Neotropical Chrysophylloideae

Integrative taxonomy for species delimitation and description in Neotropical Chrysophylloideae (Sapotaceae)

Description

Resolving taxonomic challenges within the Neotropical Chrysophylloideae is akin to assembling a puzzle—one that is still in progress, as evidenced by the efforts of Terra-Araujo et al. (2015, 2016), Faria et al. (2017), and Swenson et al. (2023). As changes continue to unfold, many groups will naturally require further study to achieve clearer internal resolution. Given the prominence of Chrysophylloideae in Neotropical flora and the essential role of taxonomy in exploring and understanding biodiversity, this need paves the way for a multitude of studies aimed at characterizing, classifying, and naming taxa. This project follows several paths in the context of Neotropical Chrysophylloideae, each offering a complementary view of the complexity of Sapotaceae.

Literature cited

• Faria, A.D.; Pirani, J.R.; Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; Nylinder, S.; Terra-Araujo, M.H.; Vieira, P.P.; et al. 2017. Towards a natural classification of subfamily Chrysophylloideae (Sapotaceae) in the Neotropics. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 185: 27–55. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/box042

• Swenson, U.; Lepschi, B.; Lowry II, P.P.; Terra-Araujo, M.H.; Santos, K.; Nylinder, S.; et al. 2023. Reassessment of generic boundaries in Neotropical Chrysophylloideae (Sapotaceae): Eleven reinstated genera and narrowed circumscriptions of Chrysophyllum and Pouteria. Taxon 72: 307–359. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12894

• Terra-Araujo, M.H.; Faria, A.D.; Swenson, U. 2016. A taxonomic update of Neotropical Pradosia (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae). Systematic Botany 41: 634–650. DOI: 10.1600/036364416X692389

• Terra-Araujo, M.H.; Faria, A.D.; Vicentini, A.; Nylinder, S.; Swenson, U. 2015. Species tree phylogeny and biogeography of the Neotropical genus Pradosia (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 87: 1–13. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.03.007

Funding/ Partners

• Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

• Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

• Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas (FAPEAM)

• American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT)

• International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)

• Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO)

• German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

• IAN, MG, INPA, HUAM, HAMAB, MO, RB, and VIES herbaria

• Programa de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade (PPBio)

• Centro de Estudo Integrados da Biodiversidade Amazônica (CENBAM)

• Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais (PDBFF)

Leadership

• Caroline C. Vasconcelos

Collaborators

• Mário H. Terra-Araujo

• Isolde D. K. Ferraz

• José L. C. Camargo