José Iranildo Masculino Iranildo Melo

@uepb.edu.br

Department of Biology/Centre of Biological Sciences and Health
Associate Professor

José Iranildo Masculino Iranildo Melo


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Since 2008 I am a Professor at State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.

EDUCATION

Doctor in Botany (2007)
Master in Botany (2001)
Degree in Biology (1997)

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Environmental Science
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Scopus Publications

Scopus Publications

  • A New Species of Myriopus (Heliotropiaceae) From Brazil
    José Iranildo Miranda de Melo, Luanderson Gomes de Sá
    Feddes Repertorium, 2026
    A new species of Myriopus (Heliotropiaceae), Myriopus chrysocalyx J.I.M. Melo & L.G. Sá, hitherto recorded for the Brazilian Northeastern is described and illustrated. Myriopus chrysocalyx can be readily recognized by its branches strigose to villous, and, mainly, for presenting leaf blade chartaceous to subfleshy, congested inflorescences, a golden calyx, tomentose, stigma sessile with stigmatic head conical, glabrous, ring sinuous with thickened margin, and pubescent fruit. A distribution map with known occurrence records as well as data on the habitat, morphological diagnostic characters, and reproductive phenology are provided. A key to the Brazilian species of Myriopus is presented. In addition, the conservation status of M. chrysocalyx is preliminary assessed according to IUCN criteria and has been classified as Vulnerable (VU).
  • Euploca flausinae (Heliotropiaceae), a new range-restricted endemic species from Central Brazil
    José Iranildo Miranda de Melo, Fernanda Kelly Gomes da Silva, Dilma Maria de Brito Melo Trovão
    Kew Bulletin, 2025
  • Nomenclatural adjustments in Myriopus (Heliotropiaceae)
    José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Webbia, 2025
    Based on comparative morphological examinations of specimens available in both physical and digitized herbaria, a new combination is proposed in Myriopus (Heliotropiaceae): Myriopus subulatus (Gardner) J.I.M.Melo. Additionally, Tournefortia lanceolata Fresen. is synonymized under M. subulatus, with its effective lectotypification. Data on the distribution, habitat and reproductive phenology are provided for M. subulatus, as well as taxonomic notes based its morphological characters. Myriopus breviflorus (DC.) Luebert and M. subulatus are morphologically similar, and a key to their identifications is presented together with a list of the specimens examined.
  • Flora of Paraíba, Brazil: Plumbaginaceae Juss
    Fernanda Kalina da Silva Monteiro, José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Hoehnea, 2025
    RESUMO Plumbaginaceae Juss. inclui 27 gêneros e ca. 836 espécies com distribuição cosmopolita, porém o centro de diversidade consiste na região mediterrânea e nas partes central e ocidental da Ásia. No Brasil, está representada por dois gêneros, Limonium Mill. e Plumbago L., com uma espécie cada - Limonium brasiliense (Boiss.) Kuntze e Plumbago scandens L. - ocorrendo, principalmente, nos domínios da Amazônia, Caatinga e Mata Atlântica. Este trabalho compreende o tratamento taxonômico de Plumbaginaceae para o Estado da Paraíba, representado pela espécie P. scandens L., incluindo comentários sobre afinidades taxonômicas, ilustrações dos caracteres diagnósticos, dados sobre floração e frutificação, bem como informações sobre sua distribuição geográfica. A partir dos resultados obtidos, foi possível compreender a morfologia e distribuição das espécies da família Plumbaginaceae no território paraibano, contribuindo também para a ampliação do conhecimento sobre a flora da Paraíba.
  • Flora of Paraíba, Brazil: Commelinaceae Mirb.
    Igor Meneses Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Fernanda Kalina da Silva Monteiro, José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Biota Neotropica, 2025
