Prof. dr. E. F. (Erik) Smets
Scientific Director
- erik.smets@ncbnaturalis.nl
- Phone
- +31 (0)71 5687 675
My research interest focuses on the evolution of flowering plants, the world’s most dominant plant group. Initially, I was fascinated by the huge diversity in floral morphology, in particular by the variation and taxonomic importance of floral nectaries, androecia and gynoecia. Later, my research interests expanded into floral development, pollen morphology, fruit and seed morphology, and most importantly, wood anatomy. Monographic studies, still crucial for the inventory of Earth’s biodiversity, also became a major topic in my research group. The introduction of molecular systematics provided a new framework to comprehend the evolutionary relationships of plants. I strongly favour a multidisciplinary approach in which morphological features are combined with DNA sequence data because integrative systematics will ultimately lead to better insights in the evolution of characters and in understanding the evolutionary history of flowering plants. Since a few years evolutionary developmental genetics (evo-devo) became a major topic in my research team.
Main research interests - Systematics and phylogeny of angiosperms - Morphology and evolution of floral nectaries - Floral development - Wood anatomy
Former and present positions
- 2010 – present: Scientific Director of NCB Naturalis
- 2005 – present: Director of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands
- 2005 – present: Scientific Director of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden branch: http://www.nhn.leidenuniv.nl/
- 2005 – present: Scientific Director of the Hortus botanicus Leiden: http://www.hortus.leidenuniv.nl/
- 2005 – present: Full Professor, Leiden University
- 2005 – present: Professor by Special Appointment, KU Leuven: http://www.kuleuven.be/bio/sys/site/
- 2000 – 2005: Head of the Department of Biology, KU Leuven
- 1989 – 2008: Head of the Laboratory of Plant Systematics, KU Leuven
Other current academic activities
- Council Member of the International Organisation for Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (IOSEB), since 2011.
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Fungal Biodiversity Centre (CBS-KNAW), since 2011.
- Member of the Leopold III-Fund for Nature Research and Nature Conservation, since 2009.
- Member of the Board of ETI Bioinformatics, since 2008.
- Member of the Board of the Alberta Mennega Foundation, since 2007.
- Chair of the Professor Lam Fund, since 2007.
- Vice-Chair of the Board of the Flora Malesiana Foundation, since 2006.
- Board of Directors of the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF), since 2005.
- Chair of the Dr. E. Kits van Waveren Foundation, since 2005.
- Member of the Board of the Research School Biodiversity, since 2005.
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium, since 1997.
Promotor or copromotor of ongoing PhD projects at Leiden University and KU Leuven
Caris P.: Floral ontogeny of Ericales.
Chaowasku, T.: Systematics of Miliusa (Annonaceae) and its closest relatives.
Davin, N.: Evolution of secondary woodiness: driver of island plant radiations?
Gama Dies Neto, R.: Phylogeographical patterns between the rain forest and the amazon forest: An approach with the family Dicranaceae s.l. (Bryophyta) and other haplolepideous mosses.
Karremans, A.: Niche differentiation in the epiphytic orchid genus Specklinia and close relatives in Pleurothallidinae.
Kok, P.: Origin, evolutionary history, species diversity and diversification of the Pantepui herpetofauna.
Lang, A.: Morphological variability and phylogeography of the Dicranum scoparium Hedw. species complex.
Meinke, S.: Evolutionary studies on liana habit of the African and Asian Annonaceae of the long branch clade.
Mennes, C.: Diversification of mycoheterotrophic angiosperms.
Morgado, L.: Biodiversity and habitat partitioning of arctic ectomycorrhizal fungi and their role in vegetation change due to climatic changes.
Schwallier, R.: Niche differentiation of tropical pitcher plants.
Towns, A.: Plants used for women's health and child care in Benin and Gabon.
Vekemans D.: Evolution of nectaries: expression and function of CRABS CLAW.
Verstraete B.: Symbiosis between Rubiaceae and bacteria.
Hidayah Binti Yahaya, N.: Morphological, cytological and phylogenetic studies of Nephrolepis cordifolia complex (Pteridophyta, Nephrolepidaceae).
