10 points
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The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/40