Experts

Joan Teresa Pereira

Organisation

Sabah Forestry Department

Expertise

Conservation, Taxonomist, Flora diversity

Specialization

Plant taxonomy (Higher plants: Staphyleaceae, Crypteroniaceae, Payena (Sapotaceae) and Ridsdalea (Rubiaceae)

Educational Background

BSc. (Hons.) and Ph.D (University Malaya)

Contribution

Coordinator, Assesor and Internal reviewer for IUCN assessment of Sabah Endemic trees

Research

  1. Taxonomic revision of Payena (Sapotaceae) for the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia
  2. IUCN Res List assessments for Sabah Endemic tree species
  3. Conservation of High Mountain Rhododendron of two Endemic species in Sabah