| Grant number: | 15/08153-6 |
| Support Opportunities: | Organization Grants - Organization of Scientific Meeting |
| Start date: | November 02, 2015 |
| End date: | November 05, 2015 |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Botany - Plant Morphology |
| Principal Investigator: | Silvia Rodrigues Machado |
| Grantee: | Silvia Rodrigues Machado |
| Host Institution: | Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil |
| City of the host institution: | Botucatu |
Abstract
Researchers in legume taxonomy and systematics from around the world have joined forces to advance and propose a new updated family classification. In this context, the Legume Morphology Working Group (LMWG) was created primarily to contribute to the identification of morphological characteristics that are taxonomically and phylogenetically useful. The general objectives of the LMWG are: to support the work of the Legume Phylogeny Working Group towards developing the new classification of Leguminosae; to evaluate how comparative morphological studies may help to better understand species groups, and poorly-resolved molecular phylogenetic relationships; to identify gaps in our knowledge about legume morphology and coordinate efforts to fill these gaps; and, finally, to promote consistency in legume morphological terminology for effective communication in the legume community, through an illustrated glossary including definitions that can be used widely as a standard reference. Therefore, as an important step towards achieving these objectives we propose to organize an international meeting, consisting of a workshop and a symposium with a series of lectures. This would be the first time that legume researchers focusing on legume morphology in and beyond South America reunite to advance legume systematics in a coordinated way. The workshop is structured based on three main goals: (a) gather all studies on morphology to compile a list of characters; (b) set the stage for a database that is flexible, broadly accessible and that can be expanded; and (c) compile a glossary of morphological terminology that also will be used in Flora of Brazil Online Project. The workshop also explores how new methodological tools and knowledge on legume morphology can support conservation of legume biodiversity. A symposium featuring outstanding lectures by invited experts and open to the public precedes the workshop. (AU)
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