Euphorbia PBI - Participants

Principal Investigators | Post Doctoral Researchers | Students | Scientists and Collaborators Worldwide


Name, Title
Address / Institution Contributions / Interests / Projects

Principal Investigators
Paul E. Berry, Principal Investigator
University of Michigan, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2035 Kraus Natural Sciences Bldg
830 N University Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
PBI Euphorbia Project leader; Systematics of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia, Croton).
David Baum, Co-Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Botany
430 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706, USA
Pedilanthus clade; cyathium development.
Reed Beaman, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA
Developing of bioinformatics tools.
Nico Cellinese, Co-Principal Investigator
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
379 Dickinson Hall, PO Box 117800
Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA
Developing of bioinformatics tools.
Kenneth Wurdack, Co-Principal Investigator
Department of Botany and Laboratories of Analytical Biology
Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012
NMNH MRC-166, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, USA
Molecular phylogenetics, Systematics (Malpighiales, Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbia).

Post Doctoral Researchers
Pablo Carrillo-Reyes, Post Doctoral Researcher
Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Centro Regional del Bajío;
Av. Lázaro Cárdenas 253, A.P. 386
61600 Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, MEXICO
Taxonomic revision of the New World Euphorbia sect. Portulacastrum.
James Horn, Post Doctoral Researcher
Department of Botany
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC, 20013-7012, USA
Continuation of the phyloengetic project aiming to resolve the backbone of Euphorbia.
Jess Peirson, Post Doctoral Researcher
University of Michigan
Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2035 Kraus Natural Sciences Bldg
830 N University Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
Participates in several project activities, including molecular work (subgenus Esula) and taxonomic treatments of Euphorbia for Flora of North America.
Jeffery Morawetz, Post Doctoral Researcher
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
1500 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, USA
Participates in molecular work (coordination), taxonomic literature compilation, monographic work, field work, and herbarium work.
Ricarda Riina, Post Doctoral Researcher
Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Plaza de Murillo 2, Madrid 28014, SPAIN
Project Coordinator; participates in different project activities (fieldwork, phylogenetics studies, monographic work, and bioinformatics).
Benjamin van Ee, Post Doctoral Researcher
Department of Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
1200 University St. Unit 9095
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD 57799-9095, USA
Phylogenetics: testing molecular markers to better resolve the backbone of Euphorbia. Fieldwork activities.

Students
Xavier Aubriot, PhD student (Advisor: T. Haevermans)
Herbier national - plantes vasculaires, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Départemente de Systématique et Évolution, USM 0602 Taxonomie et Colletions. Botanique, C.P. 39, 16 rue Buffon
75231 Paris cedex 05, FRANCE
Revision of the Euphorbia pachysantha group (phylogeny, morphology, nomenclature); Interactive key of the Euphorbia (Yvelines, France).
Laia Barres Gonzalez, PhD student (Advisors: R. Vilatersana and M. Galbany)
Institut Botanic de Barcelona
CSIC-Ajuntament de Barcelona
Pg. del Migdia, s/n
08038 Barcelona, SPAIN
Phylogenetics and phylogeography of the mediterranean Carduae and Euphorbia: two examples of Mediterranean-African disjunctions.
Ehoarn Bidault, MS student (Advisor: T. Haevermans)
Herbier national - plantes vasculaires, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Départemente de Systématique et Évolution, USM 0602 Taxonomie et Colletions. Botanique, C.P. 39, 16 rue Buffon
75231 Paris cedex 05, FRANCE
Interactive key of Clade C/sugenus Tirucalli (mostly Madagascan, plus E. gummifera, E. uzmuk, E. dhofarensis, E. arbuscula, and E. tirucalli).
Caroline Black, Undergraduate student (Advisor: A. Mast)
Florida State University, Department of Biological Sciences
Tallahasse, Florida, 32306-1100, USA
http://wimse.fsu.edu/
Molecular phylogenetics of SE U.S. Euphorbia sect. Portulacastrum.
Keeley Briggs, Masters student (Advisor: P. Berry)
University of Michigan
Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2035 Kraus Natural Sciences Bldg
830 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
Collaborates building the content for species web pages through the organization and databasing of herbarium specimens, protologues, and field plant images.
