People
Fortunehopkins, Helen
| Job Title | Research Associate |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium |
| Section | Honorary Research Associate |
| Science Teams |
Wet Tropics: SE Asia |
| Joined Kew | 0 $$ |
| Foreign Language(s) | French |
Qualifications & Appointments
BA (Hons), Oxford, 1974
MA, Oxford, 1978
DPhil, Oxford, 1981.
Role
Taxonomic revision of Cunoniaceae for New Caledonia
Taxonomy of Cunoniaceae, including revisions of genera Codia, Geissois and Pancheria for ‘Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie’. Relationship between radiation of Cunoniaceae and ultramafic substrates in New Caledonia. Also completing publications on pollination biology of Mucuna (Leguminosae) in New Guinea, conservation biology of Parkia (Leguminosae), identification of drift disseminules from New Guinea, and evolution of bat-pollination in pantropical genera.
Projects
Guide to the Alpine and Subalpine Flora of Mt Jaya
Selected Publications 2001-2005
Hopkins, H.C.F. & Hoogland, R.D. (2002). Cunoniaceae. Flora Malesiana I, 16: 53-165.
Selected Publications pre-2001
Hopkins, M.J.G., Hopkins, H.C.F. & Sothers, C.A. (2000). Nocturnal pollination of Parkia velutina by Megalopta bees in Amazonia and its possible significance in the evolution of chiropterophily. J. Tropical Ecol. 16: 733-746.
Hopkins, H.C.F., Huxley, C.R., Pannell, C.M., Prance, G.T. & White, F. (1998).The Biological Monograph: The importance of field studies and functional syndromes for taxonomy and evolution in tropical plants. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 236 pp.
Luckow, M. & Hopkins, H.C.F. (1995). A cladistic analysis of Parkia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Amer. J. Bot. 82: 1300-1320.
Hopkins, H.C.F. & Menzies, J.I. (1995). The Flora of Motupore Island, Papua New Guinea. UPNG Press.
Hopkins, H.C.F. (1986). Parkia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Flora Neotropica Monograph 43: 1-124. (1986).