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Aruna
Weerasooriya PhD FLS CBiol MIBiol Research Scientist Rm. 103, Coy Waller Complex The Tel: 662 915 5260 Fax: 662 915 6765 e-mail: arunaw@olemiss.edu |
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EDUCATION |
Ph.D. in Plant Systematics
at the Department of Ecology and
Biodiversity, The
University of Hong Kong (2001), "Systematics, Phylogeny and Reproductive Biology of Mitrephora (Annonaceae)" Advisor: Prof. Richard M. K. Saunders
B.Sc. (Biology), University
of Peradeniya,
Trained in plant systematics,
herbarium methodology and management, and seed banking technology at the Royal Botanic Garden – Kew and the Royal Botanic Garden – Edinburgh,
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE |
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Plant Molecular
Systematics), Department
of Biology, University of Missouri–St. Louis
Senior Research Assistant, Department of Ecology
and Biodiversity, The
Research Botanist, Forest die–back study
project, Department of Botany,
Visiting Lecturer in Environmental Conservation
and Botany, Wildlife Training and
Visiting Lecturer in Environmental Conservation
and Botany, Center for Environmental Studies,
Visiting Lecturer in Urban Forestry and
Arboriculture, Postgraduate Institute of
Agriculture
Visiting Lecturer in Plant Ecology and
Conservation, University of Moratuwa,
Consultant/Flora, Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Project
for the preparation of the management plan for the Department
of Wildlife Conservation Sri Lanka: 1995 – 1997
Plant Taxonomist, Revision of the Flora of Ceylon Project,
National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens,
Teaching Assistant, Department of Botany,
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PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS |
Associate Faculty, Missouri Botanical Garden
Fellow, The Linnean Society of London
Member, IUCN,
Species Survival Commission Indian Subcontinent Plant Specialist Group
Member, International
Society for Horticultural Science
Member, Institute
of Biology, UK
Member, International Association
for Plant Taxonomy
Member, The American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Member, Botanical
Society of America
Member, Society
of Systematic Biologists
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RESEARCH INTERESTS |
Systematics, phylogeny and reproductive biology of
flowering plants; Annonaceae; Mitrephora; Ethnobotany;
Phytochemistry; Ecology; Floras of Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malesiana
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS |
Books/Monographs:
Weerasooriya, A. and R.M.K. Saunders. Monograph of Mitrephora (Annoanceae).
Systematic Botany Monographs The
American Society of Plant Taxonomists –
submitted
Book chapters:
Weerasooriya, A.
D., and R.M.K.
Saunders. Mitrephora. in: P. J.
A. Keßler (ed.), Annonaceae;
in: T. Santisuk and K. Larsen (eds.), Flora of Thailand.
The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Dept.,
Weerasooriya, A. 2000. Najadaceae.
pp. 252-255 in Revised Handbook to the
Flora of Ceylon Vol. 14, eds. M.D. Dassanayake and W.D. Clayton.
A.A. Balkema Publishers:
Weerasooriya, A. 2000. Taccaceae.
pp. 277-278 in Revised Handbook to the
Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 2000. Typhaceae.
pp. 290-292 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 2000. Triuridaceae.
pp. 286-289 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Dassanayake, M.D. and A. Weerasooriya. 2000. Alismataceae. Pp.
5-8 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Dassanayake, M.D. and A. Weerasooriya. 2000. Marantaceae. Pp.
239-245 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Alangiaceae.
pp. 34-38 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Buxaceae.
pp. 34-38 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Cactaceae. pp.
41-45 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Cornaceae. pp.
54-60 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Daphniphyllaceae.
pp. 65-67 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Dichapetalaceae.
pp. 68-71 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Linaceae. pp.
208-209 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Opiliaceae. pp.
173-176 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Trapaceae. pp.
208-209 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Weerasooriya, A. 1999. Moringaceae. pp.
124-125 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Dassanayake, M.D. and A. Weerasooriya. 1999. Hypericaceae. Pp.
114-117 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Wadhwa, B.M. and A.
Weerasooriya. 1997. Simaroubaceae. pp. 4-9-415 in
Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Wadhwa, B.M. and A.
Weerasooriya. 1996. Passifloraceae. pp. 304-321
in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Wadhwa, B.M. and A.
Weerasooriya. 1996. Portulacaceae. pp. 343-351 in
Revised Handbook 0to the Flora of
Wadhwa, B.M. and A.
Weerasooriya. 1996. Erythroxylaceae. pp. 139-148
in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Wadhwa, B.M. and A.
Weerasooriya. 1996. Tiliaceae (Muntingia). pp.
410-412 in Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Wadhwa, B.M. and A.
Weerasooriya. 1996. Violaceae. pp. 413-426 in
Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Wadhwa, B.M. and A.
