2025 Publications

Book Chapter

Connors MG (2025) The astounding diversity of Australian Orthoptera. In 'Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Crickets of the World.' (Eds M Husemann, O Hawlitschek.) pp. 108-114. (Princeton University Press: Princeton and Oxford)

Journal Articles

Barrett MD, Bougher NL, Voto P, Angelini C (2025) Two new species of the Coprinopsis alnivora (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales) complex from Australia: Coprinopsis austrolilacina (in rhacophylloid stage) and Coprinopsis persicina (in agaricoid stage). MycolObs 13, 18-30.

Bougher NL, Barrett MD, Voto P (2025) Coprinopsis magnifica (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales): A new species from Australia affiliated close to the Coprinopsis strossmayeri / variegata complex. MycolObs 14, 53-65.

Calevo J, Dixon K, Fay MF, Nargar K (2025) A minute to midnight: advances in orchid conservation in the age of extinction. Biodiversity and Conservation 34, 5067-5073. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-025-03196-6

Cook LG, Crisp MD, Albrecht DE, Andrew RL, Bayly MJ, Bean AR, Biffin E, Bruhl JJ, Brown GK, Cantrill DJ, Conran JG, Crayn DM, Cuff N, Jobson PC, Ladiges PY, McLay TGB, Murphy DJ, Nge FJ, Rutherford S, Telford IRH, Thiele KR, Udovicic F, Waycott M, Wilson PG, Thornhill AH (2025) Eucalyptus was not the problem: A response to “The genus problem – Eucalyptus as a model system for minimising taxonomic disruption” by Nicolle & al. Taxon 74: 507-514, DOI: 10.1002/tax.13357

Dalziell EL, Funnekotter B, Barrett MD, Martino AM, Shade A, Stray M, Merritt DJ (2025) Framing a biobanking response to myrtle rust in Western Australia. Biopreservation and Biobanking 23, 11-22. DOI: 10.1089/bio.2024.0098

Dowe JL (2025) A new species of fossil palm described for Australia. Palms 69, 27-30.

Field AR, Healy JM (2025) New species of Livonia (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Volutidae) from the Northeast Shelf and Central Eastern Shelf Provinces of Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 103, 1-22. DOI: 10.54102/ajt.v8n93

Grass Phylogeny Working Group III - Arthan W, Baker WJ, Barrett MD, Barrett RL, Bennetzen J, Besnard G, Bianconi ME, Birch JL, Catalan P, Chen W, Christenhusz M, Christin P-A, Clark LG, Couch CA, Columbus JT, Crayn DM, Davidse G, Dunning LT, Duvall MR, Dransfield S, Ficinski SZ, Fisher AE, Fjellheim S, Forest F, Gillespie LJ, Hackel J, Haevermans T, Hodkinson TR, Huang C-H, Huang W, Humphreys AM, Jobson RW, Kayombo CJ, Kellogg EA, Kimeu JM, Larridon I, Letsara R, Li D-Z, Liu J-X, Londono X, Luke QWR, Ma H, Macfarlane TD, Maurin O, McKain MR, McLay TGB, Moreno-Aguilar MF, Murphy DJ, Nanjarisoa OP, Onjalalaina GE, Peterson PM, Rakotonasolo RA, Razanatsoa J, Saarela JM, Simpson L, Snow NW, Soreng RJ, Sosef M, Thompson EJ, Traiperm P, Verboom GA, Vorontsova MS, Walsh NG, Washburn JD, Watcharamongkol T, Waycott M, Welker CAD, Xanthos MD, Xia N, Zhang L, Zizka A, Zuloaga FO, Zuntini AR (2025) A nuclear phylogenomic tree of grasses (Poaceae) recovers current classification despite gene tree incongruence. New Phytologist 245, 818-834. DOI: 10.1111/nph.20263

Heiser AG, McDowell SR, Berr D, Sharp SA, Garman E, Martin-Fuller M, Norris V, Hoepfinger A, Ballard I, Apgaua DMG, Farrow III DM, Nazarov VI, Holman VF, Derhe MA, Tucker NIJ, Emmott A, Gillanders A, Horner G, Worboys SJ, van Raders R, Freeman A, Valentine PS, Tng DYP (2025) A snapshot of diversity – a North Queensland BioBlitz exploring plant and animal diversity at a reforested urban park in Malanda, Atherton Tablelands. North Queensland Naturalist 55, 22-39.

Kennedy HT, Telford IRH, Crayn D, Bruhl JJ, Andrew RL (2025) Morphological and molecular evidence for major re-circumscriptions in and eight new species of Melichrus R.Br. (Ericaceae subfam. Epacridoideae) in eastern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 38, SB24031. DOI: 10.1071/SB2403

Maron M, Indraswari K, Mills-Anderson J, Melton CB, Mayfield HJ, Possingham H, Radford J, Reside AE, Bennett A, Burbidge A, Clarke M, Clarke RH, Davis R, Eyre T, Freeman A, Gibson M, Hansen B, Haslem A, Humphrey J, Jackett N, Palmer B, Kutt A, Leseberg NP, Loyn R, Maisey A, Maurer G, McDonald P, Mihailou H, Noske R, Rainsford F, Reid J, Robinson D, Selwood K, Simmonds JS, Spindler R, Teixeira D, Tulloch A, Vanderduys E, Verdon S, Watson D, Watson J, Fraser H (2026) A typology of Australian terrestrial bird communities. Diversity and Distributions 32.2: e70143. DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.03.635991

Middleby KB, Jordan R, Cheesman AW, Rossetto M, Breed MF, Crayn DM, Cernusak LA (2025) Local adaptation drives leaf thermoregulation in tropical rainforest trees. Global Change Biology 31, e70461. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70461

Montesinos D (2025) Trade-offs involved in the choice of pot vs field experiments.

