IAPT Research Grants Program in Plant Systematics
Awarded grants 2013
The IAPT takes great pleasure in announcing results of the IAPT Research Improvement Grants for Plant Systematics Call for 2013. The Committee members who made the evaluation and selection for 2013 are: Gonzalo Nieto Feliner (Spain, Chair), Ana M. Crespo de Las Casas, (Spain), Siro Masinde (Kenya), Alexander Sennikov (Finland), Xian-Chun Zhang (China), Fernando Zuloaga (Argentina). The Committee wants to state that the selection has been very difficult due to the quality of a substantial number of the 65 applications. This year an eleventh Grant has been possible thanks to the Dan Nicolson Fund and is presented here for the first time as Dan Nicolson IAPT Award. The awardees (who will also be given IAPT membership for the year and will be contacted by the IAPT secretariat during the next few days), countries of origin and topics of their research projects are as follows:
| Awardee | Country | Research Project |
|---|---|---|
| Marcela NICOLA | Argentina | Diversification and speciation of Nassauvia Subgenus Strongyloma (Asteraceae, Nassauvieae) |
| Gwynne LIM | USA | Taxonomy, phylogenetic relationships and pollination biology of Tacca (Dioscoriaceae) |
| Nicolás GARCÍA | Chile | Chromosomal evolution in Amaryllidaceae tribe Hipeastreae |
| Amornrat MEESAWAT | Thailand | Eriocaulaceae in southern Lao PDR |
| Clarisse PALMA-SILVA | Brasil | Phylogeography and lineage diversity of Pitcairnia flammea Lindl. complex (Bromeliaceae) adapted to Neotropical inselbergs |
| Ruvimbo MAPAYA | Zimbabwe | Phylogenetics and Biogeography of Emilia (Cass.) Cass. (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) |
| Tanawat CHAOWASKU | Thailand | Systematics of the canangoid clade (Annonaceae): resolving relationships, understanding pollen morphology, and characterizing a new genus |
| Lilia Bibiana MONCADA | Colombia | How many species of Sticta are there? |
| Faye ADAMA | Senegal | Central African rain forest dynamics: phylogeography of the small palm genus Podococcus |
| Leandro GIACOMIN | Brasil | Systematics and taxonomy of Solanum section Extensum D`Arcy (Solanaceae) |
| Alex SUMADIJAYA (Dan Nicolson IAPT Award) | Indonesia | Polyploidy, hibridization and molecular phylogeny of Australian Bothriochloa |
IAPT would also like to congratulate the following ones, whose proposals reached the quality and requirements to be granted but were not due to limited funds:
Proposals receiving ‘Honorable Mention’
| Candidate | Country | Research Project |
|---|---|---|
| Diego SALARIATO | Argentina | Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the tribe Eudemeae (Brassicaceae) |
| Juan Pablo COULLERI | Argentina | Serjania Mill. a taxonomical challenge |
| Diego MORALES | Ecuador | Phylogeny and systematics of the genus Lachemilla (Rosaceae) in the Andes |
| Keir WEFFERLING | USA | Phylogeography of the Caltha leptosepala (Ranunculaceae) species complex |
| Romina GAZIS Rachel MARTIN |
Peru USA |
Taxonomic evaluation of tropical endophytic basidiomycetes: a case study using natural and planted rubber tree |
| Lorena ENDARA | USA | Micromorphological characters with phylogenetic importance for Scaphosepalum (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) |
| Lakshmi ATTIGALA | Sri Lanka | Population genetics of Arundinaria debilis (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Arundinarieae), a native Sri Lankan threatened bamboo, using AFLP data |
| Marisol SANCHEZ-GARCÍA | Mexico | Systematics and evolution of the tribe Leucopaxilleae (Fungi: Agaricales) |
| Kelsey GLENNON | South Africa | Does polyploidy facilitate speciation in the South African Helichrysum Group 4 species? |
| Josmaily LORIGA | Cuba | Integrative taxonomy of the spleenwort fern flora of Cuba |
Awarded grants 2012
| Awardee | Country | Research Project |
|---|---|---|
| Tania Maria de Moura | Brazil | Mucuna Adans. (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae) in Ecuador |
| Raquel Fernandes Monteiro | Brazil | Phylogeny and systematic of Bromelia L. (Bromeliaceae – Bromelioideae) with Brazilian Cerrado species emphasis |
| Alina Freire Fierro | U.S.A. | Origin and Diversification of Monnina (Polygalaceae) |
