Field Biology Laboratory, Plant Morphology and Anatomy, Plant Taxonomy, Ecology and Systematics Laboratory I & II

Areas of research: Taxonomic research or cytogenetic research on pteridophytes and seed plants; species conservation research, e.g. re-evaluation of taxonomy for species where morphological variation occurrs as well as clarification of the differentiation process; distribution/ecology of endangered species (for each of the individual Ryukyu islands).

Areas of research:
1) Taxonomic research on species native to the Ryukyu Archipelago including Orchidaceae, Urticaceae, Violaceae, Theaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Rubiaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Acanthaceae, Compositae, and Cyperaceae,
2) Cytogenic research on orchidaceous plants of tropical Asia

Individuals interested in field research and specimen-collecting who have time, physical strength, some degree of financial stability, and the perseverance to take care of plants.