Fernando Vélez

PhD student in Kyoto University. Interested in Malvaceae pollination and evolution. 🌺

[Fernando Vélez @fervelesp]

I'm so happy because today my first paper about Hibiscus has been published! And with this gorgeous illustration by Ms. Yamanaka. In this volume dedicated to the endemic species of the Ogasawara Islands, we describe H. glaber🌺💛
https://t.co/ptFKCNC9qr

[🇪🇸España en Japón 🇯🇵 @EmbEspJapon]

🌈スペイン大使館は今日行われる東京レインボ－プライドパレードに参加し、平等への取り組みを改めて表明します。
スペインはLGTBIQ+の権利と平等に関する欧州の主要指標の一つであるILGA-Europeの「レインボー・マップ」において、第1位にランクインしています。

[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

😅

[Alberto Navarro @navarro_alb]

Using socio-economic and land-use data this study identifies the main types of rural land systems in Spain, examining their spatial distribution and recent temporal changes, as well as the underlying drivers

https://t.co/gymlDxfOpA #abandonment #intensification #LandUseChange

[小笠原ビジターセンター・大神山公園 @OgasawaraOogami]

#大神山公園 の児童遊戯広場では、#オオハマボウ (広域分布種) の花が咲いています。
朝咲いた黄色い花が夕方には赤くなり落花する、1日花です。樹木の周りには赤い花がたくさん落ちていました。
海岸近くで見ることができる植物で、#小笠原 ではカイガンイチビという呼び名もあります。
#ogasawara

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Meet the world's rarest wild dog. Fewer than 500 survive.

The Ethiopian wolf spends its days hunting giant mole rats in the highlands of Ethiopia.

But researchers recently documented something nobody expected: after a hunt, the wolves wander into fields of red hot poker flowers and lick the nectar like ice cream cones.

One individual visited 30 flowers in a single trip. Pollen covered its muzzle with every visit.

It's the first large carnivore ever documented feeding on nectar. And it may make the Ethiopian wolf the first known large predator to also act as a pollinator.

Is it time to expand our definition of 'pollinator'?

[Fernando Vélez @fervelesp]

New space, same work 🙃

[🇪🇸España en Japón 🇯🇵 @EmbEspJapon]

先週マドリード王立植物園で、日本固有種であり葉の出る前の早春に花を咲かせるトサミズキ（土佐水木）が花を咲かせました。

[Dr Timothy Utteridge @timutteridge]

Wallace Trail and Wallace Education Centre in Dairy Farm Nature Park. Good to visit and learn about Wallace and the Wallace Line, and stroll through some forest too. Welcoming party too! @nparksbuzz #Singapore #macaque

https://t.co/QHJBXoIFQl

https://t.co/dmaPAmT6JV

[Fernando Vélez @fervelesp]

My paper is submitted! For the moment I'm happy to share one part in this poster 🙇🏻🌏🌺
#The25thAnnualMeetingOfTheJapaneseSocietyForPlantSystematics #Kumamoto2026

[Fernando Vélez @fervelesp]

And metaflora too!

[Kouki I.E.R. @_therealKouki]

guys go play metazooa, its like wordle but evolutionary relationships

[Ladera Sur 🌎 @ladera_sur]

🌻🦊No es raro, pero sí poco documentado. Recientemente, nuestro colaborador, el fotógrafo e investigador, Bernardo Segura, documentó a un zorro alimentándose de un chagual, con señales que sugieren polinización.

Revisa más detalles a continuación.👇

https://t.co/zFBAut1fIk

[Luis Vigosa @luis_vigosa]

Kearnemalvastrum subtriflorum (Malvaceae)
#botany #flowers #taxonomy #plants

[Wenbo Chen @Wenbo77]

This Western Australian shrub is the most unforgettable Lamiaceae plant I've ever seen. The whole florescence is covered in a layer of fine hair, which makes it feel soft and fluffy, dotted with cute little purple or white flowers. What an interesting combination!

[Fernando Vélez @fervelesp]

@timutteridge Imagine how happy we were in the lab when P. nigra bloomed 2 years ago in the university botanical garden, I made an specimen but not sure where I put 🎍

[【公式】京都府立植物園 @kyoto_botagrdns]

【公式】京都府立植物園Instagramを更新しました。
#バオバブ #アフリカバオバブ #Adansoniadigitata
@kyoto_botagrdnsのInstagram投稿をチェック https://t.co/hwJV6bQK0V

[小笠原ビジターセンター・大神山公園 @OgasawaraOogami]

#大村海岸 では #オオハマボウ (広域分布種) の花がたくさん咲いています。
青空に鮮やかな黄色がとても映えますね。
今日の #小笠原 は最高気温30℃の予報です。
こまめな水分補給や休憩をしながら、夏の小笠原を楽しんでくださいね。
#小笠原ビジターセンター へのご来館もお待ちしています😊
#父島

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

The genetic basis of replicated bullseye pattern reduction across the Hibiscus trionum complex

Yeo et al. @Edwige_M

📖 https://t.co/pudcaq4vsS

[Botanical University Challenge @BUCBotany]

How to display plants to show their real 3D shape and beauty? From Victorian era, models in wax, wire and paper of water plants, a water crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis) and marsh marigold (Caltha palustris). #BUC2025

Brecon Museum and Art Gallery.
https://t.co/YRZEEvLzrU

[JapanEmb_Spain @JapanEmb_Spain]

‼️ Nuevas convocatorias de Becas MEXT abiertas ‼️

Ya es posible solicitar las becas MEXT para Estudiantes de formación especializada (SENSHU) y Graduados españoles (KENKYU).
Más información en 👇

🔹Becas SENSHU: https://t.co/MyvU8rWAS5
🔹Becas KENKYU: https://t.co/grbiDgdOiS

[Fundación Biodiversidad @FBiodiversidad]

La flora española es extraordinaria 🌳🌻🌼🌸

España cuenta con el mayor número de especies vegetales de todos los países europeos.

Sin embargo, casi una tercera parte de su flora tiene algún rango de peligro o amenaza por desaparición.

#Biodiversidad