Thomas Borsch (born 1969), German botanist.

Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin (BGBM), Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 6–8, 14195 Berlin, Germany (in 2020)

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Taxon names authored

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• 53 taxon names authored by Thomas Borsch

Publications

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• Borsch, T. 1995. Three new combinations in Pfaffia (Amaranthaceae) from the New World tropics. Novon 5: 230–233. BHL Reference page. 
• Borsch, T. & Pedersen, T.M. 1997. Restoring the generic rank of Hebanthe Martius (Amaranthaceae). Sendtnera 4: 13–31. BHL PDF Reference page. 
• Kadereit, G, Borsch, T., Weising, K. & Freitag, H. 2003. Phylogeny of Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae and the evolution of C₄ photosynthesis. International Journal of Plant Sciences 164(6): 959–986. DOI: 10.1086/378649 Reference page. 
• Müller, K. & Borsch, T. 2005. Phylogenetics of Amaranthaceae using matK/trnK sequence data – evidence from parsimony, likelihood and Bayesian approaches. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 92(1): 66–102. JSTOR BHLReference page. 
• Ortuño,T. & Borsch, T. 2005. Dos Nuevas Especies de Gomphrena (Amaranthaceae; Gomphrenoideae) de los Valles Secos de Bolivia. Novon 15(1): 180–189. JSTOR . BHL Reference page. 
• Ortuño, T. & Borsch, T. 2007. A Further New Species of Gomphrena (Amaranthaceae; Gomphrenoideae) from the Dry Valleys of Bolivia. Kew Bulletin 61(4): 565–568. JSTOR . Reference page. 
• Sánchez del-Pino, I., Borsch, T & Motley, T.J. 2009. trnL-F and rpl16 Sequence Data and Dense Taxon Sampling Reveal Monophyly of Unilocular Anthered Gomphrenoideae (Amaranthaceae) and an Improved Picture of Their Internal Relationships. Systematic Botany 34(1): 57-67. DOI: 10.1600/036364409787602401 Reference page. 
• Schäferhoff, B., Müller, K. & Borsch, T. 2010. Caryophyllales phylogenetics: disentangling Phytolaccaceae and Molluginaceae and description of Microteaceae as a new isolated family. Willdenowia 39(2): 209–228. DOI: 10.3372/wi.39.39201 Reference page. 
• Borsch, T., Ortuño Limarino, T., Nee, M.H. 2011. Phylogenetics of the neotropical liana genus Pedersenia (Amaranthaceae: Gomphrenoideae) and discovery of a new species from Bolivia based on molecules and morphology. Willdenowia 41(1): 5–14. DOI: 10.3372/wi.41.41101 Reference page. 
• Sánchez-del Pino, I., Motley, T.J. & Borsch, T. 2012. Molecular phylogenetics of Alternanthera (Gomphrenoideae, Amaranthaceae): resolving a complex taxonomic history caused by different interpretations of morphological characters in a lineage with C4 and C3–C4 intermediate species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 169(3): 493–517. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01248.x Reference page. 
• Fuentes-Bazan, S, Mansion, G. & Borsch, T. 2012. Towards a species level tree of the globally diverse genus Chenopodium (Chenopodiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62(1): 359–374. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.006 Reference page. 
• Fuentes-Bazan, S., Uotila, P. & Borsch, T. 2012. A novel phylogeny-based generic classification for Chenopodium sensu lato, and a tribal rearrangement of Chenopodioideae (Chenopodiaceae). Willdenowia 42(1): 5–24. DOI: 10.3372/wi42.42101 Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Zumaya, S., Flores Olvera, H. & Borsch, T. 2013. Two New Mexican Endemic Species of Iresine (Amaranthaceae). Systematic Botany 38(2): 434–443. DOI: 10.1600/036364413X666633 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Bécquer, E.R., Michelangeli, F.A. & Borsch, T. 2014. Comparative seed morphology of the Antillean genus Calycogonium (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) as a source of characters to untangle its complex taxonomy. Phytotaxa 166(4): 241–258. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.166.4.1 Reference page. 
• Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 Reference page. 
• Borsch, T., Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W.G., Flores Olvera, M.H., Ochoterena, H., Zuloaga, F.O., Mering, S. v. & Kilian, N. 2015. An integrative and dynamic approach for monographing species-rich plant groups – Building the global synthesis of the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 17(4): 284–300. DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2015.05.003 PDF Reference page. 
• Flores-Olvera, H., Zumaya, S. & Borsch, T. 2016. Two new species of Iresine (Amaranthaceae: Gomphrenoideae) from Mexico supported by morphological and molecular characters. Willdenowia 46(1): 165–174. DOI: 10.3372/wi.46.46113 . Reference page. 
• Malekmohammadi, M., Akhani, H. & Borsch, T. 2017. Phylogenetic relationships of Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) inferred from multiple chloroplast and nuclear loci. Taxon 66(5): 1128–1146. DOI: 10.12705/665.8 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Borsch, T., Flores‐Olvera, H., Zumaya, S. & Müller, K. 2018. Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity. Taxon 67(5): 944–976. DOI: 10.12705/675.7 Reference page. 
• Ortuño Limarino, T. & Borsch, T. 2020. Gomphrena (Amaranthaceae, Gomphrenoideae) diversified as a C₄ lineage in the New World tropics with specializations in floral and inflorescence morphology, and an escape to Australia. Willdenowia 50(3): 345–381. DOI: 10.3372/wi.50.50301 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Eponyms

Eponyms

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• 0 eponyms of Thomas Borsch
  • Iresine borschii Zumaya & Flores Olv., 2016