Marie Declercq

MSc student @UGent_Botany | currently working on the Taxonomy of East-African Ipomoea 🌱🫶🏼 Scientific Programme Coordinator @convolv_network

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

This past week I attended the AETFAT 2025 Congress. I had the privilege of meeting many skilled and inspiring scientists from around the world.

I also presented my research on East African Ipomoea. A rewarding experience to share my work for which I’m incredibly grateful. 🍠🌱

[Convolvulaceae Network @convolv_network]

Exciting news! Convolvulaceae has been accepted by @TheWorldFlora as a TEN 🎉 Curious what that means or what we'll be working on? Check out this post to learn more! #Convolvulaceae #WFO

[Convolvulaceae Network @convolv_network]

Our March schedule is out!! Two talks are planned by MSc student @Marie_Declercq and Prof. dr. Maria Teresa Buril. Both on #Ipomoea 🪴 hope to see you there!

[Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy @IAAT_Rheedea]

The 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 of Rheedea (𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝟑𝟒, 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝟓) is published online. The present issue contains fifteen articles from different continents.
https://t.co/o6LrnCtAMX

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

Congratulations to everyone involved!! 🥳👏🏻

[Convolvulaceae Network @convolv_network]

We are pleased to share a #Convolvulaceae special issue just released on @IAAT_Rheedea .

We present a total of 14 manuscripts with contributions from 84 authors, spanning across 17 countries.

To access the issue: https://t.co/vYMNTBn95w

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

Very proud to be part of the team! 🫶🏻

[Convolvulaceae Network @convolv_network]

Meet our team! Marie Declercq is an MSc student at Ghent-University, currently working on the #taxonomy of a small clade of East-African #Ipomoea.

She is also Coordinator of the Convolvulaceae Network Scientific Programme, with Juliana Barbosa.

@Marie_Declercq @UGent_Botany

[Convolvulaceae Network @convolv_network]

Convolvulaceae Seminars are back!

Sign up here to attend:
https://t.co/LbbnnR7bDY

@MarceloPace

[Convolvulaceae Network @convolv_network]

Watch #Convolvulaceae action as it happens! Camila Alcantara risks her life climbing a 14m #Ipomoea murucoides tree to collect wood samples for anatomical studies. Follow @Camila_APS1 and @MarceloPace4 for more cool #wood #anatomy updates.

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

I’m happy to announce that the Convolvulaceae Network Friday Seminar Series are back!! @julianacjbarbos and I will be Coordinating the Scientific Programme. Stay tuned!

Click here to sign-up and get more details:
https://t.co/keI8KuT4mY

[Juliana CJ Barbosa, Msc @julianacjbarbos]

I am glad to share with you that I am now the Scientific Program Coordinator at @convol_network. I am very excited to help and meet everyone who wants to participate in our seminar series. Sign up here to get the full details and updates:
https://t.co/04PHn0uQdV

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

@anaritagsimoes Thanks Ana! 🫶🏼

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

A snapshot of today at my first conference at the @museumsofkenya! I ofcourse have to thank the wonderful @kagame_sp for taking me :)

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

@mrswrldwide Uhm yes obviously

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

@mrswrldwide 🤠

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

My first day of fieldwork is a fact! We are again a little step closer to revising the #taxonomy of the East-African #Ipomoea. It was a pleasure working alongside @kagame_sp and Simon Wachira. I learned a great deal!
@KewAfrica @KewScience @UGent_Botany

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

I had the best first week in Nairobi, Kenya. Thanks @kagame_sp @chalo_mutiso, Simon Wachira and the people at @uonbi and @DiscoverJKUAT for making me feel welcome. Very grateful that I got to meet such great people and experienced scientists.

https://t.co/dBOLDn8NYH

[Ana Rita Simões @anaritagsimoes]

It's fantastic to see these two budding #planttaxonomists @KewScience #herbarium, putting their heads together to revise #East #African #Ipomoea species. Such an interesting group - night flowering and with edible storage roots - but so many knowledge gaps!... Stay tuned :)

[Sam @kagame_sp]

It has been 2 weeks of greatness at @KewAfrica studying #ipomoea specimen with @Marie_Declercq from @UGent_Botany under the supervision of @anaritagsimoes from the great carbinets of @KewScience Thanks to the #EmilyHolmesScholarship for funding my visit and making this successful

[Marie Declercq @Marie_Declercq]

Grateful to be a part of this project 🫶🏼

[Ana Rita Simões @anaritagsimoes]

The best project meetings happen at dinner table! Paul Kagame (PhD JKUAT) and Marie Declerq (MSc U Ghent) talking #taxonomy of East African #sweetpotato wild relatives, #herbarium specimens and fieldtrips to Kenya. And filling my kitchen with beautiful smiles :)