Dr Mark Hughes
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Dr Mark Hughes, Taxonomy Research Leader (Southeast Asia)
Email: Mark Hughes
Phone: +44 (0)131 248 2893Southeast Asia is home to 15% of the worlds tropical forests, and has four globally important biodiversity hotspots. This unique mega-diversity is at the forefront of the biodiversity crisis due to the large-scale threat of land use change from logging, mining and expansion of palm oil plantations: habitat and biodiversity loss rates are the highest in the world. Climate change is compounding this threat, already increasing the impact of fires during El Niño-induced droughts. However, the diversity of the region is not well understood, with baseline estimates of plant species numbers varying from 25,000 to 45,000. We need to better understand the globally important plant diversity of the region and the threats it is facing, and use this knowledge to support meaningful and sustainable conservation action, with a particular focus on economically and ecologically important plants. To slow and prevent biodiversity loss, there is a need to fill knowledge gaps of the huge plant diversity present.
The aims of the Southeast Asia team at the garden are
1. Taxonomic research. Understanding species. Provide new open access taxonomic data for poorly known species and habitats of ecological and economic importance.
2. Macroecological research. Understanding diversity. Understand large scale species distribution patterns, the processes that have given rise to these, and the threats they are facing, in order to support conservation and restoration.
3. Conservation. Contribute to species level conservation prioritisation through threat assessments, and towards the resilient restoration of forest biomes through evidence-based guidance on species selection for restoration projects.Databases
- Begonia Resource Centre. A global database of Begonia names and specimens
- Memecylaceae of Peninsular Malaysia & Thailand database
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With a copy of the type of Begonia blancii
(please email me for reprints; publications in Google Scholar)
Ang, Y.P., Blasco, F.A., Bucay, M.A.C., Calaramo, M.A., Chung, K.-F., Dela Cruz, C.J.P., Hughes, M., Mazo, K.R.F., Medecilo-Guiang, M., Naive, M.A.K., Pranada, McA.K, Talaña, A.D., Tandang, D.N., Rubite, R.R., Rule, M.G.Q. (2024) Photographic Guide to Selected Species of Philippine Begonia. In: Rubite, R. R., Chung, K.-F & Hughes, M. (Eds.) Begonia of the Philippines. KBCC Press, Taipei, Taiwan.
Poulsen, A.D., Fér, T., Marasinghe, L.D.K., Sabu, M., Hughes, M., Valderrama, E. & Leong-Škorničková, J. (2024) The cardamom conundrum resolved: Recircumscription and placement of Elettaria in the only pantropically distributed ginger lineage. TAXON. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13242
Rickenback, J., Lehmann, C.E.R., Hauenschild, F., Hughes, M.J., Pezzini, F.F. & Pennington, R.T. (2024) Geography and ecology structure diversification in Ziziphus Mill. (Rhamnaceae). Frontiers of Biogeography 17: e133817. https://doi.org/10.21425/fob.17.133817
Phutthai, T. & Hughes, M. (2024) Begonias of Thailand. Natural History Publications Borneo.
Borah, D., Taram, M., Das, N. & Hughes, M. (2024) Begonia bijantiae, a new species of Begonia from Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India and notes on Begonia ovatifolia. Nordic Journal of Botany: e04493. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04493
Thomas, D.C., Ardi, W.H., Chong, Y.H., Thomas, P. & Hughes, M. (2024) Conservation status assessments of species-rich tropical taxa in the face of data availability limitations: insights from Sulawesi Begonia. Scientific Reports 14: 14007. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64319-7
Hughes, M., & Girmansyah, D. (2024) Begonia tanggamusensis, a new species of Begonia sect. Platycentrum from Gunung Tanggamus and notes on allied species Begonia scottii and Begonia pseudoscotti. Reinwardtia 23(1): 39–43.
