Bernardini, Benedetta
Job Title
Post-graduate research student
Department
Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives
Section
Myrtales
Science Teams:
Joined Kew:
October 2009Foreign Language(s):
Italian (native speaker), English (fluent)Qualifications & Appointments
2005: Biology with Honours (Italy); Universita di Roma Tre
Role
Exploring common factors driving speciation in the large, rainforest genera Eugenia and Syzygium using dated molecular phylogenies and character correlation.
Selected Recent Publications
Lucas, E.J., Matsumoto, K., Harris, S.J., Nic Lughadha, E.M., Bernardini, B., & Chase, M.W. (2011) Phylogenetics, Morphology, and evolution of the large genus Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae). Int. J. Plant Sci. 172(7): 915.
