Ana Rita Simões
@anaritagsimoes.bsky.social
Research Botanist (West Africa)
Missouri Botanical Garden - Africa and Madagascar Department
Missouri Botanical Garden - Africa and Madagascar Department
It was a pleasure participating in the examination of the PhD thesis of Jesus Adrian Chimal Ballesteros on the taxonomy of African Asparagaceae, at the Natural History Museum of Oslo.
Thank you Charlotte Bjora and Hugo de Boer for the invitation, and much success to Adrian in his career!
Thank you Charlotte Bjora and Hugo de Boer for the invitation, and much success to Adrian in his career!
April 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It was a pleasure participating in the examination of the PhD thesis of Jesus Adrian Chimal Ballesteros on the taxonomy of African Asparagaceae, at the Natural History Museum of Oslo.
Thank you Charlotte Bjora and Hugo de Boer for the invitation, and much success to Adrian in his career!
Thank you Charlotte Bjora and Hugo de Boer for the invitation, and much success to Adrian in his career!
PhD on LSD? Vivian Kathambi is making good progress on the extraction of #ergot #alkaloids from #seeds of East African #Ipomoea, at Kew's Phytochemistry Lab - mentored by Dr Moses Langat.
A collaboration between Ghent University, Kew & EA Herbarium.
@ugent-botany.bsky.social
@rbgkew.bsky.social
A collaboration between Ghent University, Kew & EA Herbarium.
@ugent-botany.bsky.social
@rbgkew.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
PhD on LSD? Vivian Kathambi is making good progress on the extraction of #ergot #alkaloids from #seeds of East African #Ipomoea, at Kew's Phytochemistry Lab - mentored by Dr Moses Langat.
A collaboration between Ghent University, Kew & EA Herbarium.
@ugent-botany.bsky.social
@rbgkew.bsky.social
A collaboration between Ghent University, Kew & EA Herbarium.
@ugent-botany.bsky.social
@rbgkew.bsky.social
I found this piece that explains so clearly the origin of the confusion between #sweetpotatoes and #yams - different species, and even different plant families.
www.marthastewart.com/8169219/yams...
www.marthastewart.com/8169219/yams...
Are Yams & Sweet Potatoes The Same? Here's How to Tell Them Apart
Are yams and sweet potatoes the same? Here, we outline the botanical differences between yams and sweet potatoes and identify the main types of yams available in the U.S.
www.marthastewart.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I found this piece that explains so clearly the origin of the confusion between #sweetpotatoes and #yams - different species, and even different plant families.
www.marthastewart.com/8169219/yams...
www.marthastewart.com/8169219/yams...
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ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION CALL IS OPEN!
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Submission deadline:April Ist 2025
Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your work.
#AETFAT2025 #Ghana2025 #Plant Taxonomy #BiodiversityConservation
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February 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION CALL IS OPEN!
We invite researchers and students to submit abstracts for AETFAT2025
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Submission deadline:April Ist 2025
Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your work.
#AETFAT2025 #Ghana2025 #Plant Taxonomy #BiodiversityConservation
We invite researchers and students to submit abstracts for AETFAT2025
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Submission deadline:April Ist 2025
Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your work.
#AETFAT2025 #Ghana2025 #Plant Taxonomy #BiodiversityConservation
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The 2025 LinneSys call is open!
Need funding for a systematics-based project?
Details on eligibity and how to apply here: systass.org/linnesys/
You need an active @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social membership to apply!
Applications close Monday, 10th March at 23:59 GMT+0
Need funding for a systematics-based project?
Details on eligibity and how to apply here: systass.org/linnesys/
You need an active @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social membership to apply!
Applications close Monday, 10th March at 23:59 GMT+0
LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund
LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund The Councils of The Linnean Society of London and The Systematics Association jointly administer this fund for the benefit of systematics research. The Fund has …
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February 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The 2025 LinneSys call is open!
Need funding for a systematics-based project?
Details on eligibity and how to apply here: systass.org/linnesys/
You need an active @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social membership to apply!
Applications close Monday, 10th March at 23:59 GMT+0
Need funding for a systematics-based project?
Details on eligibity and how to apply here: systass.org/linnesys/
You need an active @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social membership to apply!
Applications close Monday, 10th March at 23:59 GMT+0
Come showcase your work on #taxonomy, #conservation, #evolution, #biogeography of #African #plants and #fungi at next year's AETFAT conference in Ghana, 3-8 August 2025.
Call for Abstract Submission now open!
Call for Abstract Submission now open!
ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION CALL IS OPEN!
We invite researchers and students to submit abstracts for AETFAT2025
forms.office.com/r/qTpfiZsPV0
Submission deadline:April Ist 2025
Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your work.
