Antonio Luiz V . Toscano de Brito

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Orchid Research Center, Department Member

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Dr. Toscano de Brito is Curator of the Orchid Research Center at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. His research involves molecular and taxonomic work of Neotropical orchids.

A native of Brazil, Dr. Toscano de Brito graduated from the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He received his Ph.D. on orchid systematics from the University of Reading/Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, in England. He is currently an Associate to Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium, Harvard University Herbaria, and Courtesy Curator, Herbarium, Univerity of Florida.

Dr. Toscano de Brito has made numerous scientific expeditions throughout Brazil to complete plant collections and travelled extensively in Europe visiting herbaria and libraries. He has contributed or authored over 70 scientific publications, including two books on Brazilian orchids, and is a recipient of four international awards for excellence in plant research including a prestigious grant from the National Geographic Society. He has recently been awarded a grant from the Brazilian government which is critical to continue vital inventory, classification and conservation of some of the world’s most endangered habitats.

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Trinity College Dublin

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Kansas State University

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University of East London

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UNL - New University of Lisbon

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Cairo University

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Swansea University

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University of Copenhagen

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Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

TAXON, 2021

The shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the... more The shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the num...

Taxonomic update of Dryadella (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) based on morphometric analyses of three species of the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest

Feddes Repertorium

A new Octomeria (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) and nomenclatural notes for related Southern Brazilian species

Phytotaxa

Octomeria imigiae is proposed as a new species from the Atlantic Rainforest of South Brazil. It i... more Octomeria imigiae is proposed as a new species from the Atlantic Rainforest of South Brazil. It is described, illustrated, and compared with sympatric and similar species. An identification key is provided. The new species is recognised by its reptant growth habit and tiny yellow flowers. It is similar to Octomeria chamaeleptotes and several other terete-leaved species from which it can be easily distinguished by its vegetative and floral morphology. Octomeria riograndensis and Octomeria sancti-angeli are proposed as new synonyms of Octomeria chamaeleptotes, and typification designations for this complex are made.

A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Phymatidium (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae)

Nomenclatural notes on Stelis ciliaris (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae)

Phytotaxa 218 (1): 030–038, 2015

In the course of preparing a generic treatment of the genus Stelis for Flora do Parana, southern ... more In the course of preparing a generic treatment of the genus Stelis for Flora do Parana, southern Brazil, historical material and literature of several taxa related to Stelis ciliaris have been studied and their morphologies and nomenclature elucidated. Stelis leinigii , S. mystax-felis , and Stelis uhlii are herein proposed as new synonyms for Stelis ciliaris . A lectoptype is selected for Stelis jimenezii and a brief nomenclatural note on Stelis confusa is provided. Illustrations, updated synonym list, and taxonomic discussions are also presented for Stelis ciliaris .

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