    This study comprises the taxonomic survey of Commelinaceae in the State of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil, aiming present the richness and distribution of its species. Field expeditions were undertaken between March/2022 and June/2023 to obtain fertile specimens and identify natural populations. Morphological analyses were based mainly on the local herbarium collection (HACAM) and on collections maintained in local herbaria (CSTR, EAN, HCES, and JPB), as well as in herbaria from Pernambuco State (IPA and PEUFR) and digital platforms (Herbário Virtual Reflora and SpeciesLink). Taxonomic identifications were based on specialized literature, including consultations of the nomenclatural types and protologues. A total of 18 species belonging to nine genera were identified (12 species encountered in the Caatinga and 15 in the Atlantic Forest). The genera Commelina L. and Tradescantia L. emend. M.Pell. were the most taxonomically diversified, with four species each. Dichorisandra perforans and D. thyrsiflora represented new occurrences for the study area. The taxonomic treatments include morphological descriptions, identification key, geographic distribution data, preferred environments, flowering and/or fruiting data, images, and taxonomic notes based on the vegetative and reproductive characteristics of each species.
  • A new species of Cordia sect. Gerascanthus P. Browne (Cordiaceae) to the Brazilian semiarid
    José Iranildo Miranda de Melo, Marcio Gleisson Medeiros Gonçalves, Lucas Morais Lima
    Webbia, 2025
    A new species of Cordia (Cordiaceae) is described, Cordia rosangelae J.I.M.Melo, hitherto recorded exclusively in the Brazilian semiarid region. It can be readily recognised by its subcylindrical branches and, mainly, by its lax inflorescences, flowers with an obclavate calyx distinctly smaller than the corolla tube with a reddish stripe in the apical portion, corresponding to the extension of the lacinia, as well as by its corolla up to 5.0 cm long, unguiculate corolla lobes, flattened style, linear, with calluses stigmas and pyriform ovary. A distribution map with known occurrence records as well as data on the habitat, morphological diagnostic characters and reproductive phenology of the species are provided. A key to distinguishing C. rosangelae from the other species of Cordia sect. Gerascanthus from Caatinga domain is presented. In addition, the conservation status of C. rosangelae is preliminary assessed according to IUCN criteria and the species has been classified as Least Concern (LC).
  • Updated checklist of angiosperms in an exceptional area of the Serra do Teixeira National Park (PARNA), Paraíba, Brazil
    Aureliana Santos Gomes, Erimagna De Moraes Rodrigues, Luan Pedro-Silva, José Iranildo Miranda de Melo, Rubens Teixeira de Queiroz, et al.
    Revista Brasileira De Geografia Fisica, 2025
    The Caatinga is the largest Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest (SDTF) in South America with diverse geomorphological features. The “altitude marshes”, exceptional areas with altitudes above 700 m that were established in the humid mountains of the Caatinga, shelter vegetation characteristic of other phytogeographic domains. Despite the importance of these areas for the Brazilian semi-arid region, several of them still remain unknown, or little known, floristically. This study aims to update the floristic inventory of angiosperms in the recently created Serra do Teixeira National Park (PARNA), previously called Pico do Jabre State Park, in the State of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. The checklist was prepared through field trips between 2018 and 2020 and compiled from a list of species published in 2004. The study compiled 335 species distributed in 70 families and 220 genera, while Fabaceae, Malvaceae and Asteraceae were the most representative families. Species richness depending on altitude was initially observed to be increasing, however, upon reaching intermediate levels of the altitudinal gradient, a decline in richness was observed, which continued to decrease until the top of the massif. Of the total number of documented species, there are representatives widely distributed in the Brazilian territory (141 spp.) as well as species also associated with the phytogeographical domains of Caatinga (281 spp.), Cerrado (254 spp.), Atlantic Forest (263 spp.), Amazon (157 spp.), Pampa (76 spp.) and Pantanal (82 spp.). The results demonstrate that the PARNA of Serra do Teixeira constitutes an important refuge for plant biodiversity, especially in the semi-arid region of Paraíba and Brazil.
  • New aminoglycoside from the aerial parts of Ruehssia caatingae (Apocynaceae)