Bora, D., Borah, D., Hughes, M., Das, S., Banik, B., Debbarma, S. & Datta, B.K. (2024) Begonia tripurensis (Begoniaceae, sect. Platycentrum), a new species from Tripura, Northeast India. Phytotaxa 640: 177–182. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.640.2.6
Borah, D., Taram, M., Tasser, M. & Hughes, M. (2024) A new species Begonia ziroensis and a new record of Begonia siamensis from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.2023.2295439
Borah, D., Taram, M. & Hughes, M. (2023) Begonia egamii (Begoniaceae), a remarkable new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Candollea 78: 147–151. https://doi.org/10.15553/c2023v782a5
Waddell, E.H., Chapman, D.S., Hill, J.K., Hughes, M., Sailim, A.B., Tangah, J. & Banin, L.F. (2023) Evidence of biotic resistance to exotic plant invasion in degraded Bornean forests. Biotropica. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13227
Taram, M., Borah, D. & Hughes, M. (2023) Two new records of Begonia for the flora of India from Arunachal Pradesh. Phytotaxa 584: 115–120. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.584.2.4
Bona, M. & Hughes, M. (2022). Morphological homoplasy and sectional polyphyly in Centaurea sect. cynaroides and related taxa. Genetika 54(2): 515-537
Naive, M.A.K., Cababan, M.A.L., Lubos, L.C. & Hughes, M. (2022). Taxonomy of the genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Mindanao, Philippines III: New insights into the morphology and distribution of Begonia malindangensis and B. mindanaensis. Phytotaxa 564: 265–272. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.564.2.10
Naïve, M.A.K., Mazo, K.R.F., & Hughes, M. (2022). Taxonomy of the genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Mindanao, Philippines II: Lectotypification of two Begonia section Petermannia species from the Zamboanga Peninsula. Kew Bulletin, 77: 139-146. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-022-10008-5
Begonia Phylogeny Group (2022). Resolving phylogenetic and taxonomic conflict in Begonia. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 79. Begonia Special Issue. 1–28
Gyeltshen, P., Hughes, M., Zangpo, P., Jamtsho, S., Phuntsho, T., Choden, T., La, C. & Wangchuk, T. (2022). One new species and four new records of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Bhutan. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 79 Begonia Special Issue: 1–18.
Rubite, R., Ubaldo, D.B.H., Salcedo, J.C., Chung, K.-F., Evangelista, L.T., Tandang, D.N. & Hughes, M. (2022). Begonia hemicardia (sect. Petermannia, Begoniaceae), a resurrected heterotypic synonym and nomen nudum. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 79 Begonia Special Issue: 1–7.
Tseng, Y.-H., Hsieh, C.-L., Campos-Domínguez, L., Hu, A.-Q., Chang, C.-C., Hsu, Y.-T., Kidner, C.A., Hughes, M., Moonlight, P., Hung, C.-H., Wang, Y.-C., Wang, Y.-T., Liu, S.-H., Girmansyah, D. & Chung, K.-F. (2022). Insights into the evolution of the chloroplast genome and the phylogeny of Begonia. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 79 Begonia Special Issue: 1–32.
Hughes, M. (2022). Memecylon acuminatissimum, a new record for Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 74(1):1-3.
Lindsay, S. et al. (2022). Flora of Singapore: Checklist and bibliography. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 74(S1):1–860.
Randi A, Ardi WH, Girmansyah D, Sitepu BS, Hughes M. (2022). Three new species, one new record and an updated checklist of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Phytotaxa 533(1):62–72. 10.11646/phytotaxa.533.1.3.
Girmansyah, D., Hughes, M., Sulistijorini, Rugayah, Ardi, W.H. & Chikmawati, T. (2022). Six new species of Begonia (Sect. Jackia, Begoniaceae) from Sumatra, Indonesia. Taiwania 67: 97–109.
Li L., Chen X., Fang D., Dong S., Guo X., Li N., Campos-Dominguez L., Wang Wenguang, Liu Y., Lang X., Peng Y., Tian D., Thomas D.C., Mu W., Liu M., Wu C., Yang T., Zhang Suzhou, Yang L., Yang J., Liu Z.-J., Zhang L., Zhang X., Chen F., Jiao Y., Guo Y., Hughes M., Wang Wei, Liu Xiaofei, Zhong C., Li A., Sahu S.K., Yang H., Wu E., Sharbrough J., Lisby M., Liu Xin, Xu X., Soltis D.E., Peer Y. Van de, Kidner C., Zhang Shouzhou & Liu H. (2022). Genomes shed light on the evolution of Begonia, a mega-diverse genus. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/NPH.17949
Gyeltshen, P., Hughes, M. & Jamtsho, S. (2021). A new species in Begonia sect. Diploclinium, Begonia bhutanensis, from Bhutan. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 73(2): 469-474.
Atkins, H.J., Bramley, G.L., Nishii, K., Möller, M., Olivar, J.E.C., Kartonegoro, A. & Hughes, M. (2021). Sectional polyphyly and morphological homoplasy in Southeast Asian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae): consequences for the taxonomy of a mega-diverse genus. Plant Syst Evol 307, 60 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-021-01784-x
Phutthai, T., Thananthaisong. T., Daonurai, K., Srisom, P., Suddee, S., Hughes, M. (2021). Begonia sirindhorniana (Begoniaceae) a new species from Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany). 49(2):201–205. 10.20531/tfb.2021.49.2.07.
