It was a pleasure participating in the examination of the PhD thesis of Jesus Adrian Chimal Ballesteros on the taxonomy of African Asparagaceae, at the Natural History Museum of Oslo. Thank you Charlotte Bjora and Hugo de Boer for the invitation, and much success to Adrian in his career!

PhD on LSD? Vivian Kathambi is making good progress on the extraction of #ergot #alkaloids from #seeds of East African #Ipomoea, at Kew's Phytochemistry Lab - mentored by Dr Moses Langat. A collaboration between Ghent University, Kew & EA Herbarium. @ugent-botany.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social

I found this piece that explains so clearly the origin of the confusion between #sweetpotatoes and #yams - different species, and even different plant families. www.marthastewart.com/8169219/yams...

ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION CALL IS OPEN! We invite researchers and students to submit abstracts for AETFAT2025 forms.office.com/r/qTpfiZsPV0 Submission deadline:April Ist 2025 Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your work. #AETFAT2025 #Ghana2025 #Plant Taxonomy #BiodiversityConservation

The 2025 LinneSys call is open! Need funding for a systematics-based project? Details on eligibity and how to apply here: systass.org/linnesys/ You need an active @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social membership to apply! Applications close Monday, 10th March at 23:59 GMT+0

Come showcase your work on #taxonomy, #conservation, #evolution, #biogeography of #African #plants and #fungi at next year's AETFAT conference in Ghana, 3-8 August 2025. Call for Abstract Submission now open!

Le congrès AETFAT 2025 arrive au Ghana ! Rejoignez-nous du 3 au 8 août 2025 pour explorer la riche diversité végétale de l'Afrique tropicale Thème : Diversité, conservation et utilisation durable des plantes africaines dans un monde naturel en mutation.

The AETFAT Congress 2025 is coming to Ghana! Join us for from August 3rd -8th 2025, as we explore the rich plant diversity of Tropical Africa Theme: Diversity, conservation, and sustainable use of African plants in a changing natural world.

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

Another productive (and fun!) day at Kew #herbarium, curating #Convolvulaceae collections sampled for the #PAFTOL project. Also, Vivian Kathambi is making great progress on seed sampling of E African #Ipomoea for her PhD studies - stay tuned!

@anaritagsimoes.bsky.social @convolv-network.bsky.social

Proud of this amazing collaborative work! For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.

Proud of this amazing collaborative work! For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.

As of our new bye-laws, we enable people to join us based on what they have done, rather than who they know. The requirement for Fellowship is to show that you have contributed to our mission: ‘to cultivate a global community working for a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.’

Introducing to the world Distimake aparantae, a new species of #Convolvulaceae, endemic to the Western Ghats (India) - an extraordinary biodiversity hotspot. Collected for the first time in September 2023! How much undescribed #plant diversity is still out there?

A new paper on Brazilian #Ipomoea is published! Check it out: DOI: doi.org/10.1590/2175...

Help us support more African botanists and mycologists to attend AETFAT 2025 (Ghana) - the largest conference on African flora and funga! www.gofundme.com/f/aetfat-202...

Convolvulaceae Network now present in Blue Sky too! Follow @convolv-network.bsky.social for more on #sweetpotato, #morning_glories #Ipomoea, bindweeds #Convolvulus, dodders #Cuscuta, and other #Convolvulaceae hot topics!

Hello world! Also, the new grass phylogeny is now published: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

'Adapting wild biodiversity conservation approaches to conserve agrobiodiversity' 🌿👩‍🌾🚜 Now online at #naturesustainability We share solutions of multiple co-authors in solving this challenge for food security, climate resilience & a sustainable future 👇 #KewScience www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Too hot for the weeds? Exploring the impact of climate change in herbaceous Convolvulaceae in Cerrado and Mata Atlantica biomes (SE Brazil) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.06.621913v1

Getting these thoughts down was a long time coming, proud to defend and uplift our global partnership on Ipomoea taxonomy t.co/90OojIfoeO