Promotor or copromotor (*) of successfully defended PhD projects
Rabaey, D. 2012. Micromorphological study of pits in tracheary elements of woody angiosperms. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Appelhans, M. 2011. Phylogeny and biogeography of Spathelioideae (Rutaceae). PhD thesis Leiden University.
Lemaire, B. 2011. Diversity and Evolution of Bacterial Endosymbionts in Leaf Nodulated Angiosperms. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Subedi, A. 2011. New species, pollinator interactions and pharmaceutical potential of Himalayan orchids. PhD thesis Leiden University.
Boedeker, C. 2010. Phylogenetic, taxonomic and biogeographical studies in the Pithophoraceae (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta). PhD thesis Leiden University.
Pruesapan, K. 2010. The rise and fall of Sauropus (Phyllanthaceae). A molecular phylogenetic analysis of Sauropus and allies. PhD thesis Leiden University.
Van den Hof, K. 2010. Evolution of Viola stagnina and its sisterspecies by hybridization and polyploidization. PhD thesis Leiden University.
(*) Viaene, T. 2010. Evolution of ancient MADS-gene functions. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Jacobs, B. 2010. Fruits and seeds of Dipsacales. Morphology and evolution. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Tosh, J. 2009. Biogeography of Madagascan Rubiaceae: Case studies from the Afro-Madagascan genus Tricalysia and the pantropical genus Ixora. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Geeraerts, A. 2009. Phylogenetic reconstructions, morphological diversity and historical biogeography of Ebenaceae. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Groeninckx, I. 2009. Integrated study of the herbaceous Spermacoceae (Rubiaceae). Systematics & Evolution. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Moon, H.-K. 2008. Systematic studies in Mentheae (Lamiaceae). Morphology, evolutionary aspects, phylogeny. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Merckx, V. 2008. Myco-heterotrophy in Dioscoreales. Systematics and evolution. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Janssens, S. 2008. Evolutionary studies in Balsaminaceae: integration of evidence from molecular and morphological data. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Vrijdaghs, A. 2006. A floral ontogenetic approach to homology questions in non-mapanioid Cyperaceae. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Geuten, K. 2006. Bayesian phylogenetics and perianth evolutionary developmental genetics of the balsaminoid Ericales. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Lens, F. 2005. Systematic significance of wood anatomical characters in Ericales. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Ntore, S. 2004. Contribution à la connaissance systématique du genre afrotropical Pauridiantha (Rubiaceae). PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Schols, P. 2004. Contributions to the palynology and phylogeny of Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae). PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Dessein, S. 2003. Systematic studies in the Spermacoceae (Rubiaceae). PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Vinckier, S. 2003. Orbicules: morphology, ultrastructure, and development in Gentianales and their possible role as vector of allergens. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Vermoere, M. 2002. Holocene vegetation history in the territory of Sagalassos (southwest Turkey). A palynological approach. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Pyck, N. 2001. Phylogenetic relations within Dipsacales. A combined molecular and morphological approach. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Jansen, S. 2001. Comparative wood anatomy of the Rubiaceae and phylogenetic implications of aluminium hyperaccumulation and vestured pits in angiosperms. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Piesschaert, F. 2001 Carpology and pollen morphology of the Psychotrieae (Rubiaceae-Rubioideae). Towards a new tribal and generic delimitation. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Huysmans, S. 1998. Palynology of the Cinchonoideae (Rubiaceae). Morphology and development of pollen and orbicules. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Roels, P. 1998. Phylogenetic position and delimitation of the order Dipsacales. A multidisciplinary approach. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Stoffelen, P. 1998. Coffea and Psilanthus (Rubiaceae) in tropical Africa: a systematic and palynological study, including a revision of the West and Central African species. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
De Laet, J. 1997. A reconsideration of three-item analysis, the use of implied weights in cladistics, and a practical application in Gentianaceae. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Ronse Decraene, L.-P. 1992. The androecium of the Magnoliophytina: characterisation and systematic importance. PhD thesis KU Leuven.
Publications
Publications 2011
- Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
Lemaire, B., Robbrecht, E., van Wyk, B., Van Oevelen, S., Verstraete, B., Prinsen, E., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2011. Identification, origin and evolution of leaf nodulating symbionts of Sericanthe (Rubiaceae). The Journal of Microbiology 49, 6: 935-941.