Ivalú Cacho, PhD student (Advisors: D. Baum and P. Berry)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Botany University of Wisconsin-Madison
430 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706, USA
Molecular systematics of the Pedilanthus clade; Origins and evolution of the cyathium in Euphorbia.
Levent Can, MS student (Advisor: O. Kucuker)
Istanbul University
Faculty of Science, Department of Botany
34134 Suleymaniye/Istanbul, TURKEY
Carpological and Amylotaxonomical Studies on Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) species distributed in Thrace (Turkey-in-Europe).
Brian Dorsey, PhD student (Advisor: P. Berry)
University of Michigan
Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2035 Kraus Natural Sciences Bldg
830 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
Phylogeny and historical biogeography of Euphorbia subg. Euphorbia as a whole and of sect. Euphorbia specifically. Phylogenetically based anatomical and morphological investigations of the multiple derivations of stem succulence in the subgenus and growth form evolution within the spine-shield euphorbs (sect. Euphorbia).
Jean-Michel Dupuyoo, MS student (Advisor: T. Haevermans)
Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle
Département de Systématique et Évolution, UMR 5202 CNRS / USM 0602
Botanique, C.P. 39, 16 rue Buffon
75231 Paris cedex 05, FRANCE
Systematics and biogeography of the E. pyrifolia clade (sect. Denisophorbia s.s.).
Marzieh Ghazi, MS student (Advisor: M. Pakravan & M. Sheidai)
Department of Plant Sciences
School of Biology, College of Science
University of Azahra
PO Box: 19935-567 Tehran, IRAN
A biosystematic study of some species of Section: Tithymalus, Genus: Euphorbia in Iran
Alan Gray, PhD student
University of Edinburgh / Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, SCOTLAND Conservation studies on Euphorbia origanoides L. from Ascension Island.
Mehdi Jabbori, MS student (Advisor: T. Haevermans)
Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle
Département de Systématique et Évolution, UMR 5202 CNRS / USM 0602
Botanique, C.P. 39, 16 rue Buffon
75231 Paris cedex 05, FRANCE
Molecular phylogenetics of Euphorbia tirucalli and E. tetraptera clades of Madagascan Euphorbia.
Nastaran Jalilian, PhD Student (Advisor: M.R. Rahiminejad)
Isfahan University
Research Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Keshavarzi boulvard, Sepah Square, post code: 6715848333
P.O.B.:67145-1661, IRAN
Taxonomy of Euphorbia of Iran.
Wenchi Jin, PhD student (Advisor: P. Berry)
University of Michigan
Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2035 Kraus Natural Sciences Bldg
830 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
Phylogeny and biogeography of Euphorbia subgenus Esula in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Raman Kutty, Undergraduate student (Advisor: D. Baum)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Botany University of Wisconsin-Madison
430 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706, USA
Exploring Spurge Evolution via molecular analysis of the LEAFY (LFY) gene. Labwork (DNA extractions, PCR, Cloning, etc.).
Dustin Landau, Undergraduate student (Advisor: P. Berry)
University of Michigan, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2035 Kraus Natural Sciences Bldg
830 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
Participates in lab work, databasing, and other project activities.
Otávio Marques, Masters student (Advisor: M.B.R. Caruzo)
Instituto de Botânica
Caixa Postal 4005, CEP 01061-970
São Paulo, São Paulo, BRAZIL
Taxonomic revision of Euphorbia for the Flora of the state of São Paulo.
Faboyede Adekemi Omolayo, PhD student
Department of Botany and microbiology
Faculty of Science, University of Lagos
Akoka, Lagos, NIGERIA
Euphorbia of Nigeria
Brittany Ota, Undergraduate student (Advisor: D. Baum)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Botany University of Wisconsin-Madison
430 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706, USA
Labwork (DNA extractions, PCR, Cloning, etc.).
Aysun Patterson, PhD student (Advisor: O. Kucuker)
stanbul University
Faculty of Science, Department of Botany
34134 Suleymaniye/Istanbul
08038 Istanbul, TURKEY
Euphorbia of Turkey (Thesis title to be defined).
Rebecca Povilus, Undergraduate student (Advisor: P. Berry)
University of Michigan, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2035 Kraus Natural Sciences Bldg
830 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
Worked on the initiation of the digital Euphorbia seed photo gallery; participates in fieldwork, databasing, and lab work.