Ardi, W.H., Girmansyah, D & Hughes, M. (2021). Begonia robii, a new species of Begonia from Lima Puluh Kota, West Sumatra. Reinwardtia 20(1): 37-41
Taram, M., Borah, D & Hughes, M. (2021). Begonia kekarmonyingensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Phytotaxa 494(3): 268-272.
Girmansyah, D., Hughes, M., Jorini, S., Rugaya, T. & Chikmawati, T. (2020). A key to Begonia section Bracteibegonia from Sumatra with one new species and rediscovery of Begonia fasciculata Jack. Phytotaxa 475(4): 289-295.
Wilson, H.P., Jimbo, T., Hagwood, A. & Hughes, M. (2020). Three new species of Begonia sect. Petermannia (Begoniaceae) from Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Garden's Bulletin Singapore 72(2): 275-284.
Antonelli et al. (2020). State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://doi.org/10.34885/172
Waddell, E.H., Chapman, D.S., Hill, J.K., Hughes, M., Sailim, A. Bin, Tangah, J. & Banin, L.F. (2020). Trait filtering during exotic plant invasion of tropical rainforest remnants along a disturbance gradient. Funct Ecol. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13679
Cheek, M., Nic Lughadha, E., Kirk, P., Lindon, H., Carretero, J., Looney, B., Douglas, B., Haelewaters, D., Gaya, E., Llewellyn, T., Ainsworth, A.M., Gafforov, Y., Hyde, K., Crous, P., Hughes, M. et al. (2020). New scientific discoveries: Plants and fungi. PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET 2(5): 371–388. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppp3.10148
Cámara-Leret, R., Frodin, D.G., Adema, F., Anderson, C., Appelhans, M.S., Argent, G., Arias Guerrero, S., Ashton, P., Baker, W.J., Barfod, A.S., Barrington, D., Borosova, R., Bramley, G.L.C., Briggs, M., Buerki, S., Cahen, D., Callmander, M.W., Cheek, M., Chen, C.-W., et al (2020). New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora. Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2549-5
Waddell, E.H., Banin, L.F., Fleiss, S., Hill, J.K., Hughes, M., Jelling, A., Yeong, K.L., Ola, B.B., Sailim, A. Bin, Tangah, J. & Chapman, D.S. (2020). Land-use change and propagule pressure promote plant invasions in tropical rainforest remnants. Landsc. Ecol. 9 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-020-01067-9
Taram, M., Borah, D., Krishna, N., Pradeep, A.K., Amrutha, A. & Hughes, M. (2020). Begonia oyuniae (Begonia sect. Monophyllon, Begoniaceae), a remarkable new species from Northeast India. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 72(1): 109-115.
Hughes, M., Girmansyah, D., Randi, A. & Ningsih, H.N.R. (2020). Eleven new records, three new species and an updated checklist of Begonia from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 72(1): 33-58.
Phutthai, T., Hughes, M. & Sridith, K. (2020). Begoniaceae. Flora of Thailand 14(3): 359-431.
Lanorsavanh, S., Hughes, M., Souvannkhoummane, K. & Lamxay, V. (2020). Begonia phouchomvoyensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Lao PDR. Taiwania 65(1): 37-40.
Atkins, H.J., Bramley, G.L., Johnson, M.A., Kartonegoro, A., Nishii, K., Kokubugata, G., Nishii, K., Kokunugata, G., Möller, M. & Hughes, M. (2019). A molecular phylogeny of Southeast Asian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) supports an emerging paradigm for Malesian plant biogeography. Frontiers of Biogeography. http://dx.doi.org/10.21425/F5FBG44184
Forrest, L.L., Hart, M.L., Hughes, M., Wilson, H.P., Chung, K.-F., Tseng, Y.-H. & Kidner, C.A. (2019). The limits of Hyb-Seq for herbarium specimens: Impact of preservation techniques. Front. Ecol. Evol. 7: 439.
Marasinghe, L.D.K., Rubasinghe, S.C.K., & Hughes, M. (2019). Rediscovery of the Sri Lanka endemic Amomum nemorale from Kanneliya Forest Reserve, Southern Province. NeBIO 10(4).