Flores Olvera, H., Vrijdaghs, A., Ochoterena, H. & E. Smets. 2011. The need to re-investigate the nature of homoplastic characters: an ontogenetic case study of the ‘bracteoles’ in Atripliceae (Chenopodiaceae). Annals of Botany 108, 5: 847-865.
Lemaire, B., Vandamme, P., Merckx, V., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2011. Bacterial leaf symbiosis in angiosperms: Host specificity without co-speciation. PLoS ONE 6, 9: e24430.
Lemaire, B., Huysmans, S., Smets, E. & V. Merckx. 2011. Rate accelerations in nuclear 18S rDNA of mycoheterotrophic and parasitic angiosperms. Journal of Plant Research 124, 5 : 561-576.
Lemaire, B., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2011. Bacterial leaf symbiosis in Ardisia (Myrsinoideae, Primulaceae): molecular evidence for host specificity. Research in Microbiology 162, 5: 528-534.
Janssens, S.B., Dessein, S. & E. Smets. 2011. Portrayal of Impatiens nzabiana (Balsaminaceae): a morphological, molecular and biogeographic study of a new Gabonese species. Systematic Botany 36, 2: 440-448.
Hamann, T, Smets, E. & F. Lens. 2011. A comparison of paraffin and resin-based techniques used in bark anatomy. Taxon 60, 3: 841-851.
Verstraete, B., Groeninckx, I., Smets, E. & S. Huysmans. 2011. Phylogenetic signal of orbicules at family level: Rubiaceae as case study. Taxon 60, 3: 742-757.
Vrijdaghs, A., Reynders, M., Muasya, A.M., Larridon, I., Goetghebeur, P. & E. Smets. 2011. Morphology and development of spikelets and flowers in Cyperus and Pycreus (Cyperaceae). Plant Ecology and Evolution 144, 1: 44-63.
Appelhans, M.S., Smets, E., Razafimandimbison, S.G., Haevermans, T., van Marle, E.J., Couloux, A., Rabarison, H., Randrianarivelojosia, M. & P.J.A. Keßler. 2011. Phylogeny, evolutionary trends and classification of the Spathelia - Ptaeroxylon clade: morphological and molecular insights. Annals of Botany 107, 8: 1259-1277.
Verstraete, B., Van Elst, D., Steyn, H., Van Wyk, B., Lemaire, B., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2011. Endophytic bacteria in toxic South African plants: Identification, phylogeny and possible involvement in Gousiekte. PLoS ONE 6, 4: e19265.
Jacobs, B., Geuten, K., Pyck, N., Huysmans, S., Jansen, S. & E. Smets. 2011. Unraveling the phylogeny of Heptacodium and Zabelia (Caprifoliaceae): an interdisciplinary approach. Systematic Botany 36,1: 231-252.
Publications 2010
- Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
Groeninckx, I., Briggs, M., Davis, A., De Block, P., Robbrecht, E., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2010. A new herbaceous genus endemic to Madagascar: Phialiphora (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae). Taxon 59, 6: 1815-1829. IF 2010: 2,364
Groeninckx, I., Ochoterena, H., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2010. Molecular phylogenetic and morphological study of Kohautia (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae), with the recognition of the new genus Cordylostigma. Taxon 59, 5: 1457-1471. IF 2010: 2,364
Jacobs, B., Pyck, N. & E. Smets. 2010. Phylogeny of the Linnaea clade: Are Abelia and Zabelia closely related? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57, 2: 741-752. IF 2010: 3,889
Huysmans, S., Verstraete, B., Smets, E. & L.W. Chatrou. 2010. Distribution of orbicules in Annonaceae mirrors evolutionary trend in angiosperms. Plant Ecology and Evolution 143, 2: 199-211. IF 2010: 0,400