Barbara Wagner, Undergraduate student (Advisor: P. Berry)
University of Michigan, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2035 Kraus Natural Sciences Bldg
830 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
Evolution of seed morphology within the genus Euphorbia, and the taxonomic utility of seed characters.
Ya Yang, PhD student (Advisor: P. Berry)
University of Michigan
Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2035 Kraus Natural Sciences Bldg
830 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
Chamaesyce clade: phylogeny, biogeography, and character evolution.
Onur Yanar, MS student (Advisor: O. Kucuker)
stanbul University
Faculty of Science, Department of Botany
34134 Suleymaniye/Istanbul
08038 Istanbul, TURKEY
Euphorbia of Turkey (Thesis title to be defined).

Scientists and Collaborators Worldwide
Amal Aldhebiani, Collaborating scientist
Biology Department
King Abdul-Aziz University
P.O.Box 42625, Jeddah 21551, SAUDI ARABIA
Euphorbia of Saudi Arabia.
Dhafer A. Al-Zahrani, Collaborating scientist
Science Department
Jeddah Teacher's College
PO Box 15758, Jeddah 21454, SAUDI ARABIA
Euphorbia of Saudi Arabia.
Robert Archer, Collaborating scientist
South African National Biodiversity Institute
National Herbarium, Private Bag X101
Pretoria, 0001, SOUTH AFRICA
Systematics of African Euphorbia.
Manolis Avramakis, Collaborating scientist
Herbarium NHMC, Department of Botany
Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete
P.O. Box 2208, 714 09 Heraklion, Crete, GREECE
Field collector; floristics of Greece Islands.
Nambiyath P. Balakrishnan, Collaborating scientist
13 - 14 B. P. C. Nagar
Thondamuthur Road
Private Bag X 1106
Coimbatore 641046, INDIA
Euphorbia of India.
Patricia Barbera, Collaborating scientist
Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC
Plaza de Murillo 2
Madrid 28014, SPAIN.
Euphorbia of Northern Africa.
Rolf Becker, Collaborating scientist
University of Limpopo
School of Molecular and Life Sciences Faculty of Science and Agriculture
Private Bag X 1106
Sovenga 0727, SOUTH AFRICA
Field collector; collection databasing; specimens georeferencing.
Volker Buddensiek, Editor of Euphorbia World
International Euphorbia Society (IES)
Kampstr. 23, 31655 Stadthagen, GERMANY
Succulent Euphorbia.
Alan J. Butler, Chairman & Secretary of the IES
International Euphorbia Society (IES)
Vial della Campana 7, 00048 Nettuno (RM), ITALY
Liason to the IES and Euphorbia World journal; fieldwork; living plant collection.
Peter V. Bruyns, Collaborating scientist
Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town
7701 Rondebosch, SOUTH AFRICA
Taxonomy and phylogenetics of African Euphorbia.
Daniela Carneiro-Torres, Collaborating scientist
Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas Jequié
Rua José Moreira Sobrinho, S/N
Jequiezinho 45200-000 - Jequie, BRAZIL
Floristics (SE Brazil: Bahia, Chapada Diamantina).
Susan Carter Holmes, Collaborating scientist
Honorary Research Associate
Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, England, UNITED KINGDOM
Succulent Euphorbia.
Maria Beatriz Caruzo, Collaborating scientist
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp)
Campus Diadema, Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Setor de Educação em Ciências
Rua Prof. Artur Riedel, 275 - Jd. Eldorado, CEP 09972-270
Diadema - SP, BRAZIL
Euphorbia field collecting and herbarium work in SE Brazil.
Caujapé Castells, Collaborating scientist
Dept. of Molecular Biodiversity & DNA bank
Jardin Botanico Canario Viera y Clavijo
Ap. de Correos 14 de Tafira Alta
35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SPAIN
Assistance and collaboration with fieldwork and plant material from the Canary Islands.
Maarten Christenhusz, Collaborating scientist
Dept. of Biology, Sect. Biodiversity University of Turku, 20014 Turku, FINLAND Revised Euphorbia for the Flora of the Guianas; field work.
Inês Cordeiro, Collaborating scientist
Instituto de Botânica
Caixa Postal 4005, CEP 01061-970
São Paulo, São Paulo, BRAZIL
Systematics and floristics of Euphorbiaceae of Brazil.