Wilson, H.P., Paul, O. & Hughes, M. (2019). Begonia maguniana (Begoniaceae, Begonia sect. Oligandrae), a new species from New Guinea. Edinburgh Journal of Botany doi: 10.1017/S0960428619000283 Read only pdf
Ardi, W.H., Girmansyah, D., Lin, C.W. & Hughes, M. (2019). Two new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Borneo. Phytotaxa 407 (1): 22-28.
Girmansyah, D., Susila & Hughes, M. (2019). A revision of Begonia section. Petermannia on Sumatra, Indonesia. Phytotaxa 407(1): 79-100.
Hughes, M., Aung, M.M. & Armstrong, K. (2019). An updated checklist and a new species of Begonia (B. rheophytica) from Myanmar. Edinburgh Journal of Botany
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428619000052
Borg, D., Richardson, J.E., Harris, D.J., Gautier, L., Hughes, M. & Mackinder, B. (2019). Phylogeny of two African genera of Sapotaceae - Englerophytum and Synsepalum. Edinburgh Journal of Botany https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428619000040 pdf
Naive, M.A.K., Alejandro, G.J.D. & Hughes, M. (2018). Taxonomic notes on the Philippine endemic Begonia colorata (Begoniaceae, section Petermannia). Phytotaxa 381 (1): 127–131.
Hughes, M., Peng, C.-I, Liu, Y., Thomas, D.C., Phutthai, T., Rubite, R.R, Girmansyah, D., Ardi, W.H., Tanaka, N., Mui, C.Y. & Tan, J. (2018). Species Portraits. In: Hughes, M. & Peng, C.-I (Eds.) Asian Begonia: 300 Species Portraits. KBCC Press, Taipei, Taiwan & RBGE, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Adri, W.H. & Hughes, M. (2018). Two new species of Begonia from Sumatra. Edinburgh Journal of Botany doi: 10.1017/S0960428618000136
Kiew, R., Julia, S., Ling, C.Y., Randi, A., Girmansyah, D., Hughes, M. (2018). Taxonomic status of Begonia promethea (sect. Petermannia, Begoniaceae) in Borneo. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 70(1): 155-161.
Moonlight, P.W., Ardi, W.H., Padilla, L.A., Chung, K.-F., Fuller, D., Girmansyah, D., Hollands, R., Jara-Muñoz, A., Kiew, R., Leong, W.C., Liu, Y., Mahardika, A., Marasinghe, L.D.K., O’Connor, M., Peng, C.-I., Pérez, Á.J., Phutthai, T., Pullan, M., Rajbhandary, S., Reynel, C., Rubite, R.R., Julia, S., Scherberich, D., Shui, Y.-M., Tebbitt, M.C., Thomas, D.C., Wilson, H.P., Zaini, N.H., Hughes, M., (2018). Dividing and conquering the fastest growing genus: Towards a natural sectional classification of the mega-diverse genus Begonia (Begoniaceae). Taxon 67, 267–323.
Hughes, M., Peng, C.-I, Lin, C.W., Rubite, R.R., Blanc, P., Chung, K-F. (2018) Chloroplast and nuclear DNA exchanges among Begonia sect. Baryandra species (Begoniaceae) from Palawan Island, Philippines, and descriptions of five new species. PLOSone 0194877
Rubite, R.R., Peng, C.-I, Chung, K-F., Line, C.W., Evangelista, L.T., Tandang, D.N., Callado, J.R. & Hughes, M. (2018). Three new species of Begonia (section Baryandra, Begoniaceae) from Luzon Island, the Philippines. Phytotaxa 347(3): 201-212.
Lý, N.S., Peng, C.-I & Hughes, M. (2018). Begonia lecongkietii (sect. Petermannia), a new species from Mount Dầu, South Central Coast Region, Vietnam. Edinburgh Journal of Botany doi: 10.1017/S0960428618000033 pdf
Gagul, J., Sands, M.J.S., Gideon, O. & Hughes, M. (2018). A revision of Begonia sect. Symbegonia on New Guinea. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 75(2): 127–159.