Razafimandimbison, S.G., Appelhans, M.S., Rabarison, H., Haevermans, T., Rakotondrafara, A., Rakotonandrasana, S.R., Ratsimbason, M., Labat, J-N., Keßler, P.J.A., Smets, E., Cruaud, C., Couloux, A. & M. Randrianarivelojosia. 2010. Implications of a molecular phylogenetic study of the Malagasy genus Cedrelopsis and its relatives (Ptaeroxylaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57, 1: 258-265. IF 2010: 3,889
Groeninckx, I., De Block, P., Robbrecht, E., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2010. Amphistemon and Thamnoldenlandia, two new genera of Rubiaceae (Spermacoceae) endemic to Madagascar. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163, 4: 447-472. IF 2010: 1,931
Appelhans, M.S., Smets, E., Baas, P. & P.J.A. Keßler. 2010. Cneorum (Rutaceae) in Cuba? The solution to a 150 year old mystery. Taxon 59, 4: 1126–1134. IF 2010: 2,364
Moon, H-K., Smets E. & S. Huysmans. 2010. Phylogeny of tribe Mentheae (Lamiaceae): the story of molecules and micromorphological characters. Taxon 59, 4: 1065–1076. IF 2010: 2,364
Jacobs, B., Huysmans, S. & E. Smets. 2010. Evolution and systematic value of fruit and seed characters in the Adoxaceae (Dipsacales). Taxon 59, 3: 850-866. IF 2010: 2,364
Vrijdaghs, A., Reynders, M., Larridon, I., Muasya, A.M., Smets, E. and P. Goetghebeur. 2010. Spikelet structure and development in Cyperoideae (Cyperaceae): a monopodial general model based on ontogenetic evidence. Annals of Botany 105, 4: 555-571. IF 2010: 3,388
Rabaey, D., Lens, F., Smets, E. & S. Jansen. 2010. The phylogenetic significance of vestured pits in Boraginaceae. Taxon 59, 2: 510-516. IF 2010: 2,364
Jacobs, B., Bell, C. & E. Smets. 2010. Fruits and seeds of the Valeriana clade (Dipsacales): Diversity and evolution. International Journal of Plant Sciences 171, 4: 421-434. IF 2010: 2,364
Boedeker, C., Eggert, A., Immers, I. & E. Smets. 2010. Global decline of and threats to Aegagropila linnaei, with special reference to the lake ball habit. BioScience 60, 3: 187-198. IF 2010: 5,510
Publications 2009
- Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
Moon, H.-K., Hong, S.-P., Smets, E. & S. Huysmans. 2009. Micromorphology and Character Evolution of Nutlets in Tribe Mentheae (Nepetoideae, Lamiaceae). Systematic Botany 34, 4: 760–776. IF 2009: 1,697
Lens, F., Endress, M.E., Baas, P., Jansen, S. & E. Smets. 2009. Vessel grouping patterns in subfamilies Apocynoideae and Periplocoideae confirm phylogenetic value of wood structure within Apocynaceae. American Journal of Botany 96, 12: 2168-2183. IF 2009: 2,684
Raes, N., Mols, J., Willemse, L. & E. Smets. 2009. Georeferencing specimens by combining digitized maps with SRTM digital elevation data and satellite images: a Bornean case study. Blumea 54, 1/3: 162-165. IF 2009: 0,243
Viaene, T., Vekemans, D., Irish, V.F., Geeraerts, A., Huysmans, S., Janssens, S., Smets, E. & K. Geuten. 2009. Pistillata-Duplications as a mode for floral diversification in (basal) asterids. Molecular Biology and Evolution 26, 11: 2627-2645. IF 2009: 9,872
Jacobs, B., Lens, F. & E. Smets. 2009. Evolution of fruit and seed characters in the Diervilla and Lonicera clades (Caprifoliaceae, Dipsacales). Annals of Botany 104, 2: 253-276. IF 2009: 3,501
Janssens, S., Knox, E., Huysmans, S., Smets, E. & V. Merckx. 2009. Rapid radiation of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) during Pliocene and Pleistocene: Result of global climate change. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52, 3: 806-824. IF 2009: 3,556
