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Gerrit collecting in Venezuela Gerrit Davidse, Ph.D.
John S. Lehmann Curator of Grasses

Missouri Botanical Garden
P.O. Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63166-0299
USA

Adjunct Professor, Washington University, St. Louis

office phone: + 1-314-577-9533
fax: +1-314-577-9596
email: gerrit.davidse@mobot.org

Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1972
M.S., Utah State University, 1968
B.S., Calvin College, 1965

General Research Interests

  • Taxonomy of grasses and sedges
  • Floristics
  • Botanical nomenclature
  • Cytology of grasses

    Research Emphases

  • Flora Mesoamerica (Co-editor)
  • Taxonomy of neotropical Poaceae
  • Database of Mesoamerican plants
  • Catalog of New World grasses (Poaceae)

    Selected Publications

  • Morrone, O., F.O. Zuloaga, G. Davidse & T.S. Filgueiras. 2001. Canastra, a new genus of Paniceae (Poaceae, Panicoideae) segregated from Arthropogon. Novon 11(4): 429-436.
  • Davidse, G., O. Morrone & F.O. Zuloaga. 2001. Two new species of Paspalum (Poaceae: Panicoideae) from Brazil. Novon 11(4): 389-394.
  • Judziewicz, E. J., R. J. Soreng, G. Davidse, P. M. Peterson, T. S. Filgueiras & F. O. Zuloaga. 2000. Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochloideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39: 1-128.
  • Davidse, G. & N. J. Turland. 1999. Proposal to conserve the name Andropogon bicornis (Gramineae) with a conserved type. Taxon 48: 573-574.
  • Zuloaga, F. O. & G. Davidse. 1999. A new species and new combination in the genus Parodiolyra (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Olyreae). Novon 9(4): 587-59.
  • Linder, H. P. & G. Davidse. 1997. The systematics of Trilobium Desv. (Danthonieae: Poaceae). Bot. Jahr. Syst. 119: 445-507.
  • Davidse, G., M. Sousa, & S. Knapp (editores generales). 1995. Flora Mesoamericana. Vol. 1: Psilotaceae a Salviniaceae. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. 470 pp.
  • Davidse, G., M. Sousa, & A. O. Chater (editores generales). 1994. Flora Mesoamericana. Vol. 6: Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Spies, J. J., G. Davidse & H. Du Plessis. 1992. Cytogenetic studies in the genus Tribolium (Poaceae: Arundineae). Amer. J. Bot. 79: 689-700.
  • Davidse, G. & R. P. Ellis. 1987. Arundoclaytonia, a new genus of the Steyermarkochloeae (Poaceae: Arundinoideae) from Brazil. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74: 479-490.
  • Davidse, G., T. R. Soderstrom & R. P. Ellis. 1986. Pohlidium petiolatum (Poaceae: Centotheceae), a new genus and species from Panama. Syst. Bot. 11: 131-144.
  • Davidse, G. & R. P. Ellis. 1984. Steyermarkochloa unifolia Davidse & Ellis, a new genus from Venezuela and Colombia (Poaceae: Arundinoideae: Steyermarkochloeae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 71: 994-012.
  • Davidse, G. 1978. A systematic study of the genus Lasiacis (Gramineae, Panicoideae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 1133-1254.

    Associated Staff
    Jeany Davidse, Assistant, Flora Mesoamericana Project
    email: jeany.davidse@mobot.org

    Teri Bilsborrow, Data Entry Specialist, Flora Mesoamericana Project
    email: teri.bilsborrow@mobot.org

    Volunteers for Flora Mesoamericana Project
    Virginia G. Laschober (types, synonymy, distribution)
    John S. Skinner (nomenclature, types)
    Bruce Phillips (exsiccatae records)
    Shirley Anton (exsiccatae records)

    Updated 01/11/02.

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