Research Overview

We study biodiversity of wild plants. We clarify what kind of species are growing on the earth, how they have been formed through evolution, how they grow and reproduce in nature. Our studies are also useful for their conservation.

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Staff Highlight

Dr. Koji Takayama (髙山 浩司) Associate Professor (from April 2025)	Dr. Hidetoshi Kato (加藤 英寿) Assistant Professor
Email:
(coming soon)	katohide[at]tmu.ac.jp
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Recent Publications

1. (3063) Proposal to conserve the name Talipariti against Papuodendron (Malvaceae) 

Laurence J. Dorr, Koji Takayama, Fernando Vélez‐Esperilla. Taxon, Jan 2025  

 2. 1110. Hibiscus glaber Matsum. ex Nakai 

Fernando Vélez‐Esperilla, Koji Takayama, Minako Takegami, Masumi Yamanaka. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 

41(3) 331-340, Sep 2024  

3. Genetic Characteristics of Elaeocarpus photiniifolia (Elaeocarpaceae) in the Dry Scrub of the Hahajima Islands 

Kyoko Sugai, Akane Ito, Suzuki Setsuko, Noriaki Murakami, Hidetoshi Kato. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica, 

75(2) 71-83, Jun 2024

4. “Alstroemeria maxima (Alstroemeriaceae, Alstroemerieae), a hidden giant” revealed through integrative taxonomy 

Nicolás I. Villalobos, Carlos M. Baeza, Víctor L. Finot, Óscar Toro-Núñez, Eduardo Ruiz-Ponce, Koji Takayama, 

Hiroshi Noda, Gonzalo A. Collado, Freddy Mora-Poblete. Brazilian Journal of Botany,  47 649–669  May 2024  

5. Ecotype variation in the endemic tree Callicarpa subpubescens on small oceanic islands: genetic, phenotypic, and environmental insights 

Suzuki Setsuko, Kyoko Sugai, Ichiro Tamaki, Kayo Hayama, Hidetoshi Kato. Heredity, 132 309–319, May 2024

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