#AETFAT2025 #Ghana2025 #Plant Taxonomy #BiodiversityConservation
We invite researchers and students to submit abstracts for AETFAT2025
forms.office.com/r/qTpfiZsPV0
Submission deadline:April Ist 2025
Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your work.
#AETFAT2025 #Ghana2025 #Plant Taxonomy #BiodiversityConservation
February 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Come showcase your work on #taxonomy, #conservation, #evolution, #biogeography of #African #plants and #fungi at next year's AETFAT conference in Ghana, 3-8 August 2025.
Call for Abstract Submission now open!
Call for Abstract Submission now open!
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Le congrès AETFAT 2025 arrive au Ghana !
Rejoignez-nous du 3 au 8 août 2025 pour explorer la riche diversité végétale de l'Afrique tropicale
Thème : Diversité, conservation et utilisation durable des plantes africaines dans un monde naturel en mutation.
Rejoignez-nous du 3 au 8 août 2025 pour explorer la riche diversité végétale de l'Afrique tropicale
Thème : Diversité, conservation et utilisation durable des plantes africaines dans un monde naturel en mutation.
February 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Le congrès AETFAT 2025 arrive au Ghana !
Rejoignez-nous du 3 au 8 août 2025 pour explorer la riche diversité végétale de l'Afrique tropicale
Thème : Diversité, conservation et utilisation durable des plantes africaines dans un monde naturel en mutation.
Rejoignez-nous du 3 au 8 août 2025 pour explorer la riche diversité végétale de l'Afrique tropicale
Thème : Diversité, conservation et utilisation durable des plantes africaines dans un monde naturel en mutation.
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The AETFAT Congress 2025 is coming to Ghana!
Join us for from August 3rd -8th 2025, as we explore the rich plant diversity of Tropical Africa
Theme: Diversity, conservation, and sustainable use of African plants in a changing natural world.
Join us for from August 3rd -8th 2025, as we explore the rich plant diversity of Tropical Africa
Theme: Diversity, conservation, and sustainable use of African plants in a changing natural world.
February 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The AETFAT Congress 2025 is coming to Ghana!
Join us for from August 3rd -8th 2025, as we explore the rich plant diversity of Tropical Africa
Theme: Diversity, conservation, and sustainable use of African plants in a changing natural world.
Join us for from August 3rd -8th 2025, as we explore the rich plant diversity of Tropical Africa
Theme: Diversity, conservation, and sustainable use of African plants in a changing natural world.
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We are thrilled to announce our February schedule! Two very interesting talks by Sujit Patil and Amanda Peake are planned.
See you there!
See you there!
January 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We are thrilled to announce our February schedule! Two very interesting talks by Sujit Patil and Amanda Peake are planned.
See you there!
See you there!
Another productive (and fun!) day at Kew #herbarium, curating #Convolvulaceae collections sampled for the #PAFTOL project.
Also, Vivian Kathambi is making great progress on seed sampling of E African #Ipomoea for her PhD studies - stay tuned!
Also, Vivian Kathambi is making great progress on seed sampling of E African #Ipomoea for her PhD studies - stay tuned!
January 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Another productive (and fun!) day at Kew #herbarium, curating #Convolvulaceae collections sampled for the #PAFTOL project.
Also, Vivian Kathambi is making great progress on seed sampling of E African #Ipomoea for her PhD studies - stay tuned!
Also, Vivian Kathambi is making great progress on seed sampling of E African #Ipomoea for her PhD studies - stay tuned!
Reposted by Ana Rita Simões
Reposted by Ana Rita Simões
Proud of this amazing collaborative work!
For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.
For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.
We are pleased to share a #Convolvulaceae special issue just released on Rheedea.
We present a total of 14 manuscripts with contributions from 84 authors, spanning across 17 countries.
To access the issue: rheedea.in/journal/fOAl...
We present a total of 14 manuscripts with contributions from 84 authors, spanning across 17 countries.
To access the issue: rheedea.in/journal/fOAl...
January 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Proud of this amazing collaborative work!
For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.
For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.
Proud of this amazing collaborative work!
For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.
For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.
We are pleased to share a #Convolvulaceae special issue just released on Rheedea.
We present a total of 14 manuscripts with contributions from 84 authors, spanning across 17 countries.
To access the issue: rheedea.in/journal/fOAl...
We present a total of 14 manuscripts with contributions from 84 authors, spanning across 17 countries.
To access the issue: rheedea.in/journal/fOAl...
January 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Proud of this amazing collaborative work!
For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.
For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.
Reposted by Ana Rita Simões
As of our new bye-laws, we enable people to join us based on what they have done, rather than who they know.
The requirement for Fellowship is to show that you have contributed to our mission: ‘to cultivate a global community working for a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.’
The requirement for Fellowship is to show that you have contributed to our mission: ‘to cultivate a global community working for a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.’
December 28, 2024 at 10:55 AM
As of our new bye-laws, we enable people to join us based on what they have done, rather than who they know.
