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Lawrence M. Kelly
Director of Graduate Studies, The New York Botanical Garden
Ph.D., Cornell University
Ithaca, NY (1998)
"Systematic studies in Asarum and Aristolochiaceae"
Expertise: Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family), Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family), Saurauia (Actinidiaceae; Kiwi family)
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Profile |
My research focuses on the evolution and classification of flowering plants, primarily in three different groups: the birthwort family (Aristolochiaceae), the sweetleaf family (Symplocaceae), and certain members of the kiwi family (Saurauia, Actinidiaceae). The principal products of my work are phylogenetic hypotheses, taxonomic monographs, and floristic treatments. I am also interested in the flora of Mexico and Central America, and in developing electronic keys for plant identification. My phylogenetic research has centered on relationships within the Aristolochiaceae, and especially the wild gingers (Asarum). I have integrated molecular and morphological data to address relationships in these groups, and used the results to focus on biogeographic and evolutionary questions in the family. My current involvement in floristic projects includes participation in Flora Mesoamericana (Symplocos, Saurauia), Flora of Chiapas (Symplocos), Flora of China (Aristolochiaceae), and the Flora of the Tehuacan Valley in Mexico.
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Selected Publications |
Kelly, L. M. 1997. A cladistic analysis of Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) and implications for the evolution of herkogamy. Amer. J. Bot. 84: 1752-1765.
Kelly, L. M. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships in Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) based on morphology and ITS sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 85: 1454-1467.
Kelly, L. M. 2001. Taxonomy of Asarum section Asarum (Aristolochiaceae). Syst. Bot. 26: 17-53.
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