Camfield, R. & Hughes, M. (2018). A revision and one new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae, Cucurbitales) in northeast India. European Journal of Taxonomy 369: 1-116.https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.396
Peng, C.-I, Rubite, R., Lin, C.W., Hughes, M., Kono, Y. & Chung, K.F. (2017). Three new species of Begonia sect. Baryandra from Panay Island, Philippines. Botanical Studies 58: 28 DOI 10.1186/s40529-017-0182-x
Phutthai, T. & Hughes, M. (2017). Four new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Thailand. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. //doi.org/10.1017/S0960428617000051
Tebbitt, M.C., Hughes, M., Perez, A.J. & Moonlight, P.W.(2017). Taxonomy of the Begonia tiliifolia group, including descriptions of two new species. Edinburgh journal of Botany. //doi.org/10.1017/S0960428617000087
Moonlight, P.W., Hughes, M. & Tebbitt, M.C. (2017). Taxonomy of Begonia albomaculata and description of two new species endemic to Peru. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. //doi.org/10.1017/S0960428617000075
Phutthai, T. & Hughes, M. (2017). A new species of Begonia sect. Parvibegonia (Begoniaceae) from Thailand and Myanmar. Blumea 62: 26-28.
Souvannakhoummane, K., Hughes, M. & Lanorsavanh, S. (2016). Begonia lamxayiana Souvann. (Begoniaceae): a new species from Lao PDR. Thai Journal of Botany 8(1): 1-5.
Phutthai, T. & Hughes, M. (2016). A new species and a new record in Begonia sect. Platycentrumfrom Thailand. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 68(1): 99-107.
Hughes, M., Girmansyah, D. & Handoyo, W.I. (2015). Further discoveries in the ever expanding genus Begonia (Begoniaceae): fifteen new species from Sumatra. European Journal of Taxonomy 167: 1-40.
Nishii, K., M. Hughes, M. Briggs, E. Haston, F. Christie, M.J. deVilliers, T. Hanekom, W.G. Roos, D.U. Bellstedt, M. Möller. (2015) Streptocarpus redefined to include all Afro-Malagasy Gesneriaceae: Molecular phylogenies prove congruent with geography and cytology and uncovers remarkable morphological homoplasies. Taxon 64(6): 1243-1274.
Pennington, R.T., Hughes, M. & Moonlight, P.W. (2015). The origins of tropical rainforest hyperdiversity. Trends in Plant Science
Wang J., Chen W.H., Hughes M., Yang Z.Z. & Shui Y.M. (2015). Additional notes on the Begonia sect. Petermannia (Begoniaceae) from China. Plant Diversity and Resources 37 (5): 563–568.
Rubite, R.R., Hughes, M., Blanc, P., Chung, K.F., Yang, H.A., Kono, Y., Alejandro, G.J.D., De Layola, L.B., Virata, A.G.N. and Peng, C.-I. (2015). Three new species of Begonia endemic to the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Palawan. Botanical Studies 56: 19.
Hughes, M., Rubite, R., Blanc, P., Fang, K.-F. & Peng, C.-I. (2015) The Miocene to Pleistocene colonization of the Philippine archipelago by Begonia sect. Baryandra (Begoniaceae). American Journal of Botany (online early).
Hughes, M., Barber, S., Heatabun, C. & Gagul, J. (2015). Begonia yapenensis (sect. Symbegonia, Begoniaceae), a new species from Papua, Indonesia. European Journal of Taxonomy, 119: 1-6.
Moonlight, P.W., Richardson, J.E., Tebbitt, M.C., Thomas, D.C., Hollands, R., Peng, C.-I & Hughes, M.(2015). Continental-scale diversification patterns in a mega-diverse genus: the biogeography of Neotropical Begonia. Journal of Biogeography DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12496.
Hughes, M. & Takeuchi, W. (2015). A new section (Begonia sect. Oligandrae) and a new species (Begonia pentandra sp. nov.) in Begoniaceae from New Guinea. Phytotaxa, 197(1): 37-44.
Phutthai, T., Hughes, M., Sridith, K. (2014). Begonia kanburiensis (sect. Diploclinium, Begoniaceae), a new species from Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin 42: 43-47.
Hughes, M. (2013). Memecylaceae. In Kiew et al. (Eds.) Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series II: Seed Plants. Forestry Research Institute, Malaysia.
Ardi, W.H., Ardhaka, I.M., Hughes, M., Undaharta, N.K.E, Girmansyah, D. & Hidayat, S. (2013). Two new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Bali and Lombok. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 65(2): 135-142.
Hughes, M. (2013). Memecylon pseudomegarcarpum M.Hughes (Melastomataceae) a new species of tree from Peninsular Malaysia. European Journal of Taxonomy 56: 1-9.
Rubite, R.R., Hughes, M., Alejandro, G.J.D., Peng, C-I. (2013). Recircumscription of Begonia sect. Baryandra (Begoniaceae): evidence from molecular data. Botanical Studies 54: 38.
de Villiers, M.J., Pirie, M.D., Hughes, M. Möller, M., Edwars, T.J., Bellstedt, D.U. (2013). An approach to identify putative hybrids in the 'coalescent stochasticity zone', as exemplified in the African plant genus Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). New Phytologist 198(1): 284-300.
