Dissertation Research: Systematics and Evolution of Myrcianthes Berg (Myrtaceae)

论文研究：桃金娘科（桃金娘科）的系统学与进化

• 批准号: 8800954
• 负责人: Natalie Uhl
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Cornell Univ - State: AWDS MADE PRIOR MAY 2010
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-08-01 至 1991-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8800954&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Systematics; Evolution; Myrcianthes

Under the guidance of Dr. Natalie Uhl at Cornell University, graduate student Francesca Grifo will conduct field work in Central America and the West Indies to collect samples of species of the tropical plant genus Myrcianthes. These will complement collections already made from Andean South American locales, and will permit comprehensive study of the morphology and anatomy of these tropical plants. Research will help describe more accurately the estimated 45 species in the genus, map their geographical distributions, provide a reliable identification key, and provide evidence for inferring the evolutionary history of divergence among the species and related genera. Patterns of diversity in Myrcianthes can then be compared to those for other tropical plant genera, to search for common patterns of evolution in the Neotropics.

在康奈尔大学Natalie Uhl博士的指导下，研究生Francesca Grifo将在中美洲和西印度群岛进行实地考察，收集热带植物Myrcianthes属的物种样本。这些将补充已经从安第斯南美地区收集的标本，并将允许对这些热带植物的形态和解剖进行全面研究。研究将有助于更准确地描述该属估计的45种，绘制其地理分布图，提供可靠的识别码，并为推断物种和相关属之间的进化历史提供证据。桃金娘属的多样性模式可以与其他热带植物属的多样性模式进行比较，以寻找新热带地区的共同进化模式。