Weerasooriya. 1996. Stemonaceae. pp. 383-385 in
Revised Handbook to the Flora of
Journals:
Weerasooriya, A. P.Chalermglin and
R.M.K. Saunders. 2006. Mitrephora sirikitiae (Annonaceae): A
remarkable new species to northern
Note: The Government
of Thailand issued a postage stamp featuring flowers of this new
species
Weerasooriya, A. and
R.M.K. Saunders. 2005. The Genus Mitrephora (Annonaceae) in
Karunaratne,
V., K. Bombuwala, S. Kathirgamanathar,
D.N. Karunaratne, K.B. Ranawana, D.S.A. Wijesundara, A. Weerasooriya, and E.D. de Silva.
2002. An association between the butterfly Talicada nyseus and the lichen Leproloma sipmanianum as evidenced from chemical studies. Current Science 83 (6): 741-745
Weerasooriya, A. and R.M.K. Saunders. 2002. Proposals to reject the
names Mitrephora
teysmannii
and Orophea
macrocarpa
(Annonaceae). Taxon
51: 191-192
Weerasooriya, A. and R.M.K. Saunders. 2001. Mitrephora simeuluensis (Annonaceae),
a new species from
Weerasooriya, A. and R.M.K. Saunders. 2001. Three new species of Mitrephora (Annonaceae) from
Mahaliyanage, T.D., A.
Weerasooriya and N.K.B. Adikaram. 1999. Phytosocialogy and forest heath studies in
Diyabalanage, T.K.K., G.P. Wannigama,
A. Weerasooriya, L. Jayasinghe and
P. Simmonds. 1995. Ursene
carboxylic acids of Uncaria elliptica. Phytochemistry 40: 1311-1312
Abstracts:
Renner,
S.S. and A. Weerasooriya. 2002.
Roles of Gondwana break-up and transoceanic dispersal
in the evolution of Hernandiaceae. Botany 2002,
Renner,
S.S. and A. Weerasooriya and Mark E.
Olson. 2002. Towards
a phylogeny of the Cucurbitaceae. Botany 2002,
Renner,
S.S. and A. Weerasooriya. 2002.
Phylogeny of Pistia and its relatives in the Areae/Colocasieae. Botany 2002,
Renner,
S.S. and A. Weerasooriya., G. Gusman and G. Murata. 2002.
Phylogeny and evolution of Arisaema (Araceae). Botany 2002,
Weerasooriya, A. and R.M.K. Saunders. 2001. Systematics,
Phylogeny and Reproductive Biology of Mitrephora (Annonaceae).
International workshop on Annonaceae, Bogor Botanic Gardens,
Mahaliyanage, T.D., A.
Weerasooriya and N.K.B. Adikaram. 1999. Present
status of forest die–back in the Horton plains National Park, Sri Lanka.
Proceedings of the Annual research sessions of the University of
Weerasooriya, A. and R.M.K. Saunders. 1999. Character utility and
species delimitation of Mitrephora
(Annonaceae). Abstracts of the 2nd Biennial Meeting
of The Systematics
Association,
Ratnayake,
R., V. Karunaratne, V. Kumar, B.M.R. Bandara, S. Wijesundara, S. Dharmasena, A.
Weerasooriya and M.D. Dassanayake. 1998. A phytochemical
approach to the classification of genus Hortonia in
Bombuwala, K., V. Karunaratne, K.B. Ranawana,
A. Weerasooriya, S. Wijesundara and
E.D. de Silva. 1998. Sequestration of lichen compounds by the butterfly Talicada nyseus. Proceedings
of the Research Sessions, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya
Bombuwela, K., V. Karunaratne, K.B. Ranawana,
A. Weerasooriya, D.S.A. Wijesundara
and D.D. de Silva. 1998. Evidence for a lichen–butterfly association.
Proceedings of the
Bombuwela, K., V. Karunaratne, N.K.B. Adikaram,
A. Weerasooriya and E. D. de Silva.
1997. Antifungal activity of Sri Lankan lichens. Proceedings of the Research
Sessions, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya
Diyabalanage, T.K.K., G.P. Wannigama,
U.L.B. Jayasinghe and A. Weerasooriya.
1996. Site and season as factors in plant collection. 6th International
Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry,
Chandrasena, W.D., T.K.K. Diyabalanage,
G.P. Wannigama, U.L.B. Jayasinghe, W.H.M.W Herath and
A. Weerasooriya. 1995. Chemical
constituents of Uncaria elliptica
collected from two sites. Proceedings-Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement
of Science
Wijesundara,
D.S.A., M.D.P. Samarasinghe and A.
Weerasooriya.
Popular articles:
Kushan Tennakoon & Aruna Weerasooriya. March 1998.
Nature’s scroungers – The fascinating world of plant parasites. Sri Lanka
Nature, WHT publications (Pvt) Ltd. 44-58
Aruna Weerasooriya. June 1998. Gordonia – a genus with
fascinating endemics in
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