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Research Grants

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Unveiling the diversity of the mickey-mouse plant genus Ouratea (Ochnaceae) in the Brazilian dry diagonal: implications for the conservation of an ecologically important tropical woody genus

Project summary:

Taxonomic review, geographic distribution and conservation of Ouratea (Ochnaceae), an important neotropical woody genus from dry forests in Brazil, environments extremely threatened by loss of natural areas and biotic homogenization.

First Name:

Adriana Queiroz de Lima

Highest degree:

master's degree

Year obtained:

2017

Applicant Status:

Current student

Brazil

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

Queiroz-Lima et al. 2023. Sauvagesia (Ochnaceae) in the campos rupestres of the Espinhaço Range, Brazil Rodriguésia 74(3). DOI: 10.1590/2175-7860202374051.

Queiroz-Lima et al. 2018. Two More Elegant Species of the Neglected Sauvagesia elegantissima Complex (Ochnaceae). Systematic Botany 43(1):221-230. DOI: 10.1600/036364418X697076.

Queiroz-Lima et al. 2017. A new species of Sauvagesia (Ochnaceae) from the northern Espinhaço Range, Brazil, and an emended description of Sauvagesia paganuccii. Phytotaxa 316(1):59. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.316.1.5.

Queiroz-Lima et al. 2017. A New Bristle-Leaved Species of Sauvagesia (Ochnaceae) Endemic to the Espinhaço Range, Brazil. Systematic Botany 42(2):346-350. DOI: 10.1600/036364417X695556

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

  • 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

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Affiliation:

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