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Collection of Mexican members of the Galphimia clade: unravelling the diversity and evolution of floral glands in the clade.

Project summary:

The large oil-secreting glands of the Neotropical Malpighiaceae may be absent or occur in smaller size or lower number in Galphimia clade, similar to many Paleotropical lineages. We here request the IAPT support for collect Galphimia in its centre of diversity in Mexico, in order to unravel the morphology, anatomy and evolution of floral glands in this key clade of the family.

First Name:

Miller Melo Sanches

miller.sanches@ufv.br

Highest degree:

Master degree

Year obtained:

2019

Applicant Status:

Current student

Brazil

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

1) Sanches, MM. 2019. Floral secretory structures in Lophopterys floribunda W.R.Anderson & C.C.Davis (Malpighiaceae): insights,diversity, taxonomical significance and ecological role 32p. MsC Dissertation - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG.

2) Almeida RF, Guesdon IR, Pace MR, Meira, Meira, RMSA. 2019. Taxonomic revision of Mcvaughia W.R.Anderson (Malpighiaceae): notes on vegetative and reproductive anatomy and the description of a new species. PhytoKeys 117: 45-72.

3) Guesdon IR, Amorim AMA, Meira, RMSA. 2019.Functional role and evolutionary contributions of floral gland morphoanatomy in the Paleotropical genus Acridocarpus (Malpighiaceae). PLoS One 14.

4) Guesdon IR, Amorim AMA, Meira, RMSA. 2018. The hydrochorous Amazonian genus Glandonia (Malpighiaceae): new records, morphoanatomy updates and taxonomic contributions. Phytotaxa.345: 13-25.

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

Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)

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