The requirement for Fellowship is to show that you have contributed to our mission: ‘to cultivate a global community working for a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.’
The requirement for Fellowship is to show that you have contributed to our mission: ‘to cultivate a global community working for a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.’
Introducing to the world Distimake aparantae, a new species of #Convolvulaceae, endemic to the Western Ghats (India) - an extraordinary biodiversity hotspot. Collected for the first time in September 2023! How much undescribed #plant diversity is still out there?
December 27, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Introducing to the world Distimake aparantae, a new species of #Convolvulaceae, endemic to the Western Ghats (India) - an extraordinary biodiversity hotspot. Collected for the first time in September 2023! How much undescribed #plant diversity is still out there?
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December 6, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Help us support more African botanists and mycologists to attend AETFAT 2025 (Ghana) - the largest conference on African flora and funga!
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Donate to AETFAT 2025 (Ghana): Travel Awards for African scientists, organized by Ana Rita Simões
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December 7, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Help us support more African botanists and mycologists to attend AETFAT 2025 (Ghana) - the largest conference on African flora and funga!
www.gofundme.com/f/aetfat-202...
www.gofundme.com/f/aetfat-202...
Convolvulaceae Network now present in Blue Sky too!
Follow
@convolv-network.bsky.social
for more on #sweetpotato, #morning_glories #Ipomoea, bindweeds #Convolvulus, dodders #Cuscuta, and other #Convolvulaceae hot topics!
Follow
@convolv-network.bsky.social
for more on #sweetpotato, #morning_glories #Ipomoea, bindweeds #Convolvulus, dodders #Cuscuta, and other #Convolvulaceae hot topics!
December 3, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Convolvulaceae Network now present in Blue Sky too!
Follow
@convolv-network.bsky.social
for more on #sweetpotato, #morning_glories #Ipomoea, bindweeds #Convolvulus, dodders #Cuscuta, and other #Convolvulaceae hot topics!
Follow
@convolv-network.bsky.social
for more on #sweetpotato, #morning_glories #Ipomoea, bindweeds #Convolvulus, dodders #Cuscuta, and other #Convolvulaceae hot topics!
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Hello world! Also, the new grass phylogeny is now published: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New grass phylogeny resolves deep evolutionary relationships and discovers C4 origins
• Grasses rank among the world’s most ecologically and economically important plants. Repeated evolution of the C4 syndrome has made photosynthesis highly efficient in many grasses, inspiring inten...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Hello world! Also, the new grass phylogeny is now published: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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'Adapting wild biodiversity conservation approaches to conserve agrobiodiversity' 🌿👩🌾🚜
Now online at #naturesustainability We share solutions of multiple co-authors in solving this challenge for food security, climate resilience & a sustainable future 👇 #KewScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Now online at #naturesustainability We share solutions of multiple co-authors in solving this challenge for food security, climate resilience & a sustainable future 👇 #KewScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Adapting wild biodiversity conservation approaches to conserve agrobiodiversity - Nature Sustainability
The global biodiversity crisis impacting agriculture is overlooked compared with wild systems. This Perspective presents an overview of the the tools developed for wild biodiversity conservation and p...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:06 PM
'Adapting wild biodiversity conservation approaches to conserve agrobiodiversity' 🌿👩🌾🚜
Now online at #naturesustainability We share solutions of multiple co-authors in solving this challenge for food security, climate resilience & a sustainable future 👇 #KewScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Now online at #naturesustainability We share solutions of multiple co-authors in solving this challenge for food security, climate resilience & a sustainable future 👇 #KewScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Too hot for the weeds? Exploring the impact of climate change in herbaceous Convolvulaceae in Cerrado and Mata Atlantica biomes (SE Brazil) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.06.621913v1
Too hot for the weeds? Exploring the impact of climate change in herbaceous Convolvulaceae in Cerrado and Mata Atlantica biomes (SE Brazil) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.06.621913v1
Aim: We investigated the potential resilience to climatic change of nine species of weeds in Convolv
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November 8, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Too hot for the weeds? Exploring the impact of climate change in herbaceous Convolvulaceae in Cerrado and Mata Atlantica biomes (SE Brazil) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.06.621913v1
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Getting these thoughts down was a long time coming, proud to defend and uplift our global partnership on Ipomoea taxonomy t.co/90OojIfoeO
Towards a collaborative approach to the systematics of Ipomoea: A response to the “Rebuttal to (27...
A proposal to change the conserved type of Ipomoea was published in December 2020, and recommended by the Nomenclature Committee in 2023. This was done in the light of the possible negative consequen....
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October 25, 2023 at 11:49 PM
Getting these thoughts down was a long time coming, proud to defend and uplift our global partnership on Ipomoea taxonomy t.co/90OojIfoeO