Rajbhandary, S., Hughes, M., Shrestha, K.K. (2012) Pollen morphology of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae) in Nepal. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 19(2): 191-200.
Wijedasa, L.S. & Hughes, M. (2012). A new species and new combinations of Memecylon in Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. Phytotaxa 66: 6-12.
Hughes, M., Girmansyah, D., Handoyo, W.A. & Puglisi, C. (2012). The limestone flora of Sumatra. Gardenwise 39: 18-21.
Hughes, M. (2012). Species old and new: the remarkable Begonia diversity of Sumatra. Begonian, 79(6): 209–214.
Phutthai, T., Hughes, M. & Sridith, K. (2012). A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Peninsular Thailand. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 69: 287-292.
Thomas, D.C., Hughes, M., Phutthai, T., Ardi, W.H., Rajbhandary, S., Rubite, R., Twyford, A.D., & Richardson, J.E. (2011). West to east dispersal and subsequent rapid diversification of the mega-diverse genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Malesian archipelago. Journal of Biogeography 39: 98-113.
de Wilde, J.J.F.E., Hughes, M., Rodda M. & Thomas D.C. (2011). Pliocene intercontinental dispersal from Africa to Southeast Asia highlighted by the new species Begonia afromigrata(Begoniaceae). Taxon 60: 1685-1692.
Rajbhandary, S., Hughes, M., Phutthai, T., Thomas, D.C. & Shrestha, K.K. (2011). Asian Begonia: out of Africa via the Himalayas? Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 63: 277-286.
Hughes, M. & Girmansyah, D. (2011). Searching for Sumatran Begonia described by William Jack: following in the footsteps of a 19th century Scottish botanist. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 63: 83-96.
Thomas, D.C., Hughes, M., Phutthai, T., Rajbhandary, S., Rubite, R., Ardi, W.H., Richardson, J. (2011). A non-coding plastid DNA phylogeny of Asian Begonia (Begoniaceae): Evidence for morphological homoplasy and sectional polyphyly. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 60: 428-444.
Thomas, D.C., Ardi, W.H. & Hughes, M. (2011). Nine new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae) from South and West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 225-255.
Hughes, M., Rubite, R.R., Kono, Y. & Peng, C-I. (2011). Begonia blancii (sect. Diploclinium), a new species endemic to the Philippine island of Palawan. Botanical Studies 52: 203-209.
Rajbhandary, S., Hughes, M. & Shrestha, K. (2011). Male flower and androecium morphology of Begonia species in Nepal. Journal of Taxonomy and Biodiversity Research 5: 19-26.
Hughes, M. (2011). A new species of fleshy-fruited Begonia from the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar. Adansonia 33: 81-85.
Hughes, M., Girmansyah, D. (2011). A revision of Begonia sect. Sphenanthera from Sumatra. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 62: 239-251.
Rajbhandary, S., Hughes, M. & Shrestha, K. (2010). Distribution patterns of Begonia species in the Nepal Himalaya. Botanica Orientalis, 7:73-78.
Hughes, M., Coyle, C. & Rubite, R.R. (2010). A revision of Begonia section Diploclinium on the Philippine island of Palawan, including five new species. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 67: 123–140.
Ardi, W.H. & Hughes, M. (2010). Begonia droopiae, a new species from West Sumatra. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 62: 17-22.
Rajbhandary, S., Hughes, M., & Shrestha, K.K. (2010). Three new species of Begonia sect. Platycentrum from Nepal. Gardens Bulletin Singapore 62: 143-152.
Hughes, M., Girmansyah, D., Ardi, W.H. & Nurainas. (2009). Seven new species of Begonia from Sumatra. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 61: 29-44.
Thomas, D.C., Ardi, W.H., Hartutiningsih & Hughes, M. (2009). Two new species of Begonia from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 66: 229-238.
Thomas, D.C., Ardi, W.H. & Hughes, M. (2009). Two new species of Begonia from Central Sulawesi. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 66: 103-114.
Hughes, M. & Coyle, C. (2009). Begonia section Petermannia on Palawan (Philippines) including two new species. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 66: 205-211.
Thomas, D.C. & Hughes, M. (2008). Begonia varipeltata (Begoniaceae): A new peltate species from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 65: 369-374.
