Search Results - "Lucas, Eve J"
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Genomic insights into rapid speciation within the world’s largest tree genus Syzygium
Published in Nature communications (12-09-2022)“…Species radiations, despite immense phenotypic variation, can be difficult to resolve phylogenetically when genetic change poorly matches the rapidity of…”
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Two new remarkable species of Myrcia sect. Aguava (Myrtaceae, Myrteae) from the Brazilian Atlantic and Amazon forests
Published in Brittonia (01-06-2023)“…Myrcia capixaba and M. forzzae , two new species from the large Neotropical genus Myrcia , are here proposed, described, and illustrated. Both species belong…”
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Nomenclatural and taxonomic updates in Rourea subgen. Rourea sect. Multifoliolatae (Connaraceae)
Published in PhytoKeys (08-12-2020)“…The pantropical genus Aubl. (Connaraceae) is composed of ca. 70 species, most of which occur in the Neotropics. is currently subdivided into three subgenera,…”
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Myrtaceae in the Atlantic forest: their role as a ‘model’ group
Published in Biodiversity and conservation (01-09-2015)“…Myrtaceae is one of the richest families in the Atlantic Forest, a priority biodiversity hotspot that continues to be highly threatened, subject to rapid…”
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Phylogeny and biogeography of Myrcia sect. Aguava (Myrtaceae, Myrteae) based on phylogenomic and Sanger data provide evidence for a Cerrado origin and geographically structured clades
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-04-2021)“…[Display omitted] •Our results highlight the importance of the number of locules in Myrcia classification.•The widespread and taxonomically complex Myrcia…”
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The use and misuse of herbarium specimens in evaluating plant extinction risks
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (19-11-2018)“…Herbarium specimens provide verifiable and citable evidence of the occurrence of particular plants at particular points in space and time, and are vital…”
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Myrteae phylogeny, calibration, biogeography and diversification patterns: Increased understanding in the most species rich tribe of Myrtaceae
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-04-2017)“…[Display omitted] •The present Myrteae phylogeny reports key differences among group relationships in comparison to previous published trees.•Future…”
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Botanical Monography in the Anthropocene
Published in Trends in plant science (01-05-2021)“…Unprecedented changes in the Earth’s biota are prompting urgent efforts to describe and conserve plant diversity. For centuries, botanical monographs —…”
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Floral heterochrony promotes flexibility of reproductive strategies in the morphologically homogeneous genus Eugenia (Myrtaceae)
Published in Annals of botany (25-01-2018)“…Comparative floral ontogeny represents a valuable tool to understand angiosperm evolution. Such an approach may elucidate subtle changes in development that…”
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Evolution of exceptional species richness among lineages of fleshy-fruited Myrtaceae
Published in Annals of botany (01-07-2010)“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The angiosperm family Myrtaceae comprises 17 tribes with more than half of the estimated 5500 species being referred to the fleshy-fruited…”
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Diversity, phylogeny and evolution of the rapidly evolving genus Psidium L. (Myrtaceae, Myrteae)
Published in Annals of botany (23-03-2022)“…Psidium is the fourthth largest genus of Myrtaceae in the Neotropics. Psidium guajava is widely cultivated in the tropics for its edible fruit. It is…”
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Harnessing the potential of integrated systematics for conservation of taxonomically complex, megadiverse plant groups
Published in Conservation biology (01-06-2019)“…The value of natural history collections for conservation science research is increasingly recognized, despite their well‐documented limitations in terms of…”
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Plant Diversity Hotspots in the Atlantic Coastal Forests of Brazil
Published in Conservation biology (01-02-2009)“…Plant-diversity hotspots on a global scale are well established, but smaller local hotspots within these must be identified for effective conservation of…”
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Phylogenetics, Morphology, and Evolution of the Large Genus Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae)
Published in International journal of plant sciences (01-09-2011)“…Phylogenetic relationships of Myrcia s.l., the most species-rich tree genus in the Brazilian cerrado and Atlantic forests, are reconstructed by analysis, with…”
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Phylogenetic Relationships in Calyptranthes (Myrtaceae) with Particular Emphasis on Its Monophyly Relative to Myrcia s. l
Published in Systematic botany (01-06-2016)“…Calyptranthes is the largest clade of Myrcia s. l., and is a group of considerable diversity in the threatened Atlantic forest biome of Brazil, as well as in…”
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Convergent evolution in calyptrate flowers of Syzygieae (Myrtaceae)
Published in Botanical journal of the Linnean Society (27-02-2020)“…Abstract Shedding a fused perianth as a calyptra at anthesis is a trait that has evolved independently multiple times in angiosperm evolutionary history…”
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The evolutionary history of Eugenia sect. Phyllocalyx (Myrtaceae) corroborates historically stable areas in the southern Atlantic forests
Published in Annals of botany (01-12-2016)“…Eugenia sect. Phyllocalyx Nied. includes 14 species endemic to the Neotropics, mostly distributed in the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil. Here the first…”
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A morphological analysis of Syzygium, with a focus on fibre bundles and description of a new subgenus
Published in Botanical journal of the Linnean Society (09-05-2023)“…Abstract Syzygium is a large genus (1200–1500 species) of Old World tropical trees, currently divided into five subgenera containing widely different numbers…”
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Links between parallel evolution and systematic complexity in angiosperms—A case study of floral development in Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae)
Published in Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics (01-02-2017)“…•Incongruence between morphological classification and molecular phylogenies is one of the biggest challenges to systematists.•Such incongruence might be…”
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Flora of Espírito Santo, Brazil: Connaraceae
Published in Rodriguésia (2022)“…Abstract The pantropical family Connaraceae includes 12-13 genera and about 200 species, with species richness centered in Amazonia and Atlantic Forest. Most…”
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