U.S.-BRAZIL RESEARCH PLANNING VISIT: PHYLOGENETIC SYSTEMATICS OF XYRIDACEAE (POALES)---TOWARDS A MONOGRAPH OF THE YELLOW-EYED GRASSES

建议美国-巴西规划访问将允许美国PI博士丽莎坎贝尔和达蒙小（纽约植物园）计划一个跨学科的，合作研究计划的木蠹蛾科系统学与巴西合作者博士玛丽亚达斯格拉卡斯拉帕万德利从巴西圣保罗植物研究所。 木蕨科是开花植物的一个小家族，在世界许多地方的湿地中很常见。 它们从未被彻底研究过;目前的知识是基于零碎和当地的研究。 亲自会面将为有效沟通有关数据收集和分析责任、研究费用和预期结果传播的详细信息提供场所。 规划访问的目的是提出研究建议，以便根据进化关系和健全的分类法进行分类。 这对研究该科植物的生物学和生态学具有重要意义。 此外，深入了解这一谱系的多样性将是制定保护优先事项的关键。

The proposed U.S.-Brazil planning visit will allow the U.S. PIs Drs. Lisa Campbell and Damon Little (New York Botanical Garden) to plan an interdisciplinary, collaborative research program on the systematics of Xyridaceae with Brazilian collaborator Dr. Maria Das Gracas Lapa Wanderley from the Instituto de Botanica de Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Xyridaceae are a small family of flowering plants, common in wetlands in many parts of the world. They have never been studied thoroughly; current knowledge is based on fragmentary and local studies. Meeting in person will provide a venue for effectively communicating details regarding responsibilities for data gathering and analysis, research expenses, and dissemination of anticipated results. The planning visit aims to propose research that will produce a classification based on evolutionary relationships and on sound taxonomy. These are essential for meaningful studies on the biology and ecology of Xyridaceae. Furthermore insight into the diversity of this lineage will be critical in formulating conservation priorities.