A quick visit to the Paris #Herbarium. Sampling #Annonaceae specimens, doing some good old taxonomy and using Near Infra Red Scanning NIRs on leaves to test if we can use that to ID species. Flower of #Fenerivia oligosperma, endemic to #Madagascar. @mnhn.fr @ird-fr.bsky.social

This year we lost 2 great #Annonaceae specialists: Annick Le Thomas and George Schatz. Both co-authored a paper on the genera #Fenerivia & #Huberantha of #Madagascar (before under #Polylathia). PhD student Valerie Ramarosandratana (U Tana) will revise endemic #Fenerivia. Photo Schatz F. heteropetala

This is my first ever #herbarium specimen: TC1! #Uvaria kirkii #Tanzania #Africa Nov 2006! A liana sp #Annonaceae. Extra bonus: photo of my note book!
I am uploading all my specimen related photos to:
#iNaturalist: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#PlantNet:
identify.plantnet.org/fr/k-east-tr...

🌳 Uvariodendron fuscum (#Annonaceae) – a hidden marvel of African rainforests in #Cameroon and #Gabon with large flowers and leaves! Pollinated by large beetles! Learn more about this genus with 18 species from tropical Africa #openaccess): doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Diversification of #Annonaceae. Unravelling the evolutionary history of this major tropical plant family using a near complete species level phylogeny. With ERC GLOBAL project postdoc Laura Holzmeyer & Fabien Condamine from CNRS.

Unlocking a new dimension of #herbarium specimens: Master student Khalil Boughalmi U. Grenoble studying #NIRs spectra of herbarium specimens in #Annonaceae. Can we identify species from spectra of herbarium sheets?? More very soon!

part of my awesome GLOBAL ERC team! studying the evolution of rain forests using #Annonaceae!

PhD student Erica Ravomanana (U. Anatanarivo) hard at work on the #taxonomy of the liana genus #Uvaria #Annonaceae. This genus is paleotropical, with ca. 22 species in #Madagascar. Presently at the #Montpellier #herbarium MPU, one of the largest in the world!

For those applying to an #ERC grant (Europe) you can find my blog here: www.couvreurlab.org/roadtoerc.html
I go over my experience, and give tips about how to appraoch this! @ec.europa.eu

New #Annonaceae genus phylogenomic study: all genera sampled & updated subtribal classification. A major new step towards better understanding this important tropical family based on a global collaboration
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #OpenAccess.