Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78713
tel. (512) 471-9437; FAX (512) 471-3878
Education: B.S.: University of Connecticut, 1977; Ph.D.: University of Texas, 1986.
My current research interests include the systematics of Tibouchina (Melastomataceae) and the orchids of northern Mexico. For the herbarium I am involved with the TEX-LL's bioinformatics efforts and projects dealing with the growth and funding of the collection.
Representative publications:
Todzia, C. A. 1988. Chloranthaceae: Hedyosmum. Flora Neotropica Monograph No. 48. 139 pp.
Todzia, C. A. 1989. Augustus Fendler's Venezuelan plant collections. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76: 310-329.
Todzia, C. A. and R. C. Keating. 1991. Leaf architecture of the Chloranthaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 78: 476-496.
Todzia, C. A. and F. A. Almeda. 1991. A revision of Tibouchina section Lepidotae (Melastomataceae: Tibouchineae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 47: 175-206.
Todzia, C. A. 1993. Ulmaceae. Pp. 603-611 in Kubitzki, K, J. G. Rohwer & V. Bittrich (eds.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. 2. Springer-Verlag.
Todzia, C. A. 1995. Malaxis chica, a new species of Orchidaceae from Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Brittonia 47: 24-26.