Geeraerts, A., Raeymaekers, J., Vinckier, S., Pletsers, A., Vinckier, S., Smets, E. & S. Huysmans. 2009. Systematic palynology in Ebenaceae with focus on Ebenoideae: morphological diversity and character evolution. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 153: 336-353. IF 2009: 2,145
Moon, H.-K., Hong, S.-P., Smets, E. & S. Huysmans. 2009. Phylogenetic significance of leaf micromorphology and anatomy in the tribe Mentheae (Nepetoideae: Lamiaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 160, 2: 211-231. IF 2009: 0,984
Tosh, J. Davis, A.P., Dessein, S., De Block, P., Huysmans, S., Fay, M.F., Smets E. & E. Robbrecht. 2009. Phylogeny of Tricalysia (Rubiaceae) and its relationships with allied genera based on plastid DNA data: Resurrection of the genus Empogona . Annals of the Missouri Botanical
Garden 96, 1: 194-213. IF 2009: 1,422
Groeninckx, I., Dessein, S., Ochoterena, H., Persson, C., Motley, T.J., Kårehed, J., Bremer, B., Huysmans, S. & E. Smets. 2009. Phylogeny of the herbaceous tribe Spermacoceae (Rubiaceae) based on plastid DNA data. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 96, 1: 109-132. IF 2009: 1,422
Lens, F., Groeninckx, I., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2009. Woodiness within the Spermacoceae-Knoxieae alliance (Rubiaceae): retention of the basal woody condition in Rubiaceae or recent innovation? Annals of Botany 103, 7: 1049-1064. IF 2009: 3,501
Muasya, A.M., Vrijdaghs, A., Simpson, D.A., Chase, M.W., Goetghebeur, P. & E. Smets. 2009. What is a genus in Cypereae: phylogeny, character homology assessment and generic circumscription in Cypereae. The Botanical Review 75, 1: 52-66. IF 2009: 2,462
Vrijdaghs, A., Muasya, A.M., Goetghebeur, P., Caris, P., Nagels, A. & E. Smets. 2009. A floral ontogenetic approach to questions of homology within the Cyperoideae (Cyperaceae). The Botanical Review 75, 1: 30-51. IF 2009: 2,462
Muasya, A.M., Simpson, D.A., Verboom, G.A., Goetghebeur, P., Naczi, R.F.C., Chase, M.W. & E. Smets. 2009. Phylogeny of Cyperaceae based on DNA sequence data: current progress and future prospects. The Botanical Review 75, 1: 2-21. IF 2009: 2,462
Groeninckx, I., De Block, P., Rakotonasolo, F., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2009. Rediscovery of Malagasy Lathraeocarpa allows determination of its taxonomic position within Rubiaceae. Taxon 58, 1: 209-226. IF 2009: 2,747
Nagels, A., Muasya, A.M., Huysmans, S., Vrijdaghs, A., Smets, E. & S. Vinckier. 2009. Palynological diversity and major evolutionary trends in Cyperaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution 277, 1/2: 117-142. IF 2009: 1,410
Janssens, S., Knox, E., Dessein, S. & E. Smets. 2009. Impatiens msisimwanensis (Balsaminaceae): Description, pollen morphology and phylogenetic position of a new East African species. South African Journal of Botany 75, 1: 104-109. IF 2009: 1,080
Merckx, V., Bakker, F., Huysmans, S. & E. Smets. 2009. Bias and conflict in phylogenetic inference of myco-heterotrophic plants: a case study in Thismiaceae. Cladistics 25, 1: 64-77. IF 2009: 4,929
Publications 2008
- Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
Tosh, J., De Block, P., Davis, A.P., Dessein, S. Robbrecht, E. & E. Smets. 2008. The tribal placement of the monospecific tropical African genus Petitiocodon (Rubiaceae) based on molecular data and morphology. Blumea 53, 3: 549-565, 3 figs. IF 2008: 0,362
Merckx, V., Chatrou, L.W., Lemaire, B., Sainge, M., Huysmans, S. & E. Smets. 2008. Diversification of myco-heterotrophic angiosperms: evidence from Burmanniaceae. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8, article 178 (16 pages, 7 figs.). IF 2008: 4,050
