André Márcio Amorim, Ph.D.

Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
Univ. Estadual de Santa Cruz
Km 16 – Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna 45600-000 Ilhéus, BA, Brazil
Tel: 011-55-73-231-2671, Fax: 011-55-73-211-2595 E-mail: aamorimm@terra.com.br

Academic Training:

Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Doctoral Program in Bioligcal Sciences, Plant Taxonomy. Started June, 1998. Defended March, 2003. Thesis: Taxonomic Studies of the Genus Heteropterys (Malpighiaceae).

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. M. S. in Biological Sciences, Plant Taxonomy. Degree granted Mar. 1993. Dissertation: Malpighiaceae of the Reserva Ecológica de Macaé de Cima, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Professional Experience:

Associate Professor, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Bahia, Brazil. Apr 2003—present.

Interim Curator, Herbarium, Center for Cocoa Research (CEPEC). Apr 2003 – present

Research Interests:

Systematics studies of the genus Heteropterys and neotropical species of Malpighiaceae. Floristic inventory and conservation of the Atlantic coastal forest of Bahia, Brazil.

Scholarships and Grants:

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Fellowship for Graduate Studies Program in The New York Botanical Garden, Nov 2001 – Apr 2002.
IAPT, International Association for Plant Taxonomy: Research Grants Awards 2001.
CAPES, Fundação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior for the development of the Doctoral Thesis, Sep 1998 – Sep 2001.

Selected Publications:

Amorim, A. M. 2004. A new species of Heteropterys (Malpighiaceae) from the semi-deciduous forests of Bahia, Brazil. Brittonia 56 (1): 70-74.

Amorim, A. M. 2003. The anomalous-stemmed species of Heteropterys subsect. Aptychia (Malpighiaceae) . Brittonia 55(2): 127-232.

Amorim, A. M. 2002. Five new species of Heteropterys (Malpighiaceae) from Central and South America. Brittonia 54 (4): 217-232.

Amorim, A. M. 2001. Two new species of Heteropterys (Malpighiaceae) from southeastern Brazil. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 23: 29-34.

Amorim, A. M., Thomas, W. W., Carvalho, A. M. V. & Jardim, J. G. (2004, In press). Floristic of the Una Biological Reserve, Bahia, Brazil. In: Wm. Thomas (ed.), The Atlantic Coastal Forests of Northeastern Brazil. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. : ms. 93 pp.

Thomas, W. W., Carvalho, A. M. V., Amorim, A. M., Garrison, J. & Santos, T. S. (2004, In press). Diversity of woody plants in the Atlantic coastal forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. In: Wm. Thomas (ed.), The Atlantic Coastal Forests of Northeastern Brazil. Mem. New York Bot. Gard.: ms. 50 pp.

Thomas, W. W., Carvalho, A. M. V., Amorim, A. M. A., Garrison, J. & Arbeláez, A. L. 1998. Plant endemism in two forests in southern Bahia, Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation 7:311-322.

Thomas, W. W., Carvalho, A. M.. V., Amorim, A. M. A., Garrison, J. & Santos, T. S. (in press). Diversity of woody plants in the Atlantic coastal forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Mem. New York Bot. Gard.

Amorim, A. M. A. 1996. In Marques, M.C.M. (ed.) Espécies Coletadas no Estado do Rio de Janeiro e Depositadas no Herbário RB (Menispermaceae, Polygonaceae e outras famílias). Conselho de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico CNPq,107 pp.

Amorim, A. M. A. 1994. Aspectos Florísticos das Espécies Vasculares Malpighiaceae. Reserva Ecológica de Macaé de Cima. Vol. 1: 229-250, ilus. Rio de Janeiro. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.

Field Experience:

Knowledge of coastal forest vegetation in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Bahia; within Bahia, general knowledge of all vegetation types including caatinga, campos rupestres and campos gerais in Bahia.

William Wayt Thomas, Ph.D.

The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY 10458-5126
Tel: 718/817-8625, fax: 718/562-6780, email: wthomas@nybg.org.

