Who we are

Coordination

Caroline C. Vasconcelos (she/her)

Assistant Professor, PhD | Department of Forest Sciences
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: Integrative taxonomy and systematics; Amazonian tree flora; Sapotaceae; Spectral digitization; Herbaria; Forest ecology

Collaborating researchers

Flávia Machado Durgante (she/her)

Researcher, PhD | Environmental Dynamics Division
National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA)

Research interests: Forest ecology and management

Yêda Maria Boaventura Corrêa Arruda (she/her)

Associate Professor, PhD | Department of Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: forest seeds; forest species; Amazonia; native species; dormancy; urban forestry; urban planning and management

Gabrielly Guabiraba Ribeiro (she/her)

PhD student | Graduate Program in Botany
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ)

Research interests: Taxonomy and biogeography; Ormosia (Leguminosae); Forest ecology

Samyra Ramos Chaves (she/her)

Research fellow, PhD | MAUA Group
National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA)

Research interests: Reproductive biology; Parkia (Leguminosae); Spectral digitization; Herbaria

Kaio Cesar Marinho da Cunha (he/him)

Research fellow, MSc | MAUA Group
National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA)

Research interests: Integrative taxonomy and systematics; Sapotaceae; Spectral digitization; Herbaria

Students

Graduate students

Túlio Alex Martins da Silva (he/him)

PhD student | Graduate Program in Botany
National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA)

Research interests: Taxonomy and systematics; Reproductive biology; Euphorbiaceae

Maria Clara A. M. de O. Ramos Ferro (she/her)

MSc student | Graduate Program in Botany
National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA)

Research interests: NIR spectroscopy as a tool for plant taxonomy

Undergraduate researchers (volunteers)

Ana Graciela Oliveira Mayo (she/her)

Undergraduate student | Forest Engineering
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: Spectroscopy applied to the identification of commercial trees; Herbaria

Aynê Carolyne Silva Sá (she/her)

Undergraduate student | Forest Engineering
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: Ecology and dendrology; teaching trail; forest species

André Luiz da Silva Melo (he/him)

Undergraduate student | Forest Engineering
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: Dendrology

Heyder Loureiro Pinagé Neto (he/him)

Undergraduate student | Forest Engineering
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: Dendrology

Vitor Hugo Santos Silva (he/him)

Undergraduate student | Forest Engineering
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: Dendrology

Undergraduate researchers (fellows)

Eliandra Rodrigues Ferreira (she/her)

Undergraduate student | Biological Sciences
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: Spectroscopy applied to plant identification; Herbaria; Meliaceae; Fabaceae; CITES-listed species

Yasmin Jéssica G. Guedes (she/her)

Undergraduate student | Biological Sciences (teaching degree)
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: Spectroscopy applied to plant identification; Herbaria; Bignoniaceae; CITES-listed species

Cassia Sousa Ataide (she/her)

Undergraduate student | Computer Engineering
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)

Research interests: Spectroscopy applied to plant identification; Herbaria; Ecclinusa; Machine learning