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2025

Cunha Neto IL, Kozma Z, Lichter-Marck IH, Acevedo-Rodríguez P, Onyenedum JG. ​Rampant convergent evolution of vascular oddities and a synnovation characterize the rapid radiation of Paullinieae lianas. Preprint (bioRxiv). 

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Moreira ALC, Faria JEQ, Cunha Neto IL, Mata LR, Zanatta MRV. Bonamia minima (Convolvulaceae): a new species from Brazil, with notes on leaf anatomy and pollen morphology. 2025. Rheedea 35: 1-5. 

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Marques FM*, Cunha Neto IL, Brito LA, Somner GV. 2025. Serjania piscatoria (Paullinieae, Sapindaceae) as a symbol of vascular variants polymorphism. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 208: 58-74.

2024

Cunha Neto IL, Snead AA, Landis JB, Specht CD. & Onyenedum JG. 2024. Ectopic cambia in Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) vines are associated with the expression of conserved KNOX genes. Preprint (bioRxiv).

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Silva PH*, Cunha Neto IL, Santos RMF, Martins FM, Soares JMS, Nascimento FS, Ramos APS, Amorim EP, Ferreira CF, Ledo CAS. 2024. Histological and Molecular Characterization of the Musa spp. x Pseudocercospora musae Pathosystem. Agronomy 14: 2328.

2023

Cunha Neto IL, Rossetto RFS, Gerolamo CS, Hernández-Gutiérrez R, Sukhorukov AP, Kushunina M, Melo-de-Pinna GFA, Angyalossy A. 2023c. Medullary bundles in Caryophyllales: form, function, and evolution. New Phytologist 241: 2589-2605. 

 

Cunha Neto IL, Onyenedum JG. 2023. Ectopic Cambia: Connections Between Natural and Experimental Vascular. American Journal of Botany 110: e16246.

 

Cunha Neto IL, Cabanillas PA, Rizzieri YC*, Martins FM, Marques NF*, Somner G, Acevedo-Rodríguez P, Onyenedum JG.  2023b. Molecular phylogeny of Urvillea (Paullinieae, Sapindaceae) and its implications in stem vascular diversity. Annals of Botany 132: 929–948. 

 

Cunha Neto IL. 2023. Vascular variants in seed plants – a developmental approach. AoB Plants, 15: 1-15. 

 

Cunha Neto IL, Hall B, Lanba A, Blosenski J, Onyenedum JG. 2023a. Laser Ablation Tomography (LAT) as a new tool for plant anatomical studies. New Phytologist, 239: 429-444. 

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Cunha Neto IL and Onyenedum JG.  How to Climb and Grow Bigger: Lessons from Ornamental Wisterias. Arnoldia, 80 (2)

2022

Pace MR, Gerolamo CS, Chery JG, Terrazas T, Victorio MP, Cunha Neto IL, Angyalossy V. 2022. The wood anatomy of Sapindales: diversity and evolution of wood characters. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 45: 283–340. 

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Cunha Neto IL, Pace MR, Hernández-Gutiérrez R, Angyalossy V. 2022. Linking the evolution of development of stem vascular system in Nyctaginaceae and its correlation to habit and species diversification. Evo-Devo, 7: 4. 

2021

Rizzieri YC*, Brandes AFN, Cunha Neto IL, Somner GV, Lima MJN*, Pereira A, Tamaio N. 2021. Ontogeny of divided vascular cylinders in Serjania: the rise of a novel vascular architecture in Sapindaceae. IAWA Journal, 42: 121-133. 

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Cunha Neto IL, Pace MR, Angyalossy V. 2021. A new interpretation to the successive cambia of some Nyctaginaceae as interxylary phloem. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 182: 620-637.

2020

Cunha Neto IL, Silva JP*, Angyalossy V. 2020. Anatomy of vegetative organs in Allionia (Nyctaginaceae), with emphasis on the vascular system. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 14: 373-394. 

 

Luizon CDL, Cunha Neto IL, Angyalossy V. 2020. How the neotropical liana Machaerium multifoliolatum (Fabaceae) develop its distinctive flattened stems? Flora, 269: 151629. 

 

Chery JG+, Cunha Neto IL+, Pace MR, Acevedo-Rodríguez P, Specht CD, Rothfels CJ. 2020. Wood anatomy of the neotropical liana lineage, Paullinia L. (Sapindaceae). IAWA Journal, 41: 278-300. 

+co-first authors; Bailey Award 2020

 

Cunha Neto IL, Pace MR, Douglas NA, Nee MH, SÁ CFC, Moore MJ, Angyalossy V. 2020. Diversity, distribution, development, and evolution of medullary bundles in Nyctaginaceae. American Journal of Botany, 107: 1–19. 

2019

Cunha Neto IL, Douglas NA, Angyalossy V.  2019. What are the “sticky rings” on stems of Anulocaulis and related taxa (Nyctaginaceae) from arid regions? Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 13: 477 – 485. 

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Pace MR, Cunha Neto IL, Santos-Silva LNN, Melo-de-Pinna GFA, Acevedo-Rodríguez P, Almeida RF, Amorim AM, Angyalossy V.  2019. First report of laticifers in lianas of Malpighiaceae and their phylogenetic implications. American Journal of Botany, 106: 1156–1172.

2018

Cunha Neto IL, Martins FM, Somner GV, Tamaio N. 2018. Successive cambia in liana stems of Paullinieae and their evolutionary significance in Sapindaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 186: 66–88.

2017

Cunha Neto IL, Martins FM, Somner GV, Tamaio N. 2017. Secretory structures in stems of five lianas of Paullinieae (Sapindaceae): morphology and histochemistry. Flora, 35: 29–40. 

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Cunha Neto IL, Martins FM, Martins MLL, Silva LRO. 2017. Comparative leaf anatomy of wild Manihot Mill. species (Euphorbiaceae) from Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Nordic Journal of Botany, 35: 207–219.

2016

Martins FM, Cunha Neto IL, Pereira TM. 2016. Floral morphology and anatomy of Dalechampia alata Klotzsch ex Baill. (Euphorbiaceae), with emphasis on secretory structures. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 76: 233–244.

2014

Cunha Neto IL, Martins FM, Caiafa AN, Martins MLL. 2014. Leaf anatomy as subsidy to the taxonomy of wild Manihot species in Quinquelobae section (Euphorbiaceae). Brazilian Journal of Botany, 37: 481–494.

2013

Martins FM, Mascarenhas AAS, Pereira TM, Cunha Neto IL. 2013. Estruturas secretoras em órgãos vegetativos e florais de Secondatia densiflora A.DC. (Apocynaceae – Apocynoideae – Odontadenieae). Brazilian Journal of Medicinal Plants, 15: 13–24.

2012

Cunha Neto IL, Martins FM. 2012. Anatomia dos órgãos vegetativos de Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engelm (Agavaceae). Revista Caatinga, 25: 72–78.