Isabel Larridon
@isabellarridon.bsky.social
Views are my own - Evolution, Diversity & Conservation of Plants - #Cyperaceae - #iamabotanist
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The pantropical genus Mapania is associated with forest understorey, yet its evolutionary history & species delimitation are poorly known. Here, DNA sequence data was used to change this, highlighting the need for further research to better protect this genus! 🌍 🧪 👇
Phylogeny of Southeast Asian Mapania (Cyperaceae: Mapanioideae) using chloroplast sequence data
Abstract. Mapania (Cyperaceae) is a pantropical genus associated with the forest understorey. Its evolutionary history and species delimitation are poorly
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The pantropical genus Mapania is associated with forest understorey, yet its evolutionary history & species delimitation are poorly known. Here, DNA sequence data was used to change this, highlighting the need for further research to better protect this genus! 🌍 🧪 👇
Reposted by Isabel Larridon
The Young Systematists' Forum is nearly upon us!
If you are a student (or postdoc) working on phylogenetics, taxonomy or systematics, join us Nov 14th for this free and friendly online conference!
Abstract submission closes Saturday, October 25th at 11:59PM GMT+1
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
If you are a student (or postdoc) working on phylogenetics, taxonomy or systematics, join us Nov 14th for this free and friendly online conference!
Abstract submission closes Saturday, October 25th at 11:59PM GMT+1
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
YSF2025 Registration Form
Welcome to the YSF2025 Registration and Abstract Submission form.
This year the conference will be held online on Friday, November 14th 2025. We look forward to seeing old and new faces from across t...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Young Systematists' Forum is nearly upon us!
If you are a student (or postdoc) working on phylogenetics, taxonomy or systematics, join us Nov 14th for this free and friendly online conference!
Abstract submission closes Saturday, October 25th at 11:59PM GMT+1
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
If you are a student (or postdoc) working on phylogenetics, taxonomy or systematics, join us Nov 14th for this free and friendly online conference!
Abstract submission closes Saturday, October 25th at 11:59PM GMT+1
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
Reposted by Isabel Larridon
New funded PhD opportunity at Kew Gardens/LSE: Planting Decolonization: Plantation Science and Empire in the Twentieth Century. Closes 14/1/26: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
www.lse.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
New funded PhD opportunity at Kew Gardens/LSE: Planting Decolonization: Plantation Science and Empire in the Twentieth Century. Closes 14/1/26: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
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Postdoc opportunity at Kew Gardens: AHRC Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions. Closes 10 Dec 25: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025
Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions.
www.ukri.org
October 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Postdoc opportunity at Kew Gardens: AHRC Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions. Closes 10 Dec 25: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Reposted by Isabel Larridon
Why do some palm clades in Madagascar thrive while others stagnate? Why do some have 1 species, and others 180+? Turns out it's less about that Island Magic & more about inherited traits and timing (when is it not?)! 🌍🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
Explaining extreme differences in species richness among co-occurring palm clades in Madagascar
Abstract. Imbalance in species richness among related clades is a pervasive, yet incompletely understood feature of biodiversity. Comparison of species-poo
doi.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Why do some palm clades in Madagascar thrive while others stagnate? Why do some have 1 species, and others 180+? Turns out it's less about that Island Magic & more about inherited traits and timing (when is it not?)! 🌍🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
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🌲🌲🌲 An exciting opportunity to work on #conifer #conservation research at RBGE @thebotanics.bsky.social: www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/job... #conservationjobs #botany #redlist #ICCP🌲🌲🌲
Vacancies | Working Here | What We Do
www.rbge.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🌲🌲🌲 An exciting opportunity to work on #conifer #conservation research at RBGE @thebotanics.bsky.social: www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/job... #conservationjobs #botany #redlist #ICCP🌲🌲🌲
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Did you miss Rosa Vásquez Espinoza's lecture about the #AmazonRainforest? You can catch it here! Join Rosa as she explores her own experiences navigating remote ecosystems, discovering biodiversity known to very few, and rekindling our innate sense of wonder.
