People
Hoffmann, Petra
| Job Title | (Currently on career break) |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives |
| Section | Systematic Teams |
| Science Teams |
Malpighiales Madagascar Wet Tropics: SE Asia |
| Joined Kew | 1998 |
| Foreign Language(s) | German (mother tongue), French, Dutch. |
Qualifications & Appointments
Dipl.-Biol. (MSc equivalent), Humboldt Univ., Berlin, 1991
Dr. rer. nat. (PhD equivalent), Humboldt Univ., Berlin, 1995.
Editorial Board, Kew Bulletin
Madagascar Plant Specialist Group, IUCN-SSC
Committee for Sustainability (ISO 14001), RBG Kew.
Role
Systematics of Euphorbiaceae sensu lato, particularly Phyllanthaceae.
Phylogenetic studies, classification, taxonomic revisions and description of new taxa of Euphorbiaceae sensu lato, with special focus on Phyllanthaceae. Work at species, genus and family level. Floristic work in drylands and wet tropics of Madagascar, Malesia and China. Recent collaborative fieldwork in Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and Sri Lanka to fill gaps in Herbarium collections and DNA sampling. Close collaboration with molecular systematists at RBG Kew and abroad. Supervision of PhD and MSc students in UK and abroad, working on aspects of Phyllanthaceae systematics. Interest in electronic identification systems.
Projects
Evolution of Tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae) PROJECT COMPLETED
Interactive Key to the Genera of Malpighiales
Molecular Phylogenetics of Euphorbiaceae sensu lato
Molecular Phylogenetics of Tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae) PROJECT COMPLETED
Phylogenetics and Conservation of Madagascan Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) PROJECT COMPLETED
Polyhydroxyalkaloids in Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto
Systematics and Biogeography of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) of Madagascar
World Checklist of Malpighiales
Selected Recent Publications
Hoffmann, P., Kirkup, D., Galster, A., Challen, G.L. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2005). Interactive key to the genera of Euphorbiaceae sensu lato. Release version 1.0. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Kew. Available at: http://www.kew.org/herbarium/keys/euphorbs/
Hoffman, P. (2005). Taxonomic revision of Antidesma (Phyllanthaceae) in Malesia and Thailand. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 292 pp.
Hoffmann, P., Kathriarachchi, H. & Wurdack, K.J. (2006). A phylogenetic classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae sensu lato. Kew Bulletin 61: 37-53.
Hoffmann, P. & McPherson, G. (2007). Revision of Wielandia, including Blotia and Petalodiscus (Phyllanthaceae; Euphorbiaceae S.l). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 94 (3): 519-553.
Hoffmann, P. (2008). Revision of Heterosavia, stat. nov., with notes on Gonatogyne and Savia (Phyllanthaceae). Brittonia 60: 136-166
Selected Earlier Publications
Hoffmann, P. (1999). The genus Antidesma (Euphorbiaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Kew Bulletin 54: 877–885.
Hoffmann, P. & McPherson, G. (2003). Euphorbiaceae. In Goodman, S.M. & Benstead, J.P. (eds) Natural History of Madagascar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 379–383.
Wurdack, K.J., Hoffmann, P. & Chase, M.W. (2005). Molecular phylogenetic analysis of uniovulate Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using plastid rbcL and trnL-F DNA sequences. American Journal of Botany 92: 1397-1420.
Kathriarachchi, H., Samuel, R., Hoffmann, P., Mlinarec, J., Wurdack, K.J., Ralimanana, H.N., Stuessy,T.F., Chase, M.W. (2006). Phylogenetics of tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) based on nrITS and plastid matK DNA sequence data. American Journal of Botany 93 (4):637-655
Hoffmann, P. & Wurdack, K.J. (2006). Radcliffea, a new genus of Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto from Madagascar. Kew Bulletin 61 (2): 193-197.