Rabaey, D., Lens, F., Huysmans, S., Smets, E. & S. Jansen. 2008. A comparative ultrastructural study of pit membranes with plasmodesmata associated thickenings in four angiosperm species. Protoplasma 233: 255-262, 11 figs. IF 2008: 1,460
Rabaey, D., Huysmans, S., Lens, F., Smets, E. & S. Jansen. 2008. Micromorphology and systematic distribution of pit membrane thickenings in Oleaceae: tori and pseudo-tori. International Association of Wood Anatomists Journal 29, 4: 409-424, 19 figs. IF 2008: 1,000
Flores Olvera, H., Smets, E. & A. Vrijdaghs. 2008. Floral and inflorescence morphology and ontogeny in Beta vulgaris, with special emphasis on the ovary position. Annals of Botany 102: 643-651, 7 figs. IF 2008: 2,755
Lens, F., Endress, M.E., Baas, P., Jansen, S. & E. Smets. 2008. Wood anatomy of Rauvolfioideae (Apocynaceae): a search for meaningful non-DNA characters at the tribal level. American Journal of Botany 95, 10: 1199-1215, 34 figs. IF 2008: 2,642
Moon, H.-K., Vinckier, S., Smets, E. & S. Huysmans. 2008. Palynological evolutionary trends within the tribe Mentheae with special emphasis on subtribe Menthinae (Nepetoideae: Lamiaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 275: 93-108, 5 figs. IF 2008: 1,440Merckx, V., Schols, P., Geuten, K., Huysmans, S. & E. Smets. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships in Nartheciaceae (Dioscoreales), with focus on pollen and orbicule morphology. Belgian Journal of Botany 141, 1: 64-77, 15 figs. IF 2008: 0,205
Lens, F., Kårehed, J., Baas, P., Jansen, S., Rabaey, D., Huysmans, S., Hamann, T. & E. Smets. 2008. The wood anatomy of the polyphyletic Icacinaceae s.l., and their relationships within asterids. Taxon 57, 2: 525-552, 9 figs. IF 2008: 2,360
Janssens, S., Viaene, T., Huysmans, S., Smets, E. & K. Geuten. 2008. Selection on length mutations after frameshift can explain the origin and retention of the AP3/DEF-like paralogues in Impatiens. Journal of Molecular Evolution 66, 5: 424-435, 4 figs. IF 2008: 2,762
Moon, H.-K., Vinckier, S., Smets, E. & S. Huysmans. 2008. Comparative pollen morphology and ultrastructure of Mentheae subtribe Nepetinae (Lamiaceae). Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 149, 3/4: 174-186, 6 figs. IF 2008: 1,325
Moon, H.-K., Vinckier, S., Walker, J.B., Smets. E. & S. Huysmans. 2008. A search for phylogenetically informative pollen characters in the subtribe Salviinae (Mentheae: Lamiaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 169, 3: 455-471, 8 figs. IF 2008: 1,535
Jacobs, B., Donoghue, M.J., Bouman, F., Huysmans, S. & E. Smets. 2008. Evolution and phylogenetic importance of endocarp and seed characters in Viburnum (Adoxaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 169, 3: 409-431, 9 figs. IF 2008: 1,535
Publications 2007
- Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
Vrijdaghs, A., Goetghebeur, P., Smets, E. & P. Caris. 2007. The Schoenus spikelet: a rhipidium? A floral ontogenetic answer. Aliso 23, 2: 204-209, 4 figs.
Simpson, D.A., Muasya, A.M., Alves, M.V., Bruhl, J.J., Dhooge, S., Chase, M.W., Furness, C.A., Ghamkhar, K., Goetghebeur, P., Hodkinson, T.R., Marchant, A.D., Reznicek., A.A., Nieuwborg, R., Roalson, E.H., Smets, E., Starr, J.R., Thomas, W.W., Wilson. K.L. & X. Zhang. 2007. Phylogeny of Cyperaceae based on DNA sequence data – a new rbcL analysis. Aliso 23, 2: 72-83, 3 figs.