Kandis Elliot, Botanical artist
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Botany University of Wisconsin
430 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706, USA
Illustrations and images for publications and online resources.
Hans-Joachim (Hajo) Esser, Collaborating scientist
Research Scientist and Curator
Botanische Staatssammlung Muenchen
Menzinger Strasse 67
D-80638 Muenchen (Munich), GERMANY
Euphorbia from Thailand, Guianas, Central Europe, and Bolivia.
Paul Forster, Collaborating scientist
Queensland Herbarium, Environmental Protection Agency
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Road
Toowong, Qld 4066, AUSTRALIA
Taxonomy; fieldwork; Euphorbia of Australia.
Bozo Frajman, Collaborating scientist
Institute of Botany
University of Innsbruck
Sternwartestrasse 15, A-6020 Innsbruck, AUSTRIA
Phylogeny of the E. barrelieri E. myrsinites, and E. villosa groups. Systematics of Euphorbia subgenus Esula in Europe.
Dmitry Geltman, Collaborating scientist
Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Popov street, 2
St. Petersburg, 197376, RUSSIA
Euphorbia of non-tropical Eurasia with especial reference to eastern Europe and Caucasus.
Mike Gilbert, Collaborating scientist
Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Richmond Surrey TW9 3AB, UNITED KINGDOM
Euphorbia for the Flora of China; Flora of Ethiopia.
Agathe Haevermans, Botanical Illustrator
Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle
Département de Systématique et Évolution, USM 0602 Botanique, C.P. 39, 16 rue Buffon
75231 Paris cedex 05, FRANCE
Preparation of Illustrations for publications; fieldwork.
Thomas Haevermans, Collaborating scientist
Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle
Département de Systématique et Évolution, UMR 5202 CNRS / USM 0602
Botanique, C.P. 39, 16 rue Buffon
75231 Paris cedex 05, FRANCE
Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Euphorbia of Madagascar; Clade C/Deuterocalli group; Revision and phylogeny of subgenus Lacanthis; Revision of the E. pachysantha group (phylogeny, morphology, nomenclature).
David Halford, Collaborating scientist
c/-Queensland Herbarium
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha
Toowong QLD 4066, AUSTRALIA
Euphorbiaceae of Australia.
Dylan P. Hannon, Curator of Conservatory Collections
Huntington Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Rd
San Marino CA 91108, USA
Living Euphorbia collection.
Jaap Keijzer, IES non-executive Official
International Euphorbia Society (IES)
Oude Kerkpad 8c, 2461 EW Ter Aar, NETHERLANDS
Living Euphorbia collection.
Wilbert L.A. Hetterscheid, Collaborating scientist
Von Gimborn Arboretum
Velperengh 31
3941 BZ Doorn, NETHERLANDS
Revision of subgenus Lacanthis (E. milii group).
Alexey Kryukov, Collaborating scientist
Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Popov street, 2
St. Petersburg, 197376, RUSSIA
Molecular phylogenetics of Euphorbia subgenus Esula
Pjotr Lawant, Assitant Editor of Euphorbia World
International Euphorbia Society (IES)
Gangwerf 11-A, 1676 GA Twisk, NETHERLANDS
Euphorbia library; taxonomy of Tribe Euphorbieae.
Quentin Luke, Collaborating scientist
East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya
Postal Address: P O Box 24133
Nairobi 00502, KENYA
Fieldwork in Kenya and Tanzania.
Jinshuang Ma, Collaborating scientist
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
320 YueYang Road, Shanghai, 200031, CHINA
Euphorbia from east and south Asia; Euphorbia for the Flora of China.
Carlos Alonso Maya Lastra, Collaborating scientist
Universidad del Quindio
Quindio, COLOMBIA
Inventory of Euphorbiaceae of Quindio Department (Colombia)
Mark Mayfield, Collaborating scientist
Herbarium KSC, Division of Biology
Kansas State University, Ackert Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4901, USA
Euphorbia in the New World; floristics.
Tim Metcalf, Conservatory Curator
University of California-Davis,
College of Biological Sciences, Botanical Conservatory, Davis, CA, USA
Living Euphorbia collection; samples for molecular studies.
