Philippe Morat

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Philippe Morat (born 19 January 1937, in Saigon) is a researcher mainly in the field of tropical botany. He is a corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences.

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Biography

Agricultural engineer from the Ecole nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse, he was admitted to the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) in 1960 in the tropical botany section where he remained until 1986, successively in charge, master then research director during his assignments in Madagascar (12 years) and New Caledonia (9 years [1] ).

After obtaining a PhD from the University of Paris-Sud in 1972 on the origin of the savannas of south-western Madagascar, [2] he turned his attention to taxonomy [3] and phytogeography. [4] Appointed Professor at the National Museum of Natural History and Director of the Phanerogamy Laboratory in 1986, he is also in charge of the National Herbarium. Correspondent of the French Academy of Sciences in 1999, section of Integrative Biology. [1] Retired in 2006.

Scientific contributions

Highlighting of the anthropic origin of the majority of the savannas of Madagascar. Bioclimatic synthesis of the Big Island. [5] Inventories and taxonomic studies of tropical plant biodiversity on islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Aldabra, Farquhar) and the Southern Pacific (New Caledonia, Vanuatu, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna). [3] Development of an innovative methodology for the study of the structure and dynamism of their vegetation. [2] Highlighting of their floristic affinities and the establishment of their vegetation and flora in relation to their geological history. [6] Development of a GIS and an evolving taxonomic reference system in the form of a database that has been widely used to date. [7] Vegetation map of New Caledonia. [8]

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The standard author abbreviation Morat is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [9]

Related Research Articles

Solmsia is a genus containing one or two species of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. The genus was named to honor Hermann zu Solms-Laubach by Henri Ernest Baillon. It is related to Arnhemia, Deltaria, Gonystylus and Lethedon.

<i>Oncotheca</i> Genus of trees

Oncotheca is a genus of tree endemic to New Caledonia. There are two species, Oncotheca balansae and Oncotheca humboldtiana.

<i>Deplanchea</i> Genus of flowering plants

Deplanchea is a genus of about eight species of tropical rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae.

<i>Achlydosa</i> Genus of flowering plants

Achlydosa glandulosa is a species of orchid endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Achlydosa. This species has previously been placed in the genus Megastylis. Its closest relative is Pterostylis, the sole other genus of subtribe Pterostylidinae.

Amphorogyne is a genus of hemiparasitic trees and shrubs in the family Santalaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains three species. Its closest relative is Daenikera, also endemic to New Caledonia.

<i>Stromatopteris</i> Genus of ferns

Stromatopteris is a genus of fern in the family Gleicheniaceae, endemic to New Caledonia. The only species in the genus is Stromatopteris moniliformis. Its closest relative is the more widespread genus Gleichenia.

Nemuaron vieillardii is a species of trees in the Atherospermataceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Nemuaron. Its closest relative is the monotypic genus Atherosperma from Australia.

Salaciopsis is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Celastraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains six species.

Menepetalum is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Celastraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains four species. Its closest relative is Dinghoua from Australia.

Peripterygia marginata is a species of shrubs in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Peripterygia. Its closest relatives are Crossopetalum and Siphonodon.

Dicarpellum is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Celastraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains four species. Its closest relative is Hypsophila from Australia.

Daenikera corallina is a plant parasite species in the Santalaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Daenikera. Its closest relative is Amphorogyne, also endemic to New Caledonia.

Elaphanthera baumannii is a species of hemiparasitic shrub in the Santalaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Elaphanthera, probably related to Exocarpos.

<i>Thiollierea</i> Genus of plants

Thiollierea is a genus of shrubs in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 16 species which used to be placed in the genera Bikkia or Morierina

Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie is an ongoing multi-volume flora describing the vascular plants of New Caledonia in the South-West Pacific. published by the National Museum of Natural History in Paris since 1967. Each species treatment typically includes taxonomic information, morphological description, a line drawing and a distribution map. Originally published as Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, since 2014 it has been renamed shortly Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie and is co-published with Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in a fully colored format. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie currently consists of 27 volumes, covering little over 50% of a total of approximately 3,400 species native to the New Caledonian archipelago. Major botanical families awaiting treatment include Rubiaceae, Cyperaceae, Rutaceae, and Poaceae.

New Caledonian <i>Araucaria</i>

The main diversity among genus Araucaria is hosted in New Caledonia, where 14 species, all endemic, are described out of a total of 20 extant species. These New Caledonian species are mainly found as dispersed populations in open areas, where competition is less intense.

Acianthus elegans, commonly known as the elegant acianthus, is a species of mosquito orchids, plants in the genus Acianthus. It is found in New Caledonia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hugh Shaw MacKee</span>

Hugh Shaw MacKee previously known as Hugh Shaw McKee was a botanist who was born in Northern Ireland, but who collected in Australia and Oceania, and finally in New Caledonia, where together with his wife and other collaborators, he collected over 46,000 specimens.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mining maquis</span> Type of biome in New Caledonia

Mining maquis is a type of shrubland biome. It forms on ultramafic rock as a result of forest cover retreat due to repeated wildfires. It is common on New Caledonia.

Wittsteinia balansae is a species of shrub in the Alseuosmiaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It was originally described in its own genus Periomphale.

References

  1. 1 2 "Répertoire biographique des membres et des Correspondant de l'Académie des Sciences".
  2. 1 2 1973- Les savanes du Sud-Ouest de Madagascar. Mémoires ORSTOM n° 68, 235 p.
  3. 1 2 Etude systématique et familles : Poaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Arecaceae, Orchidaceae Asclepiadaceae, Malvaceae, Polygalaceae, Oncothecaceae, Trimeniaceae.
  4. ↑ 1984- Floristics relationships of the New Caledonian rainforest phanerogams, en collaboration avec H. S. MacKee et J.-M. Veillon. In P. Raven, F. Radovsky, S. Sohmer. Biogeography of the Tropical Pacific, Honolulu- Association of Systematics Collections and Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 71-128. 1969
  5. ↑ P. Morat, « Application à Madagascar du quotient pluviothermique d’Emberger », Cah. ORSTOM sér. Biol., 1969, 10, p. 11-132
  6. ↑ P. Morat, T. Jaffré, J.-M. Veillon & H. S. MacKee, « Changement dans la végétation de la Nouvelle-Calédonie au cours du tertiaire : la végétatition et la flore des roches ultrabasiques », Bull.Mus.natn.Hist.nat.Paris, 1987, 4eme sér., 9, sect. b. adansonia, p. 365-391
  7. ↑ (en) P. Morat, T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J.-M. Veillon & M. Chalopin, « The taxonomic base « FLORICAL » and characteristic of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia », Adansonia sér., 2012, 3, 34(2), p. 179-221
  8. ↑ P. Morat, T. Jaffré, J.-M. Veillon & H.S. MacKee, « Les formations végétales in Atlas de la Nouvelle-Calédonie », ORSTOM, 1981
  9. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  Morat.
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