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Towards a Taxonomic Revision of the Tropical Blueberries (Vaccinium L., Ericaceae) of the Philippines

Project summary:

Vaccinium is the most speciose plant group in the Ericaceae of the Philippines. There are currently 37 species recognized for the country. The most comprehensive treatments for this genus in the Philippines all suffer from poorly justified synonymization of many names and the recognition of numerous vaguely defined varieties. There is also a lack of focus in those treatments on the variation in several characters that are now known to be taxonomically informative. For these reasons that I propose to clarify the species taxonomy of Philippine Vaccinium through a complete taxonomical revision.

First Name:

Maverick N. Tamayo

m.n.tamayo@tcu.edu

Highest degree:

Master of Science

Year obtained:

2021

Applicant Status:

Current student

United States of America

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

Tamayo, M.N., Bustamante, R.A.A. & Fritsch, P.W. (2021) Vaccinium exiguum (Ericaceae, Vaccinieae), a new species from the ultramafic summit of Mt. Victoria, Palawan Island, Philippines. PhytoKeys 179: 145–154. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.179.68323

Tamayo, M.N., Coritico, F.P., Amoroso, V.B., Penneys, D.S., Tandang, D.N., and Fritsch, P.W. (2022) Vaccinium carmesinum (Ericaceae), a new species of blueberry from Mt. Tago range, Mindanao Island, Philippines. Phytotaxa 533(3): 173–180. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.533.3.3

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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

Applicant Details

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Previous publications

Budget (USD):

2000

Texas Christian University

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