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The Spirit of the Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest — vast, mysterious, and teeming with life — has long captured the imagination of explorers, scientists, and storytellers alike. Yet today, it stands at a crossroads, facing…
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August 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Did you miss Rosa Vásquez Espinoza's lecture about the #AmazonRainforest? You can catch it here! Join Rosa as she explores her own experiences navigating remote ecosystems, discovering biodiversity known to very few, and rekindling our innate sense of wonder.
buff.ly/ZhbjJGX
buff.ly/ZhbjJGX
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An exciting #postdoc opportunity working on a class in the #Solanaceae family based in Boulder, Colorado 🍅 🥔 🫑 jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#sciencejob #botany #research #hortresearch #herbarium #collections
#sciencejob #botany #research #hortresearch #herbarium #collections
Postdoctoral Fellow in Tomatillo Evolution
jobs.colorado.edu
August 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
An exciting #postdoc opportunity working on a class in the #Solanaceae family based in Boulder, Colorado 🍅 🥔 🫑 jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#sciencejob #botany #research #hortresearch #herbarium #collections
#sciencejob #botany #research #hortresearch #herbarium #collections
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Why learn botany and plant identification?
Knowledge of botany, including experience with identifying specimens and accessing the advanced literature of plant systematics (which implies understanding of the terminology and language of the science).
trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
Knowledge of botany, including experience with identifying specimens and accessing the advanced literature of plant systematics (which implies understanding of the terminology and language of the science).
trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
Museum Specialist (Natural Science), IS-1016-09
Job Opening: Museum Specialist (Natural Science), IS-1016-09 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
trustcareers.si.edu
August 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Why learn botany and plant identification?
Knowledge of botany, including experience with identifying specimens and accessing the advanced literature of plant systematics (which implies understanding of the terminology and language of the science).
trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
Knowledge of botany, including experience with identifying specimens and accessing the advanced literature of plant systematics (which implies understanding of the terminology and language of the science).
trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
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Team #GlobalTreeSeedBank representing at #AETFAT 2025 in Ghana! Well done team, a successful symposium on seed conservation across Africa hosted, and wishing you an interesting few final days!
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Team #GlobalTreeSeedBank representing at #AETFAT 2025 in Ghana! Well done team, a successful symposium on seed conservation across Africa hosted, and wishing you an interesting few final days!
Reposted by Isabel Larridon
🌿 Thousands of pressed plants
🧳 Centuries of global collecting
📜 Millions of herbarium records - digitised & ready to explore!
Our Data Portal is growing - come browse the collection: data.kew.org?utm_source=b...
💬 Already using the data? We’d love to hear from you! 📗🌾
🧳 Centuries of global collecting
📜 Millions of herbarium records - digitised & ready to explore!
Our Data Portal is growing - come browse the collection: data.kew.org?utm_source=b...
💬 Already using the data? We’d love to hear from you! 📗🌾
July 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🌿 Thousands of pressed plants
🧳 Centuries of global collecting
📜 Millions of herbarium records - digitised & ready to explore!
Our Data Portal is growing - come browse the collection: data.kew.org?utm_source=b...
💬 Already using the data? We’d love to hear from you! 📗🌾
🧳 Centuries of global collecting
📜 Millions of herbarium records - digitised & ready to explore!
Our Data Portal is growing - come browse the collection: data.kew.org?utm_source=b...
💬 Already using the data? We’d love to hear from you! 📗🌾
Reposted by Isabel Larridon
This year's #WorkExperience application window closes on July 30. Learn all about the work we do at the Linnean Society from every department: Collections, Operations and Engagement!
Follow the link below for more info and how to apply:
Follow the link below for more info and how to apply:
Work Experience
We offer unpaid work experience placements to people aged 15-18 who are interested in natural history, science education, or libraries and archives.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This year's #WorkExperience application window closes on July 30. Learn all about the work we do at the Linnean Society from every department: Collections, Operations and Engagement!
Follow the link below for more info and how to apply:
Follow the link below for more info and how to apply:
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Interested in co designing a fully funded PhD project with @vorontsovams.bsky.social and me on Urochloa plant biodiversity, evolution, morphology and genomics? Please contact us. Building on exciting work on the forage grass by @LizoMasters academic.oup.com/aob/article/...
Phylogenomic analysis reveals five independently evolved African forage grass clades in the genus Urochloa
AbstractBackground and Aims. The grass genus Urochloa (Brachiaria) sensu lato includes forage crops that are important for beef and dairy industries in tro
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July 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Interested in co designing a fully funded PhD project with @vorontsovams.bsky.social and me on Urochloa plant biodiversity, evolution, morphology and genomics? Please contact us. Building on exciting work on the forage grass by @LizoMasters academic.oup.com/aob/article/...