Julian Molero, Collaborating scientist
Universitat de Barcelona
Laboratori de Botànica, Departament de Productes Naturals
Facultat de Farmàcia, 08028 Barcelona, SPAIN
Molecular systematics and taxonomy; Euphorbia in western mediterranean and macaronesian area; The Macaronesian dendroid leaf-spurges (Euphorbia subsect. Pachycladae).
Alma Moller, Collaborating scientist
University of Limpopo
Centre for microscopy and Microanalysis School
of Physical and Mineral Sciences
P/Bag X1106 Sovenga, 0727, SOUTH AFRICA
Field collector; collection databasing; specimens georeferencing.
Jose Murillo, Collaborating scientist
Herbario Nacional Colombiano
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Apartado Aéreo 7495
Bogotá, D.C., COLOMBIA
Euphorbiaceae of Colombia.
Amirhossain Pahlevani, Collaborating scientist
Department of Botany
Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection
Evin/ Tabnak St.
P.O. Box 19395
Tehran 1454, IRAN
Euphorbia of Iran.
Ki-Ryong Park, Collaborating scientist
Kyung-Nam University
Department of Science Education Kyung-Nam University
449 Wolyoung-dong, Masan, KOREA
Molecular phylogenetics: Euphorbia.
Manuel Portilheiro, Euphorbia enthusiast
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, SPAIN
Field collector.
Gerhard Prenner, Collaborating scientist
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Jodrell Laboratory, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 3AB, UNITED KINGDOM
Cyathium development.
Evelyn Roe, Collaborating scientist
Independent Research Botanist/Ecologist Field Collector. Euphorbia of Victoria Falls area and Kalahari Sands vegetation, Zambia.
Rowan Sage, Collaborating scientist
Department of Botany
University of Toronto
25 Willcocks Street
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Transition from C3 to C4 photosynthesis in Chamaesyce.
Yasaman Salmaki, Collaborating scientist
Department of Plant Sciences
School of Biology, College of Science
University of Tehran
PO Box: 14155-6455
Tehran, IRAN
Contributes with fieldwork and data gathering of Euphorbia of Iran.
Ernesto Sandoval, Conservatory Director
University of California-Davis,
College of Biological Sciences, Botanical Conservatory, Davis, CA, USA
Living Euphorbia collection; samples for molecular studies.
Victor Steinmann, Collaborating scientist
Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Centro Regional del Bajío;
Av. Lázaro Cárdenas 253, A.P. 386
61600 Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, MEXICO
Monographic work of New World Euphorbia.
Marc Teissier, Collaborating scientist
Jardin Botanique Les Cèdres, avenue Denis Semeria,
06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, FRANCE
Revision of subgenus Lacanthis (E. milii group).
Kevin Thiele, Collaborating scientist
Western Australian Herbarium
Department of Environment and Conservation
Locked Bag 104 Bentley Delivery Centre
Western Australia 6983, AUSTRALIA
Interactive keys (Lucid), online identification tools (IdentifyLife).
Thomas R. van Devender, Collaborating scientist
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N. Kinney Rd.,
Tucson, AZ 85743-8918, USA
Field collector (S USA, N Mexico).
Rikus van Veldhuisen, IES Publicity Officer; Euphorbia grower
International Euphorbia Society (IES)
Samuel Gerssenlaan 63
3861 HB Nijkerk, NETHERLANDS
Living Euphorbia collection.
Josep Vincens-Fandos, Collaborating scientist
Universitat de Barcelona
Laboratori de Botànica
Facultat de Farmàcia
Av. Joan XXIII s.n.
08028 Barcelona, SPAIN
Systematics of Mediterranean Euphorbia.
Emily Wabuyele, Collaborating scientist
East African Herbarium
National Museums of Kenya
P.O. Box 45166
00100 Nairobi, KENYA
East African drylands expert (Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia).
Shahin Zarre, Collaborating scientist
Department of Plant Sciences
School of Biology, College of Science
University of Tehran
PO Box: 14155-6455
Tehran, IRAN
Contributes with information and specimens of Euphorbia of Iran.
Fernando Zuloaga, Collaborating scientist
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion
Casilla de Correo 22
B1642HYD San Isidro, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Assistance coordinating fieldwork in Argentina.

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