Plant diversity of the Macaronesian region
View from Bica da Cana in Madeira © Félix Potuit. The copyright holder has released the image into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
Macaronesia comprises the volcanic oceanic archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, Salvage Islands, Canary Islands and Cape Verdes.
Macaronesian research in the Botany Department is concerned with:
- documenting diversity patterns in the region’s flora
- testing hypotheses to explain those patterns
- using the Macaronesian flora as a model to explore more general questions in plant systematics and biogeography
Botany staff with projects related to this topic:
- M Carine
- F Rumsey
- CE Jarvis