    Jociano da Silva Lins, Thalisson Amorim de Souza, Sátiro Leandro Galdino de Almeida, Igor Gabriel da Silva Ramalho, José Iranildo Miranda de Melo, et al.
    Natural Product Research, 2025
  • A Taxonomic Survey of the Rauvolfioid Grade (Apocynaceae) in Paraíba State, Brazil
    Mickaelly de Lucena Mamede, Ingrid Koch, José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Harvard Papers in Botany, 2024
  • A New Combination in Euploca (Heliotropiaceae) from Cuba
    José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Novon, 2024
    A new combination in Euploca Nutt. (Heliotropiaceae) is proposed in this work: E. reversifera (C. Wright ex Millsp.) J. I. M. Melo, based on Heliotropium reversiferum C. Wright ex Millsp., a neglected endemic species from Cuba.
  • Dispersal Syndromes in a Conservation Area in a Brazilian Semiarid Region
    Guilherme Araújo da Luz, Dilma Maria de Brito Melo Trovão, Bernardo de Farias Rocha, Thávyla Ellen Duarte Correia, José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Harvard Papers in Botany, 2024
  • The antiproliferative activity of Varronia dardani (Taroda) J.S. Mill. roots against human melanoma cells and the isolation of a new hydroanthraquinone
    Carlos Arthur Gouveia Veloso, César Augusto Gonçalves Dantas, Raimundo Gonçalves de Oliveira Júnior, Vicente Carlos de Oliveira Costa, Luiz Antonio Miranda de Souza Duarte-Filho, et al.
    Phytochemistry Letters, 2024
  • Conservation assessments using herbarium data reveal a genus at risk: The case of Cordia L. (Cordiaceae) in South America
    L. Pedro-Silva, J.I.M. Melo
    Journal for Nature Conservation, 2024
  • Flora and similarities of a rocky outcrop in the Caatinga, eastern region of South America
    Hermes Machado-Filho, Diego Alonso Giraldo-Cañas, José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Caldasia, 2024
  • Flora of Paraíba State, Brazil: Loasaceae
    Igor Meneses Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Bernardo de Farias Rocha, José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Hoehnea, 2024
  • Synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the state of Paraíba, Brazilian Northeastern
    Rheedea, 2024
  • Flora of Paraíba, Brazil: Krameriaceae
    José Iranildo Miranda de Melo, Sabrina Soares Figueiredo, Michel Martins Rodrigues, Márcio Gleisson Medeiros Gonçalves
    Hoehnea, 2024
  • Floristic composition and similarity of a conservation area in the semiarid region of Paraíba State, Northeastern Brazil
    Bernardo de Farias Rocha, Guilherme Araújo da Luz, Michel Martins Rodrigues, Fernanda Kalina da Silva Monteiro, Ana Paula da Silva Lima, et al.
    Biota Neotropica, 2024
  • Oxazolidines from Neocalyptrocalyx longifolium Inhibit MsrA Protein in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
    Thalisson Amorim de Souza, Joanda Paola Raimundo Silva, Damara Freitas Rodrigues, Chonny Herrera-Acevedo, Renata Priscila Barros de Menezes, et al.
    Revista Brasileira De Farmacognosia, 2023
  • A new species and a new record of Myriopus (Boraginales: Heliotropiaceae) from Colombia
    José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Kew Bulletin, 2023
  • A new species of Varronia P. Browne (Cordiaceae) from the Brazilian Cerrado
    Thaynara De Sousa Silva, José Iranildo Miranda De Melo, Isa Lucia De Morais
    Brittonia, 2023
  • A contribution of leaf anatomy to the taxonomy of Varronia P. Browne (Cordiaceae, Boraginales)
    Thaynara S. Silva, Elisabeth D. Tölke, José Iranildo M. Melo
    Flora Morphology Distribution Functional Ecology of Plants, 2023
  • New Records for Northeastern Brazil and Lectotypifications in Dyschoriste (Acanthaceae)
    Fernanda Kalina da Silva Monteiro, José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
    Harvard Papers in Botany, 2023
  • Floristic Inventory of an Estuarine Area in Northeastern Brazil (Ponta do Tubarão Sustainable Development Reserve)
    Marcos Medeiros Cavalcanti-Júnior, Jacicleide Macedo Oliveira, Annyelle Kelly da Silva Costa, Carlinda Railly Ferreira Mendonça, Caroline Stefani da Silva Lima, et al.
    Harvard Papers in Botany, 2023
  • Pollen morphology of the Brazilian species of Dyschoriste Nees and Hygrophila R.Br (Ruellieae, Acanthaceae) and its taxonomic significance
    Fernanda Kalina Da Silva Monteiro, Maria Teresa Buril, José Iranildo Miranda De Melo
    Grana, 2023