| Paul John Lgeaspi Geraldino | Philippines | Diversity and distribution of marine macro-benthic algae in three different geographic regions within the Philippine Archipelago |
| Pablo César Guerrero Martin | Chile | Molecular systematics of Eriosyce sensu lato (Cactaceae) |
| María Soledad Jimenez | Argentina | Biosystematics and phylogeny of the genus Philonotis Brid. (Bartramiaceae, Bryophyta) in the south of South America |
| Fábio Pinheiro | Brazil | Phylogeography of Epidendrum denticulatum complex (Orchidaceae): the role of historic demographic events in the evolution and diversification of Neotropical orchid species |
| Noufou Doudjo Ouattara | Switzerland | Systematics of West African poorly known palms (Arecaceae): Case of the genera Borassus L., Hyphaene Gaertn. and Phoenix L. |
| Nawal Shrestha | China | Taxonomic revision of Lycopodiaceae Mirb. of the Pan-Himalayas |
| Larissa Trierveiler | Brazil | Studies on gasteroid fungi (Agaricomycetes) in southern Brazil |
The Committee members who made the evaluation and selection for 2009-2011 are: Patricia Dávila Aranda, Chair, D. F, Mexico; Joachim W. Kadereit, Germany; Toby Pennington, U.K. and Gideon Smith, South Africa. The awardees, countries of origin and topics of their research projects are as follows:
Awarded grants 2011
| Awardee | Country | Research Project |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia López | Argentina | Systematic and evolutionary studies in Lupinus (Fabaceae) from Argentina |
| Andrea Michlig | Argentina | Taxonomic studies in Parmotrema (Parmeliaceae, Lichenized Aschomycota) in northeastern Argentina |
| Diego De Gennaro | Argentina | Molecular and morphological phylogeny of South American species Euphrasia (Orobanchaceae) |
| Maria Claudia Melo Pacheco de Medeiros | Brazil | Niche evolution of Tynathus Miers (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae) |
| Maria Teresa Aureliano Buril Vital | Brazil | Taxonomy and evolution of Jacquemontia Choisy (Convolvulaceae) |
| Nicholas Wilding | South Africa | A taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the African Entosthodon (Musci) |
| Rafael Batista Louzada | Brazil | Taxonomic revision, phylogeny and biogeography of Orthophytum Beer (Brameliaceae) |
| Wilder Carmenate Reyes | Cuba | Taxonomy and biogeography of the squamous species of the genus Henriettea DC. (Melastomataceae) |
| Sanoj, E. | India | Taxonomic revision of the genus Hedychium J. Koenig (Zingiberaceae) |
Awarded grants 2010
| Awardee | Country | Research Project |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Myriam Peña Hérnandez | Chile | Species delimination in Copiapoa Britton & Rose (Cactaceae) |
| Gustavo Heiden | Brazil | Systematics and evolution of Baccharis subg. Tarchonanthoides Heering (Asteraceae), a group from southeastern South American grasslands |
| Tatiana Arias | Colombia | Systematics of Brassiceae (Brassicaceae) |
Awarded grants 2009
| Awardee | Country | Research Project |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Ledoux Njouonkou | Cameroon | Taxonomy and phylogeny of Lentinaceae Jülich (Basidiomycotina) in Cameroon |
| Fabiana Luiza Ranzato Filardi | Brazil | Advances in Machaerium Pers. (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae) systematics: infrageneric phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the Brazilian Atlantic forest species |
| Guillermo Martin Suarez | Argentina | Systematics and phylogeny of neotropical species of the genus Pohlia (Musci) |
| Jhoana Diaz Larrea | Cuba | Diversity and phylogenetic relationships on the benthic marine algal genera Laurencia (Rhodophyta) and Codium (Chlorophyta) genera from the tropical-subtropical transition zone of the Mexican Pacific Coast |
| Jose Floriano Barea Pastore | Brazil | Phylogenetic studies in Hyptidinae (Lamiaceae) |
| Josmaily Loriga Piñeiro | Cuba | Taxonomic treatment of the fern genus Elaphoglossum (Dryopteridaceae) in Cuba |
| Maria Ana Farinaccio | Brazil | Argentinian Fanerogamic Flora: Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae) |
| Mariana Machado Saavedra | Brazil | Taxonomic revison and phylogeny of Dasyphyllum (Asteraceae) |
| Viviana Hechem | Argentina | Morphology, taxonomy and phylogeny study of “Cynanchum” L. And related genera (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae-Metastelminae) from southern South America |