New Phytologist 245, 1808-1809. DOI: 10.1111/nph.20292

Muliasari H, Yeshi K, Oelgemöller M, Loukas A, Crayn D, Wangchuk P (2025) Australian tropical medicinal plants and their phytochemicals with wound healing and antidiabetic properties. Phytochemistry Reviews DOI: 10.1007/s11101-025-10132-7

Nge FJ, Biffin E, Rye BL, Wilson PG, van Dijk K-j, Thiele KR, Waycott M, Barrett MD (2025) Australian biogeography, climate-dependent diversification and phylogenomics of the spectacular Chamelaucieae tribe (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 38, SB24014. DOI: 10.1071/SB24014

Pärtel M, Tamme R, Carmona CP, Riibak K, Moora M, Bennett JA, Chiarucci A, Chytrý M, de Bello F, Eriksson O, Harrison S, Lewis RJ, Moles AT, Öpik M, Price JN, Amputu V, Askarizadeh D, Atashgahi Z, Aubin I, Azcárate FM, Barrett MD, Bashirzadeh M, Bátori Z, Beenaerts N, Bergholz K, Birkeli K, Biurrun I, Blanco-Moreno JM, Bloodworth KJ, Boisvert-Marsh L, Boldgiv B, Brancalion PHS, Brearley FQ, Brown C, Bueno CG, Buffa G, Cahill JF, Campos JA, Cangelmi G, Carbognani M, Carcaillet C, Cerabolini BEL, Chevalier R, Clavel JS, Costa JM, Cousins SAO, Čuda J, Dairel M, Dalle Fratte M, Danilova A, Davison J, Deák B, Del Vecchio S, Dembicz I, Dengler J, Dolezal J, Domene X, Dvorsky M, Ejtehadi H, Enrico L, Epikhin D, Eskelinen A, Essl F, Fan G, Fantinato E, Fazlioglu F, Fernández-Pascual E, Ferrara A, Fidelis A, Fischer M, Flagmeier M, Forte TaGW, Fraser LH, Fujinuma J, Furquim FF, Garris B, Garris HW, Giorgis MA, Giusso del Galdo G, González-Robles A, Good MK, Guardiola M, Guarino R, Guerrero I, Guillemot J, Güler B, Guo Y, Haesen S, Hejda M, Heleno RH, Høye TT, Hrivnák R, Huang Y, Hunter JT, Iakushenko D, Ibáñez R, Ingerpuu N, Irl SDH, Janíková E, Jansen F, … Montesinos D et al. (2025) Global impoverishment of natural vegetation revealed by dark diversity. Nature 641, 917-924. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08814-5

Saputra R, Metusala D, Schuiteman A, Eliazar Y, Field A, Nargar K, Crayn D (2025) Two new orchid species from the Raja Ampat Archipelago, Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia. Telopea 29, 197-205. DOI: 10.7751/telopea21019

Schrader J, Coleman D, Abbott I, Bryant S, Buckley R, Crayn DM, Gallagher RV, Harris S, Heatwole H, Jackes B, Kreft H, Mills K, Kirkpatrick J, Latz PK, Neldner J, Sattler C, Visoiu M, Wenk EH, Woinarski JCZ, Worboys S, Wright IJ, Zorn I, Westoby M (2025) A-Islands: A vascular plant dataset for biodiversity research and species monitoring on Australian continental islands. Journal of Vegetation Science 36, e70019. DOI: 10.1111/jvs.70019

Simpson L, Cantrill DJ, Byrne M, Allnutt TR, King GJ, Lum M, Al Bkhetan Z, Andrew RL, Baker WJ, Barrett MD, Batley J, Berry O, Binks RM, Bragg J, Broadhurst L, Brown G, Bruhl JJ, Edwards RJ, Ferguson S, Forest F, Gustafsson J, Hammer TA, Holmes GD, Jackson CJ, James EA, Jones A, Kersey PJ, Leitch IJ, Maurin O, McLay TGB, Murphy DJ, Nargar K, Nauheimer L, Sauquet H, Schmidt-Lebuhn AN, Shepherd KA, Syme AE, Waycott M, Wilson TC, Crayn DM (2025) The Genomics for Australian Plants (GAP) framework initiative – developing genomic resources for understanding the evolution and conservation of the Australian flora. Australian Systematic Botany 38, SB24022. DOI: 10.1071/SB24022

Turpin G, Yeshi K, Crayn D, Guivarra K, Turpin V, Motlap S, Wangchuk P (2025) Bush medicine of the Mbabaram Aboriginal community in Far North Queensland demonstrates strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 25, 398. DOI: 10.1186/s12906-025-05042-2