BryoTan project
Bryophytes from Antananarivo Herbarium, Madagascar, sources of biological data. A project funded by the GBIF BID
Team
BryoTan People
Rokiman Letsara, Leader of BryoTan
PBZT staff
Rokiman in Paris, at MNHN, during the January Workshop.
Rokiman Letsara is a botanist, researcher of the Parc Botanique et Zoologic de Tsimbazaza. He works on Angiosperms but was always interested in bryophytes valorisation in Madagascar.
He is the project leader of BryoTan.
He is the project leader of BryoTan.
Roger Lala Andriamiarisoa, BryoTan Technical supervisor
Missouri Botanical Garden staff, Antananarivo
Roger Lala in Angavokely cave
Roger Lala is a scientific illustrator based at the Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG), Antananivo. Since years he has a great interest in bryophytes. He collected bryophytes in many parts of Madagascar. He studies especially Malagasy Leucobryaceae (mosses).
Catherine Reeb, BryoTan co-management
Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité (ISYEB), Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.
Catherine studying bryophytes at night, Makay Massif 2017
Catherine Reeb is a teacher at Sorbone Université and researcher in Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité (ISYEB). She works on systematics and evolution of bryophytes and is especially interested in species delimitation.
She is co-coordinator of the MadBryo project.
She is co-coordinator of the MadBryo project.
The complete BryoTan team
In Paris, MNHN working room during the January workshop. From left to right : Rokiman Letsara; Roger Lala Andriamiarisoa, Catherine Reeb
Institutions
Parc Zooogique et Botanique de Tsimbazaza
Missouri Botanical Garden, Antananarivo, Madagascar and Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Funding
Collaborations
Insitutu de Systématique Évolution Biodiversité (ISYEB)
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, FRANCE
ISYEB Sorbonne Université