Geuten, K., Massingham, T., Darius, P., Smets, E. & N. Goldman. 2007. Experimental design criteria in phylogenetics: where to add taxa. Systematic Biology 56, 4: 609-622, 7 figs. IF 2007: 8,802
Janssens, S., Geuten, K., Viaene, T., Yuan, Y.-M., Song, Y. & E. Smets. 2007. Phylogenetic utility of the AP3/DEF K-domain and its molecular evolution in Impatiens (Balsaminaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43, 1: 225-239, 8 figs. IF 2007: 3,994
Groeninckx, I., Vrijdaghs, A., Huysmans, S., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2007. Floral ontogeny of the Afro-Madagascan genus Mitrasacmopsis with comments on the development of superior ovaries in Rubiaceae. Annals of Botany 100, 1: 41-49, 5 figs. IF 2007: 2,939
Lens, F., Schönenberger, J., Baas, P., Jansen, S. & E. Smets. 2007. The role of wood anatomy in pylogeny reconstruction of Ericales. Cladistics 23, 3: 229-254, 9 figs. IF 2007: 4,642
Lens, F., Baas, P., Jansen, S. & E. Smets. 2007. A search for phylogenetically informative wood characters within Lecythidaceae s.l. American Journal of Botany 94, 4: 483-502, 63 figs. IF 2007: 2,512
Muasya, A.M., Simpson, D.A. & E. Smets. 2007. Isolepis levynsiana, a new name for Cyperus tenellus (Cyperaceae). Novon 17, 1: 59. IF 2007: 0,155
Verellen, J., Dessein, S., Razafimandimbison, S.G., Smets, E. & S. Huysmans. 2007. Pollen morphology of the tribes Naucleeae and Hymenodictyoneae (Rubiaceae-Cinchonoideae) and its phylogenetic significance. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 153, 3: 329-341, 24 figs. IF 2007: 1,075
Vaes, E., Vrijdaghs, A., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2006. Elaborate petals in Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae)species: morphology, ontogeny and function. Annals of Botany 98, 6: 1167-1178, 10 figs. IF 2006: 2,448
Publications 2006
- Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
Vaes, E., Vrijdaghs, A., Smets, E. & S. Dessein. 2006. Elaborate petals in Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae) species: morphology, ontogeny and function. Annals of Botany 98, 6: 1167-1178, 10 figs. IF 2006: 2,448
Merckx, V., Schols, P., Maas-van de Kamer, H., Maas, P., Huysmans, S. & E. Smets. 2006. Phylogeny and evolution of Burmanniacaeae (Dioscoreales) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data. American Journal of Botany 93, 11: 1684-1698, 6 figs. IF 2006: 2,969
Rabaey, D., Lens, F., Smets, E. & S. Jansen. 2006. The micromorphology of pit membranes in tracheary elements of Ericales: new records of tori or pseudo-tori? Annals of Botany 98, 5: 943-951, 3 figs. IF 2006: 2,448
Vinckier, S., Cadot, P., Grote, M. Ceuppens, J.L. & E. Smets. 2006. Orbicules do not significantly contribute to the allergenic micro-aerosol emitted from birch trees. Allergy 61, 10: 1243-1244, 1 fig. IF 2006: 2,448
Petanidou, T., Van Laere, A., Ellis, W.N. & E. Smets. 2006. What shapes amino acid and sugar composition in Mediterranean floral nectars? Oikos 115, 1: 155-169, 2 figs. IF 2006: 3,381
Vrijdaghs, A., Goetghebeur, P., Smets, E. & A.M. Muasya. 2006. The floral scales in Hellmuthia (Cyperaceae, Cyperoideae) and Paramapania (Cyperaceae, Mapanioideae): an ontogenetic study. Annals of Botany 98, 3: 619-630, 8 figs. IF 2006: 2,448
Geuten, K., Becker, A., Kaufmann, K., Caris, P., Janssens, S., Viaene, T., Theissen, G. & E. Smets. 2006. Petaloidy and petal identity MADS-box genes in the balsaminoid genera Impatiens and Marcgravia. The Plant Journal 47: 501-518, 13 figs. IF 2006: 1,225
Dessein, S., Robbrecht, E. & E. Smets. 2006. A new heterophyllous Spermacoce species (Rubiaceae) from the Marunga Highlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Novon 16, 2: 231-234, 1 fig. IF 2006: 0,150
Muasya, A.M., Simpson, D.A. & E. Smets. 2006. Isolepis tenella, a new combination in Cyperaceae. Novon 16, 1: 89-90. IF 2006: 0,150
