Dr. Luo Chen

Research interests

Taxonomy, phylogenetics, and evolution of certain groups of seed plants. My current focus is on Old World Melastomataceae, with a particular focus on the fleshy-fruited Sonerileae and Malagasy lineages.

Collaboration partners

• Marie Claire Veranso-Liballah (Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany)
• J. Peter Quakenbush (Grand Valley State University, USA)
• Ying Liu (Sun Yat-sen University, China)
• Deepthi Yakandawala (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
• Darin S. Penneys (University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA)
• Fabián A. Michelangeli (New York Botanical Garden, USA)
• Nico Cellinese (Florida Museum of Natural History, USA)
• Resmi Sekarathil (Botanical Survey of India, India)
• Lucas C. Majure (Florida Museum of Natural History, USA)
• Monique Romeiro-Brito (Florida Museum of Natural History, USA)
• Robert Douglas Stone (California Native Plant Society, USA)