Dr. Elizabeth Joyce

Research interests

My research focusses on the origins and biogeography of the Tropical Asian and Australian floras, and the role of continental biotic exchange between Australia and Asia (the “Sunda-Sahul Biotic Exchange) in shaping this region's mega-diverse flora. I take a multi-scale, multi-lineage approach to this research, employing floristic, phylogeographic and phylogenomic data. I have a particular interest in lineages in the angiosperm order Sapindales (Anacardiaceae, Biebersteiniaceae, Burseraceae, Kirkiaceae, Meliaceae, Nitrariaceae, Sapindaceae, and Simaroubaceae), and am passionate about fundamental taxonomic and systematic research.