Vincent Droissart, Ph.D. (researcher, IRD) Biologist / Tropical botanist A. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION: • Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, Biological Sciences, B.S., 2003. • Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, Biological Sciences, M.Sc., 2004. • Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, Biological Sciences, Ph.D., 2009. B. APPOINTMENTS: • Researcher at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR AMAP, Botanique et Bioinformatique de l'Architecture des Plantes, Montpellier, France. • Research Associate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium. 2009-present. • Research Associate at the Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG), USA. 2010-present. • Academic visitor at the Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon. 2011- present. C. PUBLICATIONS: Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (20) • Stévart, T., Biteau, F., Cawoy, V., Droissart, V., (2014) Taxonomy of Atlantic Central African orchids 3. A new species of Bulbophyllum Thouars (Orchidaceae) from the Monts de Cristal, Gabon. Phytotaxa 177 (1): 26-34. • Simo-Droissart, M., Sonké, B., Droissart, V., Micheneau, C., Lowry II, P.P., Plunkett, G.M., Hardy, O.J., Stévart, T. (2014) Taxonomic revision of Continental African species of the section Pectinaria (Angraecum, Orchidaceae). Systematic Botany 39(3): 725-739. • Droissart, V., Cribb, P.J., Simo-Droissart, M., Stévart, T. (2014) Taxonomy of Atlantic Central African orchids 2. A second species of the rare genus Distylodon (Orchidaceae, Angraecinae) collected in Cameroon. PhytoKeys 36: 27–34. • Descourvières P., Dubuisson J.Y., Droissart V., Cribb P., Cawoy V., Simo M., Sonké B., Stévart T. (2013). A new species of Rhipidoglossum (Orchidaceae) from Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. Plant Ecology and Evolution 146 (3): 389-394. • Simo-Droissart M., Micheneau C., Sonké B., Droissart V., Plunkett G.M., lowry II P.P., Hardy O.J., Stévart T. (2013). Morphometrics and molecular phylogenetics of the continental African species of Angraecum section Pectinaria (Orchidaceae). Plant Ecology and Evolution 146 (3): 295-309. • Lewis S.L., Sonké B., Sunderland T., Begne S.K., Lopez-Gonzalez G., van der Heijden G.M.F., Phillips O.L., Affum-Baffoe K., Baker T.R., Banin L., Bastin J.-F., Beeckman H., Boeckx P., Bogaert J., De Canniere C., Chezeaux E., Clark C.J., Collins M., Djagbletey G., Djuikouo M.N.K., Droissart V. et al. (2013) Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 368 (1625): 20120295. • Verlynde S., Dubuisson J.Y., Stévart T., Simo-Droissart M., Geerinck D., Sonké B., Cawoy V., Descourvières P., Droissart V. (2013) Taxonomic revision of the genus Bolusiella (Orchidaceae, Angraecinae) with a new species from Cameroon, Burundi and Rwanda. Phytotaxa 114 (1): 1-22. • Lachenaud O., Droissart V., Dessein S., Stévart T., Simo M., Lemaire B., Taedoumg H., Sonké B. (2013) New records for the flora of Cameroon, including a new species of Psychotria (Rubiaceae). Plant Ecology and Evolution 146(1): 121-133. • Droissart V., Sonké B., Lowry II P.P., Stévart T. (2012) Notes taxonomiques et chorologiques sur les Orchidaceae endémiques d’Afrique centrale atlantique. Adansonia, sér. 3, 34 (1): 23-35. • Droissart V., Hardy O.J., Sonké B., Dahdouh-Guebas F., Stévart T. (2012) Subsampling Herbarium Collections to Assess Geographic Diversity Gradients: A Case-Study with endemic Orchidaceae and Rubiaceae in Cameroon. Biotropica 44(1): 44-52. • Droissart V., Sonké B., Hardy O.J., Simo M., Taedoumg H., Nguembou K.C., Stévart T. (2011) Do plant families with contrasting functional traits show similar patterns of endemism? A case study with Central African Orchidaceae and Rubiaceae. Biodiversity and Conservation 20 (7): 1507-1531. • Droissart V., Lowry II P.P., Bosser J., Roberts D.L. & Stévart T. (2010) Correcting confusion regarding the identity, circumscription and synonymy of Angraecum gracile Thouars (Orchidaceae). Taxon, 59(5): 1578-1580. • Stévart, T., Cawoy, V., Damen, T. & Droissart, V. (2010) Taxonomy of West Central African orchid (1): A new Angraecum sect. Pectinaria (Benth.) Schltr. (Orchidaceae) from Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Systematic Botany, 35(2): 252-256. • Simo, M., Droissart, V., Sonké, B. & Stévart, T. (2009) The orchid flora of the Mbam Minkom Hills (Yaoundé, Cameroon). Belgian Journal of Botany, 142(2): 111-123. • Droissart, V., Sonké, B., Simo, M. & Stévart, T. (2009) New orchid records from Atlantic Central Africa. Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 66, 115-132. • Droissart, V., Simo, M., Sonké, B., Cawoy, V. & Stévart, T. (2009) Le genre Stolzia (Orchidaceae) en Afrique centrale avec deux nouveaux taxons. Adansonia, 31, 25-40. • Droissart, V., Sonké, B., Nguembou, C.K., Djulikouo, M.N.K., Parmentier, I. & Stevart, T. (2009) Synopsis of the Genus Chamaeangis (Orchidaceae), Including Two New Taxa. Systematic Botany, 34, 285-296. • Nguembou, C.K., Ebenezer, E., Droissart, V., Stévart, T. & Sonké, B. (2009) Une espèce nouvelle de Bertiera (sous genre Bertierella, Rubiaceae) d’Afrique centrale atlantique. Adansonia, 31, 397-406. • Stévart, T., Parmentier, I. & Droissart, V. (2007) Two new species of Polystachya (Orchidaceae) from Equatorial Guinea. Adansonia, 29, 31-38. • Droissart, V., Sonké, B. & Stévart, T. (2006) Les Orchidaceae endémiques d'Afrique centrale atlantique présentes au Cameroun. Systematics and Geography of Plants, 76, 3-84. Book chapter (1) • Stévart, T. & Droissart, V. (2006) Diversité des Orchidaceae du complexe de Gamba (Gabon) [Diversity of Orchids in the Gamba Complex (Gabon)]. In Gamba, Gabon: Biodiversity of an equatorial African rainforest (eds A. Alonso, P. Campbell & F. Dallmeier), pp. 53-64; 275-283. Bulletin of the Biological Socciety of Washington, 12. Other Publications (5) • Droissart V., Simo M., Sonké B., Geerinck D. & Stévart, (continuously updated). Orchidaceae of Central Africa – Orchidaceae en Afrique centrale. http://www.orchid-africa.net/ • Simo, M., Stévart, T., Sonké, B., Lowry II, P.P. & Droissart, V. (2012). Little-Known Angraecums. Part II : The Genus in Central Africa with a Focus on Sections Conchoglossum, Angraecoides and Arachnangraecum. Orchids, 81 (2), 111-116. • Simo, M., Sonké, B., Droissart, V. & Stévart, T. (2010). Little-known Angraecums. The genus in Central Africa with a focus on two sections. Orchids, 79 (12), 690-695. • Blackburn, D.C. & Droissart, V. (2008) Nectophryne batesii: juvenile coloration. Herpetological Review, 39, 208-209. • Droissart, V. & Stévart, T. (2004) Note écologique sur le Bulbophyllum teretifolium Schltr. Taxonomania, 13, 2-4. Conferences with proceedings (4) • Droissart, V., Sonké, B., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Lejoly, J. & Stévart, T. (2009) A new phytogeographical map of Atlantic Central Africa based on orchid distribution. In: Proceedings of the symposium on African Botany in Brussels (eds F. Dahdouh-Guebas et al.), p. 73. VUB-ULB, Brussels. • Sonké, B., Droissart, V. & Stévart, T. (2009) Apport des inventaires des Orchidaceae et des Rubiaceae dans l'identification des Zones d'Importance pour la COnservation (ZICO) au Cameroun. In: Proceedings of the symposium on African Botany in Brussels (eds F. Dahdouh-Guebas et al.), p. 31- 34. VUB-ULB, Brussels. • Simo, M., Droissart, V., Sonké, B. & Stévart, T. (2009) The Angraecum genus (Orchidaceae) in tropical Africa: revision and biogeography. In: Proceedings of the symposium on African Botany in Brussels (eds F. Dahdouh-Guebas et al.), p. 107. VUB-ULB, Brussels. • Muhongere, C., Stévart, T., Droissart, V. & Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2009) Diversity and distribution of endemic orchids of the Albertin-Rift. In: Proceedings of the symposium on African Botany in Brussels (eds F. Dahdouh-Guebas et al.), p. 99. VUB-ULB, Brussels. Other conference papers (34) • Droissart V, Sonké B, Deblauwe V, Simo-Droissart M, Kamdem G, Guiakam C, Kamdem N, Stévart T (2014) Endemism patterns of Orchidaceae in Atlantic Central Africa. Talk presented at the XXth AETFAT Congress, Stellenboch, South Africa, 13-17 January 2014 • Simo-Droissart M, Sonké B, Micheneau C, Droissart V, Plunkett GM, Lowry II PP, Hardy OJ, Edwards M, Carlsward BS, Stévart T (2014) Taxonomy and phylogenetic study of two Angraecum sections (Orchidaceae) in Continetal Africa. Talk presented at the XXth AETFAT Congress, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 13-17 January 2014 • Sonké B, Bidault E, Droissart V (2014) Synopsis of the genus Massularia (Rubiaceae) with a new species from Central Africa. Poster presented at the XXth AETFAT Congress, Stellenbosch, 13-17 January 2014 • Stévart T, Dauby G, Barbier N, Bidault E, B. S, Droissart V, Ploton P, A. B, Lowry II PP (2014) A mega floristic and vegetation survey of a 10 x 20 km block of Gabonese coastal forest. Talk presented at the XXth AETFAT Congress, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 13-17 January 2014 • Stévart T, Simo-Droissart M, Droissart V, Micheneau C, Lowry II PP, Verlynde S, Descourvières P, Geerinck D, Sonké B, Hardy OJ, Edwards M, Carlsward BS, Plunkett GM (2014) New insights into developing a natural generic taxonomy of the Continental African agraecoid orchids. Talk presented at the XXth AETFAT Congress, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 13-17 January 2014 • Stévart T, Micheneau C, Simo-Droissart M, Droissart V, Lowry II PP, Verlynde S, Geerinck D, Descouvières P, Sonké B, Hardy O, Edwards M, Carlsward BS, Plunkett GM (2013) New insights into developing a natural generic taxonomy of the Continental African angraecoid orchids. Poster presented at the 5th International Orchid