Professional Preparation:

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A. (Botany), 1973
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, M.S. (Botany), 1976
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ph.D. (Botany), 1982; Thesis: The Systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena (Cyperaceae); Graduate Advisor, Prof. Warren H. Wagner, Jr.

Appointments:

Elizabeth G. Britton Curator of Botany, Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, 2000-present; Adjunct Research Scientist, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, Columbia University, 1997-present; Adjunct Professor, Lehman College, City University of New York, 1987-present

Research Interests:

Floristic studies and conservation of the Atlantic coastal forest of Bahia, Brazil. This rain forest has one of the highest percentages of endemism for any neotropical forest and also has high species diversity. Systematic monographic studies of the genus Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) and neotropical species of Simaroubaceae and its segregate families, the Surianaceae and Picramniaceae.

Ten Selected Publications:

Alves, M. V. and W. W. Thomas. 2002. Four new species of Hypolytrum Rich. (Cyperaceae) from Costa Rica and Brazil. Feddes Repertorium 113 (3-4): 261-270.

Amorim, A. M., W. W. Thomas, A. M. Carvalho and J. G. Jardim. (In press). Floristics of the Una Biological Reserve, Bahia, Brazil. In: W. Thomas (ed.), The Atlantic Forests of Northeastern Brazil. Mem. New York Bot. Gard.

Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena (Cyperaceae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37: 1-116.

Thomas, W. W. 2002. Simaroubaceae. Pages . In: S. Mori, C. Gracie, J. Mitchell, J.-J. de Granville and G. Cremers (eds.), Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana, Part 2. Dicotyledons. The New York Botanical Garden, New York..

Thomas, W. W. 2004. Cyperaceae. In: N. Smith, S. A. Mori, A. Henderson, D. Stevenson and S. Heald (eds.), Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Thomas, W. W. and M. R. Barbosa. In press. Natural Vegetation Types in the Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Forest Biome North of the Rio Doce. In: W. Thomas (ed.) The Atlantic Coastal Forests of Northeastern Brazil. Mem. New York Bot. Gard.

Thomas, W. W. and A. M. Carvalho. 1997. Atlantic moist forest of southern Bahia. Pages 364-368, In: S. D. Davis, V. H. Heywood, O. Herrera-MacBryde, J. Villa-Lobos and A. C. Hamilton (eds.), Centres of Plant Diversity: A Guide and Strategy for their Conservation. Vol. 3, The Americas. IUCN-WWF, London.

Thomas, W. W., A. M. Carvalho, A. M. Amorim, J.Garrison, and T. S. dos Santos. ( In press).Diversity of woody plants in the Atlantic coastal forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. In: W. Thomas (ed.), The Atlantic Coastal Forests of Northeastern Brazil. Mem. New York Bot. Gard.

Thomas, W. W., A. M. Carvalho, A. M. Amorim, J.Garrison, and A. L. Arbelaez. 1998. Plant endemism in two forests in southern Bahia, Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation 7: 311-322.

Thomas, W. W., J. G. Jardim, P. Fiaschi, and A. M. Amorim. 2003. Lista preliminar de angiospermas endêmicas do sul da Bahia e norte do Espírito Santo, Brasil. In: Prado, P. I., Landau, E. C., Moura, R. T., Pinto, L. P. S., Fonseca, G. A.B. & Alger, K. (orgs.). Corredor de Biodiversidade da Mata Atlântica do Sul da Bahia. Ilhéus, IESB/CI/CABS/UFMG/UNICAMP. CD-ROM, ISBN 85 8931-X.

Doctoral Advisees:

Ana Claudia Araujo, Univ. of São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Ph.D. 2001
Marccus V. Alves, Univ. of São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Ph.D. March, 2003
Guadalupe Edilma Licona de Macedo, Federal Rural Univ. of Pernambuco, expected 2006
Ana Paula Prata, Univ. of São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Ph.D. April, 2004
Fabio Vitta, Univ. of Campinas, SP, Brazil, Ph.D. expected 2006