Index Catalog // Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew research repository

2023

Journal article

Functional and historical drivers of leaf shape evolution in Palms (Arecaceae).

Torres Jiménez, Maria Fernanda ; Chazot, Nicolas ; Emilio, Thaise ; Uddling Fredin, Johan ; Antonelli, Alexandre …

Arecaceae, Macroevolution, Annual precipitation, Plant height, MuSSE, Leaf shape, Dissection, and Palms

2021

Journal article

Climate and geological change as drivers of Mauritiinae palm biogeography.

Bogotá-Ángel, Giovanni ; Huang, Huasheng ; Jardine, Phillip E. ; Chazot, Nicolas ; Salamanca, Sonia …

Interplate dispersal, Mauritia, Global cooling, Eocene–Oligocene Transition (EOT), Lepidocaryum, Neotropics, Arecaceae, Fossil record, Palynology, and Mauritiella

2022

Journal article

Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities.

Madagascar’s unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat. Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar’s terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by presenting data and analyses on documented and predicted species-level conservation statuses, the most prevalent and relevant threats,...

Ralimanana, Hélène ; Perrigo, Allison L. ; Smith, Rhian J. ; Borrell, James S. ; Faurby, Søren …

Madagascar, Conservation, Biodiversity, Ecological restoration, Endangered species, IUCN Red List, Protected areas, Natural resources, and Conservation status

2022

Journal article

Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use.

Madagascar’s biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar’s past and current terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by compiling and presenting comprehensive data on species diversity, endemism, and rates of species description and human uses, in addition to presenting an updated...

Antonelli, Alexandre ; Smith, Rhian J. ; Perrigo, Allison L. ; Crottini, Angelica ; Hackel, Jan …

Evolution, Taxonomy, Madagasacar, Natural resources, Phylogenetic diversity, Digitization, Distribution, Biodiversity, Endemism, and Conservation

2022

Journal article

The origin of modern patterns of continental diversity in Mauritiinae palms: the Neotropical museum and the Afrotropical graveyard.

While the latitudinal diversity gradient has received much attention, biodiversity and species richness also vary between continents across similar latitudes. Fossil information can be used to understand the evolutionary mechanisms that generated such variation between continents of similar latitudes. We integrated fossil data into a phylogenetic analysis of the Mauritiinae...