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Love plants, conservation and the SSC? Come work with us! 🌺🌴🌵🌽🌲🌻
@protectspecies.bsky.social
is looking for a passionate Plant Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's plant Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3774489
@protectspecies.bsky.social
is looking for a passionate Plant Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's plant Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3774489
Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator - Full Time - Indianapolis, IN
Do you have a passion for species conservation and the determination to work within a global network to promote invertebrate species conservation around the world? The Indianapolis Zoo Global Center f...
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Love plants, conservation and the SSC? Come work with us! 🌺🌴🌵🌽🌲🌻
@protectspecies.bsky.social
is looking for a passionate Plant Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's plant Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3774489
@protectspecies.bsky.social
is looking for a passionate Plant Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's plant Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3774489
New paper on: Biogeography and diversification dynamics of Cyperus academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...
Biogeography and diversification dynamics of the megadiverse plant genus Cyperus (Cyperaceae, Poales)
AbstractBackground and Aims. Species richness varies across the clades of the tree of life and regions of the globe. To understand the nature of such asymm
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June 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New paper on: Biogeography and diversification dynamics of Cyperus academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...
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🌴 Palms of New Guinea has won the 2025 Award of Excellence from the Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries! 🏆
A decades-long, global effort led by Kew’s William Baker: 250 species, 91 new to science - free to read 👇
👉 www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
A decades-long, global effort led by Kew’s William Baker: 250 species, 91 new to science - free to read 👇
👉 www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
The palms of New Guinea
We’ve studied, mapped and illustrated all 250 species of New Guinea’s palms in a massive project spanning decades
www.kew.org
May 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🌴 Palms of New Guinea has won the 2025 Award of Excellence from the Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries! 🏆
A decades-long, global effort led by Kew’s William Baker: 250 species, 91 new to science - free to read 👇
👉 www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
A decades-long, global effort led by Kew’s William Baker: 250 species, 91 new to science - free to read 👇
👉 www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
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🌄 Ten years. 749 species. One extraordinary mountain range.
Our new checklist for Madagascar’s Itremo Massif reveals over 500 endemic plants - including 70 found nowhere else on Earth 🌍
#Conservation #Madagascar
Our new checklist for Madagascar’s Itremo Massif reveals over 500 endemic plants - including 70 found nowhere else on Earth 🌍
#Conservation #Madagascar
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🌄 Ten years. 749 species. One extraordinary mountain range.
Our new checklist for Madagascar’s Itremo Massif reveals over 500 endemic plants - including 70 found nowhere else on Earth 🌍
#Conservation #Madagascar
Our new checklist for Madagascar’s Itremo Massif reveals over 500 endemic plants - including 70 found nowhere else on Earth 🌍
#Conservation #Madagascar
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Browse preserved plant specimen collections to travel through history, exploring millennia of botanical experience.
Herbaria may look like “plant mummies,” but they’re full of life and meaning. Join us this Thursday at 6pm to hear Maura Flannery share why they matter.
Book here: bit.ly/3RZDUhy
Herbaria may look like “plant mummies,” but they’re full of life and meaning. Join us this Thursday at 6pm to hear Maura Flannery share why they matter.
Book here: bit.ly/3RZDUhy
May 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Browse preserved plant specimen collections to travel through history, exploring millennia of botanical experience.
Herbaria may look like “plant mummies,” but they’re full of life and meaning. Join us this Thursday at 6pm to hear Maura Flannery share why they matter.
Book here: bit.ly/3RZDUhy
Herbaria may look like “plant mummies,” but they’re full of life and meaning. Join us this Thursday at 6pm to hear Maura Flannery share why they matter.
Book here: bit.ly/3RZDUhy
Ten years of discovery: A species conservation checklist in Madagascar's Central Highlands by @kewgardens.bsky.social and collaborators - read the story (doi.org/10.1007/s122...) & and scientific paper (doi.org/10.1007/s122...).
May 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ten years of discovery: A species conservation checklist in Madagascar's Central Highlands by @kewgardens.bsky.social and collaborators - read the story (doi.org/10.1007/s122...) & and scientific paper (doi.org/10.1007/s122...).
