Dr. Deborah Moradeke Chukwuma
Senior Lecturer | Postgraduate Coordinator
Faculty of Life Sciences · Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology
Specialization Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics
Phone: +2348058269091
Email: deborah.chukwuma@fuoye.edu.ng
Biography
Dr. Deborah Moradeke Chukwuma is a Nigerian plant taxonomist, biosystematist, and conservation scientist in the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria. Her work integrates classical taxonomy with modern molecular approaches to improve the understanding, conservation, and sustainable management of tropical plant diversity. She has conducted extensive floristic inventories and ethnobotanical surveys across southwestern Nigeria, contributing valuable baseline data for conservation planning, forest restoration, and the sustainable utilization of plant resources. She is widely published.
Research Interests
Plant systematics, floristic studies, ethnobotany, biodiversity conservation, documentation of indigenous plant knowledge
Qualifications
- Ph.D., University of Ibadan (2024)
- M.Sc., University of Ibadan (2014)
- B.Sc., University of Ibadan (2010)
Selected Publications
- State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2026
Authors: Antonelli, A., Fry, C., Smith, R.J., Eden, J., Kersey, P.J., … Chukwuma, D.M., … Zu, K. (2026) - Biodiversity science is improved when silent herbaria speak
Authors: Daniel A Zhigila, Ryan J Schmidt‐Knapik, … Deborah M Chukwuma, … Charles C Davis
Plants, People, Planet (2025) - Angiosperm Flora of Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye Campus – A Preliminary Checklist
Authors: Chukwuma, D.M., Chukwuma, E.C., Ayodele, A.E., Oluwajobi, A.O., Ajewole, T.O., Adekoya, M.A., Agbolade, J.O., David, O.A., Ajiboye, A.A., Popoola, K.M., Komolafe, R.J., Ajiboye, M.D., Oluwole, B.R., Iwuala, E.N., Akomatey, P.K., Adeleke, K.D, Adebisi, O.S
Nigerian Journal of Botany (2024)
Membership of Professional Bodies
- International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) - Member (2026)
- Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) - Member (2015 till date)
- Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) - Member (2012 till date)
Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision
- Ogunsakin Olamilekan Daniel - Integrated Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical, In Silico, and Toxicogenomic Evaluation of Anti-Typhoid Herbal Formulations in Ekiti State (2025-present)