People
Mackinder, Barbara A.
| Job Title | Legume systematist |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium |
| Section | Dicot Systematics |
| Science Teams |
Wet Tropics: Africa Leguminosae Drylands: Africa |
| Joined Kew | 1982 |
| Foreign Language(s) | Basic French |
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc, Biological Sciences, NE Surrey College,1988
MSc (Distinction), Plant Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Univ. Edinburgh, 1999.
PhD, Univ. Edinburgh, 2006.
Editor, Bean Bag.
Role
Systematics, evolution and conservation of tropical African Leguminosae with special emphasis on Caesalpinioideae tribe Detarieae sensu lato.
Phylogenetic investigation and monographic treatments of Detarioid genera (Berlinia recently completed, Hymenostegia underway). Targeted collection of rare and poorly known African Caesalps particularly in Cameroon and Gabon. Participation in the Wet Tropics Africa team production of conservation checklists of forest areas in SW Cameroon as part of RBG Kew-Earthwatch Darwin Initiative programme. Collaboration with University of Yaounde, Cameroon and University of Dundee, UK on nitrogen assimilation systems in legumes and their application in sustainable utilisation of legumes as biofertilisers in Cameroon. Specialist identification of African Leguminosae in the Herbarium of RBG Kew for projects within and without RBG Kew. Editorship of an annual legumes systematics newsletter, Bean Bag, which disseminates legume information worldwide to c. 600 research scientists.
Projects
New Phylogeny of the Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae
Systematic Phytochemistry of Legumes
Systematics of the Tropical African Genus Berlinia (Detarieae: Caesalpinioideae: Leguminosae)
Selected Recent Publications
Mackinder. B & Xander M. van der Burgt. (2009). Berlinia korupensis (Leguminosae – Caesalpinioideae), a new tree species from Cameroon. Kew Bull. 64(1): 129-134.
Mackinder. B. & J. J. Wieringa. (2007). Novitates Gabonenses 58: Two new species of Berlinia (Leguminosae – Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae). Kew Bull 62(1): 159-164.
Mackinder, B. A. & D.J. Harris. (2006). A synopsis of the genus Berlinia (Leguminosae – Caesalpinioideae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 63 (2-3): 161-182.
Lewis, G., B. Schrire, B. Mackinder & M. Lock. (2005). (eds) Legumes of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 577 pp.
Mackinder, B.A. (2004). Leguminosae. In: Cheek, M., Pollard, B.J., Darbyshire, I., Onana, J.-M. & C. Wild. (eds) The plants of Kupe, Mwanenguba and the Bakossi Mountains, Cameroon: a conservation checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 311-325.
Selected Earlier Publications
Mackinder, B.A. (2004). Leguminosae -Caesalpinioideae. In: Harvey, Y. Pollard, B.J., Darbyshire, I., Onana, J.-M. & M. Cheek. (eds) The plants of Bali Ngemba Forset Reserve, Cameroon: a conservation checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 104-105.
Cheek, M., Mackinder, B., Gosline, G., Onana, J.M. & G. Achoundong. (2002). The phytogeography and flora of western Cameroon and the Cross River-Sanaga River interval. Syst. Geogr. Pl. 71(2): 1097-1100.
Mackinder, B. (2000). The monophyly and taxonomic position of Berlina Hook.f. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae): A preliminary study. In: Herendeen, P.S. and A. Bruneau. (eds) Advances in Legumes Systematics 9. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 151-163.
Mackinder, B. (1999). Three new taxa and a new name in Dolichos L. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Phaseoleae). Kew Bull. 54(2): 415-423.
Mackinder, B. & E. Niclughadha. (1998). Proposal to permit conservation of any name. Taxon 47(4): 893–894.
