About me

Full degree in biological sciences from the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA, 2022). As an undergraduate researcher (PIBIC-UFMA 2020-2021), I worked on the "Maintenance and Computerization of the Vascular Plants Collection" project, focusing on the taxonomy of Cerrado ferns and lycophytes in conservation areas. In 2025, I completed my MSc in Plant Biology at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), where I studied the genus Microgramma (Scaly Clade) using morphometrics and near-infrared spectroscopy to improve species delimitation. Currently, as a PhD candidate in Plant Biology (UFPE), I investigate leaf dimorphism evolution in Microgramma, integrating phylogenomics, transcriptomics, and morphological evolution to understand the diversification mechanisms in this group.

Research Interests

Publications

• Mendonça NA, Oliveira SS, Aljahara J, Almeida TE & Fernandes RS (2025) Ferns and lycophytes in the Cerrado: a floristic study in eastern Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. Rodriguesia. [DOI]
• Silva DVSE, Mendonça NA, Barros MF, Almeida TE & Santiago ACP (2024) Aislados en islas biogeográficas: descubrimiento de una población disyunta de un helecho en el Bosque Atlántico del Nordeste. REVISTA PERUANA DE BIOLOGÍA. [DOI]
• Oliveira SS, Mendonça NA & Fernandes RS (2024) Thelypteridaceae (Polypodiopsida) do estado do Maranhão, Nordeste do Brasil. HOEHNEA. [DOI]
• Pestana MCA, Mendonça NA, Oliveira RF, Bastos MCC, Silva MI, Barroso AM, Hora RC & Guarçoni EAE (2022) First records of Utricularia breviscapa C. Wright ex Griseb. (Lentibulariaceae) for Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil. CHECK LIST, JOURNAL OF SPECIES LIST AND DISTRIBUTION. [DOI]