Penneys, Darin S

Associate Professor

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Associate Professor, Biology and Marine Biology , College of Science and Engineering

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penneysd@uncw.edu

910.962.3046

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Academic Article
- A new species of Chalybea (Melastomataceae: Pyxidantheae) for Bolivia and comments on the ocurrence of Meriania franciscana (Melastomataceae: Merianieae). Brittonia. 77:58-66. 2025-03-01
- Systematics of the fleshy‐fruited Sonerileae (Melastomataceae). TAXON. 74:39-65. 2025-02-01
- The 2030 Declaration on Scientific Plant and Fungal Collecting. PLANTS PEOPLE PLANET. 7:11-22. 2025-01-01
- Saurauia decolorata (Actinidiaceae), a new species from Mindanao, the Philippines. Phytotaxa. 658:99-108. 2024-07-01
- Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms. NATURE. 629. 2024-01-01
- Three new species of Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) from Mindanao Island, Philippines. PHYTOTAXA. 647:19-33. 2024-01-01
- Vaccinium carmesinum (Ericaceae), a new blueberry species from Mt. Tago Range, Mindanao Island, Philippines.. Phytotaxa. 533:173–180. 2022-01-01
- A nuclear phylogenomic study of the angiosperm order Myrtales, exploring the potential and limitations of the universal Angiosperms353 probe set.. American Journal of Botany. 108:1087-1111. 2021-07-01
- Extending our scientific reach in arboreal ecosystems for research and management.. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 4. 2021-01-01
- Hypericum perryongii (Hypericaceae), a new species from Mindanao Island, Philippines.. Phytotaxa. 478:61–66. 2021-01-01
- Low bee abundances explains pollinator shifts to vertebrates in tropical mountains.. New Phytologist. 231:864–877. 2021-01-01
- Molecular phylogenetics of the Dissochaeta-alliance (Melastomataceae): Redefining tribe Dissochaeteae.. Taxon. 70:793–825. 2021-01-01
- Dilochia deleoniae (Orchidaceae), a new species from Mindanao, Philippines.. Phytokeys. 139:91–97. 2020-01-01
- Lithobieae and Eriocnemeae: two new neotropical tribes of Melastomataceae.. Phytotaxa. 453:157–178. 2020-01-01
- New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora.. Nature. 584:579–584. 2020-01-01
- Vaccinium hamiguitanense (Ericaceae), a new species from the Philippines.. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 14:281–287. 2020-01-01
- Bimodal pollination systems in Andean Melastomataceae involving birds, bats, and rodents.. The American Naturalist. 194:104–116.. 2019-07-01
- Beyond buzz-pollination – departures from an adaptive plateau lead to new pollination syndromes.. New Phytologist. 221:1136–1149.. 2019-01-01
- Modularity increases rate of floral evolution and adaptive success for functionally specialized pollination systems.. Communications Biology. 2:453. 2019-01-01
- Nomenclatural novelties in Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae).. Brittonia. 71:82–121. 2019-01-01
- Rehderodendron truongsonense (Styracaceae), a new species from Vietnam.. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 13:157–171.. 2019-01-01
- A new Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) from upland rain forest of northwestern Guyana.. Phytotaxa. 369:115–120. 2018-01-01
- Blakea echinata (Melastomataceae: Blakeeae): a new species from the Caribbean rainforest of Panama.. Phytotaxa. 372:104–110.. 2018-01-01
- Transcriptome profiling of a beach-adapted wild legume for dissecting novel mechanisms of salinity tolerance.. Scientific Data. 5:180290.. 2018-01-01
- Revisiting Astrocalyx Merr. (Astronieae: Melastomataceae): New morphological observations on the enigmatic, monotypic, Philippine endemic, enigmatic, endangered, and monotypic genus.. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society. 62:49–65.. 2017-01-01
- A new species of Blakea (Blakeeae, Melastomataceae) from Ecuador.. Phytotaxa. 284:69–74. 2016-01-01
- Proposal to conserve the name Miconia, nom. cons. against the additional names Maieta and Tococa (Melastomataceae, Miconieae).. Taxon. 65:892–893.. 2016-01-01
- A new species of Chalybea (Blakeeae, Melastomataceae) from the Ecuador-Peru border.. Phytotaxa. 212:264–270. 2015-06-01
- New names and new combinations for the catalogue of the plants and lichens of Colombia. Phytoneuron. 22:3-5. 2015-03-01
- A specialized bird pollination system with a bellows mechanism for pollen transfer and staminal food body rewards.. Current Biology. 24:1615–1619.. 2014-01-01
- New and reconsidered species of Tropical American Melastomataceae.. Brittonia. 66:160–169.. 2014-01-01
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- Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t. . 2021-06-01
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- A new Melastomataceae classification informed by molecular phylogenetics and morphology. -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 109–165. 2022-01-01
- A new perspective on seed morphological features in Melastomataceae. -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 491–531. 2022-01-01
- An overview of the tribe Pyxidantheae. -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 291–305. 2022-01-01
- Historical Biogeography of the Melastomataceae -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature. 87–105. 2022-01-01
- Historical biogeography of the Neotropical Miconieae (Melastomataceae) reveals a pattern of progressive colonization out of lowland South America. -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 629–644. 2022-01-01
- Melastomataceae: Global diversity, distribution, and endemism. -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 3–28. 2022-01-01
- Morphological variability within Melastomataceae (Myrtales), including a discussion of associated terminology. -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 45–85. 2022-01-01
- Patterns of chromosome number diversity and evolution in the Melastomataceae. -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 533–561. 2022-01-01
- Phylogenetics and taxonomy of the tribe Merianieae. -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 255–273. 2022-01-01
- Systematics of Astronieae based on morphology: Prospects for resurrecting Bamlera and incorporating Tessmannianthus.. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 197–217. 2022-01-01
- Systematics of tribe Henrietteeae. -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 219–234. 2022-01-01
- Why recognize Miconia as the only genus in tribe Miconieae? -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 235–254. 2022-01-01
- Why recognize Miconia as the only genus in tribe Miconieae? -- Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.. 235–254. 2022-01-01
- Melastomataceae.. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. 1585–1664, 2537-2538. 2016-01-01
- Melastomataceae.. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. 1–6.. 2015-01-01
Manuscript
- A guide to curating New World Melastomataceae collections with a linear generic sequence to world-wide Melastomataceae.. Preprints. 2020100203. 2020-01-01

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