Robert Douglas Stone

About Robert Douglas Stone

Robert Douglas Stone, With an exceptional h-index of 15 and a recent h-index of 12 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of KwaZulu-Natal, specializes in the field of Plant systematics and evolution (especially of the tropical family Melastomataceae, subfamily Olisbeoideae).

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Phylogeny and systematics of the tribe Sonerileae (Melastomataceae) in Africa: a revised taxonomic classification

(2961) Proposal to conserve Bellucia, nom. cons., against the additional names Myriaspora and Loreya (Melastomataceae: Henrietteeae)

A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea

The endemic plant species of Ebo Forest, Littoral Region, Cameroon with a new Critically Endangered cloud forest shrub, Memecylon ebo (Melastomataceae-Olisbeoideae)

Twenty-four new species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Madagascar

Revised treatment of Memecylon section Buxifolia (Melastomataceae) in Madagascar

Melastomataceae: Global diversity, distribution, and endemism

Systematics and Taxonomy of the tribe Melastomateae

Robert Douglas Stone Information

University

Position

School of Life Sciences

Citations(all)

944

Citations(since 2020)

628

Cited By

545

hIndex(all)

15

hIndex(since 2020)

12

i10Index(all)

22

i10Index(since 2020)

14

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Robert Douglas Stone Skills & Research Interests

Plant systematics and evolution (especially of the tropical family Melastomataceae

subfamily Olisbeoideae)

Top articles of Robert Douglas Stone

Phylogeny and systematics of the tribe Sonerileae (Melastomataceae) in Africa: a revised taxonomic classification

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

2023/7

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

Gudrun Kadereit
Gudrun Kadereit

H-Index: 23

(2961) Proposal to conserve Bellucia, nom. cons., against the additional names Myriaspora and Loreya (Melastomataceae: Henrietteeae)

TAXON

2023/6

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea

Scientific Data

2023/5/26

The endemic plant species of Ebo Forest, Littoral Region, Cameroon with a new Critically Endangered cloud forest shrub, Memecylon ebo (Melastomataceae-Olisbeoideae)

bioRxiv

2023

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

Twenty-four new species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Madagascar

Candollea

2023/11

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

Revised treatment of Memecylon section Buxifolia (Melastomataceae) in Madagascar

Candollea

2022/9

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

Melastomataceae: Global diversity, distribution, and endemism

2022/7/21

Systematics and Taxonomy of the tribe Melastomateae

2022/7/21

Historical biogeography of the Melastomataceae

2022/7/21

Morphological variability within the Melastomataceae (Myrtales), including a discussion of the associated terminology

2022/7/21

A new Melastomataceae classification informed by molecular phylogenetics and morphology

2022/7/21

Phylogeny and circumscription of the subfamily Olisbeoideae

2022/7/21

Ten new species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Madagascar

Candollea

2022/6

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae

2022

Discordance in a South African Memecylon Clade (Melastomataceae): Evidence for Reticulate Evolution

International Journal of Plant Sciences

2021/10/1

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

Evolution and biogeography of Memecylon

American Journal of Botany

2021/4

Phylogenetic placement of Cailliella praerupticola (Melastomataceae), a rare, monospecific lineage from Guinea, West Africa

Willdenowia

2021/3

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

Gudrun Kadereit
Gudrun Kadereit

H-Index: 23

New species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Madagascar: treasures of the TEF Herbarium

Candollea

2020/10

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

Towards a complete phylogeny of African Melastomateae: Systematics of Dissotis and allies (Melastomataceae)

Taxon

2020/10

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

Gudrun Kadereit
Gudrun Kadereit

H-Index: 23

Memecylon afroschismaticum sp. nov.(Melastomataceae–Olisbeoideae) endemic to the East African Rift region of Rwanda, Burundi and western Tanzania

Plant Ecology and Evolution

2020/3/26

Robert Douglas Stone
Robert Douglas Stone

H-Index: 9

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