Edwards, T., Hughes, M., Möller, M., Bellstedt, D. (2008). New Streptocarpus species (Gesneriaceae) from South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 158: 743-748.
Hughes, M. & Hollingsworth, P.M. (2008). Population genetic divergence corresponds with species-level diversity patterns in the large genus Begonia. Molecular Ecology, 17: 2643-2651.
Hughes, M. (2008). An annotated checklist of southeast Asian Begonia. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Hughes, M. & Tanaka, N. (2007). A new species of Begonia from northern Myanmar. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica, 58: 83-86.
Hughes, M., Möller, M., Bellstedt, D.U., Edwards, T.J. (2007). The impact of pollination syndrome and habitat on gene flow - a comparative study of two Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) species. American Journal of Botany, 94: 1688-1695.
Hughes, M. & Pullan, M. (2007).An online database of southeast Asian Begonia. WWW publication: http://elmer.rbge.org.uk/Begonia/
Hughes, M. (2007). Begonia cladotricha: a new species from Laos. Edinburgh Journal of Botany,64: 102-105.
Hughes, M. (2006). Four new species of Begonia from Sulawesi. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 63: 191-199.
Hughes, M., Möller, M., Bellstedt, D.U., Edwards, T.J. (2005). Breeding system of a plesiomorphic floral type: an investigation of small flowered Streptocarpus species. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 262: 13-24.
Hughes, M., Möller, M., Bellstedt, D.U., Edwards, T.J & de Villiers, M. (2005). Refugia, dispersal and divergence across a forest archipelago: a study of Streptocarpus in eastern South Africa. Molecular Ecology, 14: 4415-4426.
Forrest, L.L, Hughes, M. & Hollingsworth P.M. (2005). A phylogeny of Begonia using nuclear ribosomal sequence data and non-molecular characters. Systematic Botany, 30: 671-682.
MacMaster, G., Möller, M, Hughes, M., Edwards T.J. & Bellstedt D.U. (2005). A new species of Streptocarpus endemic to Madagacascar. Adansonia, 27: 131-136.
Möller, M., Brooks K.J. & Hughes, M. (2004). Plastid inheritance in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) and an inferred hybrid origin for a population of S. aff. primulifolius from Igoda River, South Africa. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 60: 389-408.
Hughes, M., Möller, M., Bellstedt, D.U., Edwards, T.J. & Woodhead, M. (2004). EST and random genomic nuclear microsatellites for Streptocarpus. Molecular Ecology Notes, 4: 36-38.
Hughes, M. & Hollingsworth, P.M. (2003). Population structure in the endemic Begonia of the Socotra archipelago. Biological Conservation, 113: 277-284.
Hughes, M., Hollingsworth, P.M. & Squirrell, J. (2002). Isolation of polymorphic microsatellite markers for Begonia sutherlandii Hook. f. Molecular Ecology Notes, 2:185-186.
Hughes, M. & Miller, A.G. (2002). A new endemic species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Socotra archipelago. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 59: 273-281.
Hughes, M., Russell, J. & Hollingsworth, P.M. (2002). Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Socotran endemic herb Begonia socotrana. Molecular Ecology Notes, 2: 159-160.
Hughes, M. (2001). Collecting Begonia sutherlandii in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. GlasgowNaturalist, 23: 125.
Hughes, M. (2001). The Begonia of the Socotra archipelago. The Begonian, 68: 199-213.
Catry, P., Mellanby, R., Suleiman, K.A., Salim, K.H., Hughes, M., McKean, M., Anderson, N., Constant, G., Heany, V., Martin, G., Armitage, M., Wilson, M. (2000). Habitat selection by terrestrial birds on Pemba Island (Tanzania), with particular reference to six endemic taxa. Biological Conservation, 95: 259-267.
Cresswell, W., Hughes, M.,Mellanby, R., Bright, S., Catry, P., Chaves, J., Freile, J., Gabela, A., Martineau, H., MacLeod, R., McPhee, F., Anderson, N., Holt, S., Barabas, S., Chapel, C. & Sanchez T. (1999). Densities and habitat preferences of Andean cloud-forest birds in pristine and degraded habitats in north-eastern Ecuador. Bird Conservation International, 9: 124-145.
Cresswell, W., Mellanby, R., Bright, S., Catry, P., Chaves, J., Freile, J., Gabela, A., Hughes, M.,Martineau, H., MacLeod, R., McPhee, F., Anderson, N., Holt S., Barabas, S., Chapel, C. & Sanchez, T. (1999). The birds of the Guandera Biological Reserve, Carchi, Northern Ecuador. Cotinga, 12: 55-63.
