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Disentangling the Spermacoceae complex tribe (Rubiaceae) through integrative studies: taxonomy, biosystematics, and molecular phylogenetic. Case study in American taxa
Project summary:
Through an integrative approach (taxonomy, morphology, and molecular phylogenetics) I hope to make significant contributions to the resolution of the Tribe Spermacoceae, one of the most complex tribes within Rubiaceae. The project will be focus on those American taxa poorly understood from a taxonomic point of view, and scarce represented in the existing molecular phylogenies of the group.
First Name:
Mariela Nuñez Florentin
Highest degree:
Doctor in Biology
Year obtained:
2022
Applicant Status:
Early-career researcher (PhD obtained within last three years)
Argentina
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Nuñez Florentin M, Florentin JE & R Salas. 2020. Integrative taxonomic analyses sheds light on three historically disputed American Spermacoce species, and a key to the American species of Spermacoce (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae). Systematic Botany 45(3):585-606. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364420X15935294613464
Nuñez Florentin M, Salas RM, Janssen BS, Dessein S & D Cardoso. 2021. Molecular-based phylogenetic placement and revision of Micrasepalum (Spermacoceae-Rubiaceae). Taxon 70(6): 1300-1316. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12593
Nuñez Florentin M, Salas RM, Carmo JAM, Cabral EL, Dessein S & SB Janssens. 2022. Paganuccia icatuensis (Rubiaceae), a new genus and species from Bahia, Brazil, with a key to all the genera of the tribe Spermacoceae in the Americas. Taxon 71(3): 630-649. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12651
Nuñez Florentin M. 2022. First record of Oldenlandia corymbosa (Spermacoceae-Rubiaceae), a new alien species for Paraguay and Argentina. Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 57(2): 287-293. https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v57.n2.36108
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
Applicant Details
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste
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