Research Grants
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Revisiting Leguminosae of Florae Fluminensis: Taxonomic Challenges and Insights into Luso-Brazilian Botany of the 18th and 19th Centuries
Project summary:
The present project aims to review the taxonomy and nomenclature of the Leguminosae species illustrated in Florae Fluminensis, as well as to search for Vellozo's herbarium, which is currently lost, in herbaria and other international institutions
First Name:
Helen Fernandes de Menezes
Highest degree:
M. Sc. Biology of Fungi, Algae and Plants
Year obtained:
2021
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brazil
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
MENEZES, H.F.; QUEIROZ, L.P.; REMOR, D. & PASTORE, J.F.B. 2023. Review of Eriosema (Leguminosae) of Florae Fluminensis from São Paulo state, Brazil. Phytotaxa, v. 580, p. 27-38.
MENEZES, H.F. & PASTORE, J.F.B. 2023. A new combination in Mucuna (Leguminosae-Phaseoleae) of Florae Fluminensis. Phytotaxa, v. 616, p. 195-199.
PASTORE, J.F.B., MOTA, M., MENEZES, H.F. & OLIVEIRA, M.T. de. 2021. Vellozo’s Florae Fluminensis: a new assessment of the São Paulo part of the collecting itinerary, its vegetation, and species list. Taxon, v. 70, p. 1078–1095.
MENEZES, H.F. & ESSI, L. 2016. Campestral Legumes of the Pedra do Lagarto Hill, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Balduínia, n. 55, p. 23–31.
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
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Budget (USD):
1955
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
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