Hughes, M.,Donelly, C., Crozier, A., & Wheeler, C.T. (1999). Effects of the exposure of roots of Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. to light and flavonoids on nodulation. Canadian Journal of Botany, 77: 1311-1315.
Crozier, A., Hughes, M. & McDonald, M. (1998). Survey of the free and conjugated myricetin and quercetin content of red wines of different geographical origins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 46: 368-375.
- 2024-current: Jef Mancera (UoE). Climatic sensitivity of reproductive phenology in Southeast Asian forest biomes. Principle Supervisor.
- 2024-current: Hongyu Yuan (UoE). The nature of species in the mega diverse genus Begonia. Principle Supervisor.
- 2023-current: Ishrath Jahan (UoE). Origin and conservation of the Bangladesh hill flora. Principle Supervisor.
- 2023-current: Mya Bhone Maw (XTBG). Systematics and diversification of Begonia in Southeast Asia. Co Supervisor.
- 2023-current: Junru Wang (UoE). Evolution of floral diversity in Begoniaceae. Co Supervisor.
- 2023-current: Sebastián Giraldo Gómez (uoE). The speciation process in Begonia. Co-Supervisor
- 2018-2023: Madhavi Sreenath (UoE). Exploring an enigma: the geographic and temporal origins of the Western Ghats flora. Principle Supervisor.
- 2016-2020: Hannah Wilson (UoG). Mega diversity and the New Guinea orogeny. Principle Supervisor.
- 2016-2020: Emily Waddell (NERC DTP). Plant invasion in tropical forest fragments. Co Supervisor.
- 2012-2020 (part time): Hannah Atkins (UoE). Systematics and Biogeography of Cyrtandra in Sulawesi. Principle Supervisor.
- 2013-2017: Peter Moonlight (UoG). Niche evolution in Andean Begonia – an SDM approach. Principle Supervisor.
- 2013-2017: Lakmini Kumerage (UoE). Biogeographic affinities of the Sri Lankan Flora. Principle Supervisor.
- 2007-2010: Daniel Thomas (UoG). Phylogenetics and historical biogeography of Southeast Asian Begonia. Principle Supervisor.
- 2007-2010: Sangeeta Rajbhandary. An investigation of the genus Begonia in Nepal. Co Supervisor.
- Peppiette, A. 2024.The geographic, taxonomic and climatic distributions of
synchronised general flowering in Borneo. - Chen, C. 2024. An interactive key to Begonia sect. Platycentrum of Vietnam.
- Ivanov, P. 2023. Using herbarium genomics to untangle Begonia species complexes
- Moore, R. 2023. Untangling the floristic assembly of the Hkakaborazi-Hponganrazi hotspot in northern Myanmar: a herbarium genomic approach.
- Teskey, J. 2023. Correlates of extinction threat in the tropical rainforest understorey.
- Ma, X. 2023. Not Humbug: The Collections of William Jack in the Wallich Catalogue.
- Zhong, K. 2022. Species diversity patterns in the large genus Begonia. [thesis]
- Garnett, G.J.L. 2021. Using genomic data to assist species discovery and delimitation in Himalayan Begonia L.(Begoniaceae). [thesis]
- Bootsma, G.S. 2020. Impact of climate change and climate cycles on phenology of the tropical understory. [thesis]
- Wrisberg, O. 2020. The DREaD of inferring the geography of speciation. Investigating the geography of speciation within Begonia sect. Baryandra using simulations. [thesis]
- Dias, P. 2019. Mapping Begonia hotspots on Borneo. [thesis]
- Steier, J. 2017. Breeding system evolution in Begonia. [thesis]
- Mahardika, A. 2016. Origins of the Sumatran Begonia flora. [thesis]
- Fuller, D. 2014. Organelle phylogenetic incongruence in Begonia. [thesis][publication]
- Moonlight, P. 2013. Biogeography of Neotropical Begonia [publication]
- Wijedasa, 2011. An annotated checklist of Memecylaceae in Thailand. [thesis]
- Camfield, R. 2009. A revision of Begonia in northeast India. [publication]
- Goodwin, Z.A. 2006. Flora evolution in the Streptocarpus cyaneus S.Moore complex.
- Coyle, C. 2007. A monograph of Begonia L. on Palawan, and a test of Huxley’s line. [publication1; publication2]
- MacMaster, G. 2004. Streptocarpus ibityensis: population genetics and taxonomy of a Malagasy herb. [publication]
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