Reposted by Isabel Larridon
iDigBio is sponsoring a webinar at Duke University on Wednesday, May 6th at 12:00 CT entitled:
From Specimens to Stories: Defending Herbaria and Reconnecting Science with Society
This is in response to the plans to close the Duke Herbarium.
To register:
www.idigbio.org/content/spec...
From Specimens to Stories: Defending Herbaria and Reconnecting Science with Society
This is in response to the plans to close the Duke Herbarium.
To register:
www.idigbio.org/content/spec...
From Specimens to Stories: Defending Herbaria and Reconnecting Science with Society | iDigBio
www.idigbio.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
iDigBio is sponsoring a webinar at Duke University on Wednesday, May 6th at 12:00 CT entitled:
From Specimens to Stories: Defending Herbaria and Reconnecting Science with Society
This is in response to the plans to close the Duke Herbarium.
To register:
www.idigbio.org/content/spec...
From Specimens to Stories: Defending Herbaria and Reconnecting Science with Society
This is in response to the plans to close the Duke Herbarium.
To register:
www.idigbio.org/content/spec...
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⚠️📢 African botanists and conservationists 📢 ⚠️- the 23rd #AETFAT African Plants Congress takes place on 3-8 August 2025 in Accra, Ghana. Abstract submission is extended until 1st May. This is an unmissable event if you’re interested in the African flora!! aetfat.ug.edu.gh
@aetfat2025.bsky.social
@aetfat2025.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
⚠️📢 African botanists and conservationists 📢 ⚠️- the 23rd #AETFAT African Plants Congress takes place on 3-8 August 2025 in Accra, Ghana. Abstract submission is extended until 1st May. This is an unmissable event if you’re interested in the African flora!! aetfat.ug.edu.gh
@aetfat2025.bsky.social
@aetfat2025.bsky.social
Last chance to apply to join us as Kew Research Fellow in Accelerated Taxonomy careers.kew.org/vacancy/kew-...
Kew Research Fellow (Accelerated Taxonomy) - Careers | Kew GardensMenuClose menu
We are seeking applications from promising early-career scientists with interesting, innovative, and viable research ideas for the Kew Research Fellowship in Plant and Fungal Science. The Kew Research...
careers.kew.org
April 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Last chance to apply to join us as Kew Research Fellow in Accelerated Taxonomy careers.kew.org/vacancy/kew-...
Reposted by Isabel Larridon
Great training today by @pjimmej.bsky.social & @jimarcor.bsky.social on editing the Global Cyperaceae (sedge!) Database.
This will be an extremely useful resource, packed with photos and descriptions, built on a foundation of solid taxonomic expertise. I'm excited to get started!
cyperaceae.org
This will be an extremely useful resource, packed with photos and descriptions, built on a foundation of solid taxonomic expertise. I'm excited to get started!
cyperaceae.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Great training today by @pjimmej.bsky.social & @jimarcor.bsky.social on editing the Global Cyperaceae (sedge!) Database.
This will be an extremely useful resource, packed with photos and descriptions, built on a foundation of solid taxonomic expertise. I'm excited to get started!
cyperaceae.org
This will be an extremely useful resource, packed with photos and descriptions, built on a foundation of solid taxonomic expertise. I'm excited to get started!
cyperaceae.org
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Congratulations from all of us at the Society to our President, @evoswami.bsky.social, on being appointed Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs!
www.linnean.org/news/2025/04...
www.linnean.org/news/2025/04...
Society President appointed Chief Scientist at Defra
Linnean Society President Professor Anjali Goswami has been appointed as Defra’s new Chief Scientist
www.linnean.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Congratulations from all of us at the Society to our President, @evoswami.bsky.social, on being appointed Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs!
www.linnean.org/news/2025/04...
www.linnean.org/news/2025/04...
Reposted by Isabel Larridon
Trees of New Guinea:
- Guide to all 693 tree genera
- Fully illustrated with photos and line art
- PDF available here:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
- Guide to all 693 tree genera
- Fully illustrated with photos and line art
- PDF available here:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
April 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Trees of New Guinea:
- Guide to all 693 tree genera
- Fully illustrated with photos and line art
- PDF available here:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
- Guide to all 693 tree genera
- Fully illustrated with photos and line art
- PDF available here:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...