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Dr. James F. Smith joined the faculty of Boise State University in 1992, and is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Director of the Snake River Plains Herbarium. The Herbarium collection focuses primarily on plants of southwest Idaho, with plants continually added from throughout Idaho and the surrounding states. The collection grows through the collection work of faculty and students as well as an active exchange program.
Dr. Smith's research interests include the Evolution of Floral Symmetry in Gesneriaceae, Phylogenetics of Tribe Episcieae (Gesneriaceae), Phylogenetics within Columnea (Gesneriaceae), and Phylogenetics of Piperaceae.
Dr. Smith's research interests include the Evolution of Floral Symmetry in Gesneriaceae, Phylogenetics of Tribe Episcieae (Gesneriaceae), Phylogenetics within Columnea (Gesneriaceae), and Phylogenetics of Piperaceae.
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A single widespread species or multiple narrow endemics: a search for boundaries within the Piper amalago complex (Piperaceae)
Smith, J., Hastings, C., Davidson, C., Buerki, S., Novak, S. & Bornstein, A., Jan 2026, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 214, 108457.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Columnea congestiflora (Gesneriaceae), a New Species from the Western Andean Slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in Colombia
Solano-C, C. A., Parra-Lizcano, N., Clark, J. L. & Smith, J. F., 16 Jan 2025, In: Novon. 33, p. 133-140 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disentangling Taxonomic Complexity in the Native Range: Morphological and Genetic Differentiation Among Subspecies of Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Poaceae)
Hinkle, M. L., Sforza, R. F. H., Smith, J. F., Serpe, M. D. & Novak, S. J., Feb 2025, In: Agronomy. 15, 2, 454.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrative species delimitation methods infer species boundaries in the Lomatium foeniculaceum complex and indicate an evolutionary history from the Southwest towards the Northeast in western North America
Botello, D. E., Mansfield, D. H., Buerki, S., Feist, M. A. E., Darrach, M. & Smith, J. F., Mar 2025, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 204, p. 108276 108276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Origin and biogeographical history of Palaeotropical Piper (Piperaceae): multiple long-distance dispersals from South America initiated during the Middle Eocene climatic optimum
Metschina, D., Cauz-Santos, L. A., Christenhusz, M. J. M., Byng, J. W., Suwanphakdee, C., Smith, J. F., Kahandawala, I. M., Gopallawa, B., Wimalarathna, N. A., Wickramasuriya, A. M., Barfuss, M. H. J., Weiss-Schneeweiss, H., Chase, M. W. & Samuel, R., 1 Nov 2025, In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 209, 3, p. 189-204 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations
Prizes
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2005 Top Ten Scholar Honored Faculty Member, Boise State University
Smith, J. F. (Recipient), 2005
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