Trias Blasi, Anna
Job Title
Researcher, Bulbous Monocot Systematics & Conservation
Department
HLAA
Section
Systematics
Science Teams:
Joined Kew:
2010Foreign Language(s):
Catalan (mother tongue), Spanish (fluent), French (intermediate).Qualifications & Appointments
Llicenciada en Biologia, Universitat de Girona, 2004
MSc, Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants, University of Edinburgh and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2005
Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, 2008
PhD, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, 2010
Fellow of the Linnaean Society, 2011-
Role
Systematics, conservation & sustainable use of bulbous monocots
Research focusing on systematics, conservation & sustainable use of bulbous monocots, in particular the families Amaryllidaceae s.l., Asparagaceae s.l. (Aphyllanthoideae, Brodioideae & Scilloideae), Colchicaceae, Iridaceae, Ixioliriaceae, Liliaceae, Melanthiaceae Tecophilaeaceae and Themidaceae. Current research projects include: systematics and conservation of the Narcissus triandrus complex, morphometric analyses of the Lilium martagon complex and a revision of the Thai Veratrum for the Flora of Thailand series. Outreach activities aimed at UK amateur and professional horticulturalists from a bulbous monocot perspective, with an initial focus on Galanthus. Interest in eTaxonomy, current activities include management and development of the CITES Bulbs Scratchpad [http://citesbulbs.myspecies.info].
Projects
Selected Recent Publications
Trias-Blasi, A., Parnell, J. A. N. & Chayamarit, K. (2009). Taxonomic notes on two Cissus (Vitaceae) species in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), Special Issue: 205 - 211.
Trias-Blasi, A., Parnell, J. A. N. & Chayamarit, K. (2010). Cissus amplexicaulis (Vitaceae), a new endemic species from Thailand. Kew Bulletin 65(3): 487-490.
Trias-Blasi, A., Parnell, J. A. N., Chayamarit, K. & Teerawatananon, A. (2011). Cayratia emarginata (Vitaceae), a new species from Thailand and Vietnam. Blumea 56:16-17.
Trias-Blasi, A., Eddie, W.M.M., Hedge, I.C., Möller, M. & Sales, F. (2011). The taxonomy and conservation of Campanula primulifolia (Campanulaceae), a critically endangered species in the Iberian Peninsula. Willdenowia 41: 35-42.
Parnell, J.A.N., Simpson, D.A., Moat, J., Couch, C., Van Welzen, P.C., Chayamarit, K., Chantaranothai, P., Boyce, P.C., Bygrave, P., Byrne, C., Curtis, T., Dransfield, S., Esser, H.J., Jebb, M.H.P., Kirkup, D.W., Larsen, K., Larsen, S.S., Macklin, J., Meade, C., Middleton, D.J., Muasya, A.M., Nielsen, I., Prajaksood, A., Pendry, C.A., Pooma, R., Suddee, S., Sungkaew, S., Teerwatananon, A., Trias Blasi, A. & Wilkin, P. (2011). The current and future status of floristic floristic provinces in Thailand, pp 219 - 247. In: Trisurat, Y., Shrestha, R.P. & Alkemade, R. (eds), Land Use, Climate Change and Biodiversity Modeling: Perspectives and Applications. IGI Global: Hershey.
