Convolvulaceae Network

#Convolvulaceae Network Friday Seminar Series are back in September 2024! Sign-up here to get the full details and updates: forms.gle/r6tyd4MVQSDKQBUT6

Next in the Convolvulaceae Seminar Series! ✨🌱 Join us on Friday, Sept 12 @ 14:00 GMT for a talk by Jacob Dixon (Tulane University) on Ipomoea-beetle-fungi interactions. 🪲🍄🌿 🔗 Sign up form in bio!

We’re pleased to share the next talk in the Convolvulaceae Seminar Series this August!! 🌸 ⏰ IMPORTANT: The talk will be scheduled an HOUR EARLIER: 13:00 GMT instead of 14:00 GMT. ⏰

Important message for our Portuguese-speaking members 🚨: Rosangela's talk will be in Portuguese. We are already super excited!

Join us on the 18th of July at 14:00 GMT for a fascinating talk by Rosangela Bianchini (Brazil), explaining all about Evolvulus from Brazil: The siblings of blue daze and dwarf morning-glory 🌸

Happy to share our July calendar 🌸 see you on Friday!

Our June planning is live! Looking foreward to seeing you at this month’s seminars 🌸

Join us on May 30th at 14:00 GMT for a fascinating talk by Dr. Victor M. Rosas-Guerrero (Mexico) on the first record of bat-pollination in Merremia! 🌸🦇

🚨 Big news! Our website is officially LIVE! You’ll find everything about the Convolvulaceae Network, upcoming presentations, and the Convolvulaceae TEN all in one place. Check it out: sites.google.com/view/thecon…

🌿 Plant of the Month: Ipomoea obscura Originally from tropical Africa & Asia, this species is now turning up along Brazil’s northern coast 🇧🇷, and could pose risks to local biodiversity. 📸Seen it? Contact @lasi_ufrpe through instagram.

We’re kicking off our May series with Rohan Bhat, who will present: “Taxonomic revision of the genus Cuscuta in India”. 🗓️ Date: Friday, May 2 🕑 Time: 14:00 GMT #Convolvulaceae #Cuscuta #Taxonomy

Check out our May schedule! We’re diving into two exciting talks this month: covering Cuscuta taxonomy in India and the first record of bat-pollination in Merremia! 🦇🌿

Exciting news! Convolvulaceae has been accepted by @TheWorldFlora as a TEN 🎉 Curious what that means or what we'll be working on? Check out this post to learn more! #Convolvulaceae #WFO

Meet our Convolvulaceae Network members! 🌱 Sujit Patil is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Botany at The New College Kolhapur Maharashtra, India. He works on the systematics of the Merremieae tribe (: Morphology, Palynology, Seedling Morphology and Cytology).

Our March schedule is out!! Two talks are planned by MSc student @Marie_Declercq and Prof. dr. Maria Teresa Buril. Both on #Ipomoea 🪴 hope to see you there!

Meet our Convolvulaceae Network members! 🌸 Dr. Choudhary has conducted extensive research across all four biodiversity hotspots in India. As a pioneer in molecular phylogeny of Indian plants, his recent focus includes the Eriocaulaceae, Capparaceae, and Smilacaceae families.

We are thrilled to announce our February schedule! Two very interesting talks by Sujit Patil and Amanda Peake are planned. See you there!

We are pleased to share a #Convolvulaceae special issue just released on @IAAT_Rheedea . We present a total of 14 manuscripts with contributions from 84 authors, spanning across 17 countries. To access the issue: rheedea.in/journal/fOAl2MvK

Meet our Convolvulaceae Network members! 🌸 @DeibsBelo is a PhD student, located in Brazil. He is currently working on the biosystematics of species complexes of the Convolvulaceae family, through integrative approaches.