Brazilian forestry engineer, master in botany and a researcher interested in taxonomy, systematics, ecology, and Amazonian flora. I’m a doctoral candidate at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) and CNPq DTI-A fellow at the MAUA (Ecologia, Monitoramento e Uso Sustentável de Áreas Úmidas) research group.
My doctoral thesis focuses on Taxonomy and Systematics of Neotropical Chrysophylloideae (Sapotaceae). I’m also highly curious about new methods and technology and willing to learn from and share knowledge with others. (she/her/hers)
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D.Sc. in Biological Sciences (emphasis in Botany), 2018 - Present
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
M.Sc. in Biological Sciences (emphasis in Botany), 2015 - 2017
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
B.Sc. in Forest Engineering, 2010 - 2014
Universidade do Estado Amapá (UEAP)
Licentiate in Biological Sciences, 2022 - Present
Faculdade IBRA
Certified in Computer Networks, 2009 - 2010
Centro de Educação Profissional do Amapá (CEPA)
Certified in Informatics, 2008 - 2009
Centro de Educação Profissional do Amapá (CEPA)
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Software used daily
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ArcGIS and QGIS
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Photoshop and Illustrator
ImageJ and ReColNat Annotate
Portuguese (mother tongue), English and Spanish (beginner)
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A new species from central Amazonia, Chromolucuma brevipedicellata (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae) is described and illustrated. It occurs in terra firme (non-flooded) forests near Manaus, Brazil. We compare C. brevipedicellata to similar species in terms of diagnostic morphology, as well as near-infrared spectral differences of the leaves, and provide, an identification key for its distinction. Although the new species is common in the permanent plots of the Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais, it has a narrow distribution and is assessed as being endangered following criteria of the IUCN Red List.
Pouteria kossmanniae (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae), a new species from Central Amazonia, is here described. It is known from the Manaus region, Amazonas, Brazil, and is found in non-flooded upland forests, known as terra firme. Illustrations are provided in addition to geographic distribution, with a comparison of the morphological and spectral (near-infrared) differences between P. kossmanniae and its very similar species Pouteria macrophylla, Pouteria manaosensis, and Pouteria rodriguesiana. The species is naturally common in some urban forest fragments, but since only a low number of subpopulations is known, we assign P. kossmanniae the preliminary conservation status of “Endangered”.
This is the first record of Pouteria franciscana Baehni (Chrysophylloideae, Sapotaceae) in Amapá state, Brazil. We provide a brief description as well as a distribution map, illustrations, and a table with useful features to distinguish P. franciscana from its morphologically related Amazonian species. Using geographic data and applying IUCN criteria, we assign the status as Least Concern for P. franciscana.
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Background photo
📷 View of the forest canopy at “Amazon Tall Tower Observatory - ATTO” (Amazonas, Brazil). Photo by Ana Luiza Costa.