Caris, P., Smets, E., De Coster, K. & L.-P. Ronse De Craene. 2006. Floral ontogeny of Cneorum tricoccon L. (Rutaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 257, 3/4: 223-232, 4 figs. IF 2006: 1,239
Janssens, S., Geuten, K., Yuan, Y.-M., Song, Y., Küpfer, P. & E. Smets. 2006. Phylogenetics of Impatiens and Hydrocera (Balsaminaceae) using chloroplast atpB-rbcL spacer sequences. Systematic Botany 31, 1: 171-180, 3 figs. IF 2006: 1,629
Caris, P., Geuten, K., Janssens, S. & E. Smets. 2006. Floral development in three species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae). American Journal of Botany 93, 1: 1-14, 8 figs. IF 2006: 2,969
Publications 2005 - Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
Vrijdaghs, A., Goetghebeur, P., Muasya, A.M., Caris, P. & E. Smets. 2005. Floral ontogeny in Ficinia and Isolepis (Cyperaceae), with focus on the nature and origin of the gynophore. Annals of Botany 96: 1247-1264, 15 figs. IF 2005: 2,665
Vinckier, S., Cadot, P. & E. Smets. 2005. The manifold characters of orbicules: structural diversity, systematic significance, and vectors for allergens. Grana 44, 4: 300-307, 1 fig. IF 2005: 0,648
Schols, P., Wilkin, P., Furness, C., Huysmans, S. & E. Smets. 2005. Pollen evolution in Yams (Dioscorea: Dioscoreaceae). Systematic Botany 30, 4: 750-758, 5 figs. IF 2005: 1,557
Wilkin, P., Schols, P., Chase, M.W., Chayamarit, K., Furness, C., Huysmans, S., Rakotonasolo, F. Smets, E., & C. Thapyai. 2005. A plastid gene phylogeny of the Yam genus, Dioscorea: roots, fruits and Madagascar. Systematic Botany 30, 4: 736-749, 5 figs. IF 2005: 1,557
Schols, P. Furness, C., Merckx, V., Wilkin, P. & E. Smets. 2005. Comparative pollen development in Dioscoreales. International Journal of Plant Sciences 166, 6: 909-924, 10 figs. IF 2005: 1,950
Janssens, S., Lens, F., Dressler, S., Geuten, K., Smets, E. & S. Vinckier. 2005. Palynological variation in balsaminoid Ericales. II Balsaminaceae, Tetrameristaceae, Pellicieraceae and general conclusions. Annals of Botany 96, 6: 1061-1073 , 5 figs. IF 2005: 2,665
Lens, F., Dressler, S., Vinckier, S., Janssens, S., Dessein, S., Van Evelghem, L. & E. Smets. 2005. Palynological variation in balsaminoid Ericales. I Marcgraviaceae. Annals of Botany 96, 6: 1047-1060, 6 figs. IF 2005: 2,665
Dessein, S., Ochoterena, H., De Block, P. Lens, F., Robbrecht, E., Schols, P., Smets, E., Vinckier, S. & S. Huysmans. 2005. Palynological characters and their phylogenetic signal in Rubiaceae. The Botanical Review 71, 3: 354-414, 61 figs. IF 2005: 1,348
Dessein, S., Harwood, R., Smets, E. & E. Robbrecht. 2005. Pollen of the Spermacoce (Rubiaceae) species from the Northern Territory of Australia: morphology and taxonomic significance. Australian Systematic Botany 18, 4: 367-382, 7 figs. IF 2005: 1,162
Lens, F., Dressler, S., Jansen, S., Van Evelghem, L. & E. Smets. 2005. Relationships within balsaminoid Ericales: a wood anatomical approach. American Journal of Botany 92, 6: 941-953, 32 figs. IF 2005: 2,572
Dessein, S., Andersson, L, Geuten, K., Smets, E. & E. Robbrecht. 2005. Gomphocalyx and Phylohydrax (Rubiaceae): sister taxa excluded from Spermacoceae s.s., featuring a remarkable case of convergent evolution. Taxon 54, 1: 91-107, 40 figs. IF 2005: 2,239
Lens, F., Jansen, S., Caris, P., Serlet, L. & E. Smets. 2005. Comparative wood anatomy of the primuloid clade (Ericales s.l.). Systematic Botany 30, 1: 163-183, 15 figs. IF 2005: 1,557
Vrijdaghs, A., Caris, P., Goetghebeur, P. & E. Smets. 2005. Floral ontogeny in Scirpus, Eriophorum and Dulichium (Cyperaceae), with special reference to the perianth. Annals of Botany 95, 7: 1199-1209, 7 figs. IF 2005: 2,665
Vinckier, S. & E. Smets. 2005. A histological study of microsporogenesis in Tarenna gracilipes (Rubiaceae). Grana 44, 1: 30-44, 9 figs. IF 2005: 0,648
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