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Please contact
us for information on how to
obtain collections for research
purposes.
MBC living collections
are online at the BGBase
Multisite.
Colonel
Robert Montgomery was a serious plant collector who left a significant
botanical legacy. The Montgomery Palm Collection and Cycad Collection
have both been accredited as Collections of National Significance,
following a rigorous review
by the APGA.
In
addition to the extensive collections at Montgomery Botanical Center
(MBC), several other Montgomery collections exist. The Montgomery Pinetum,
a National Registered Historic Site, is located on the
Colonel's former Connecticut estate. A significant portion of these
plants -- The Montgomery Ornamental Conifer Collection -- also forms
the core of the recently rededicated Benenson
Collection at The New
York Botanical Garden. Closer to home, The Montgomery
Palmetum is
the
foundation of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's palm
collection.
At
Montgomery Botanical Center, the live plant collections established by
Colonel Montgomery, beginning in 1932, shape a historic legacy and a
dynamic future. MBC's collections are continually augmented through
ongoing scientific expeditions and international collaboration.
Montgomery
Botanical Center is built on live scientific plant collections as the
foundation from which all other functions emerge. Research, education,
and conservation require excellent collections -- MBC's collections are
rooted in science.
2008 COLLECTION STATISTICS
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PLANTED IN THE GROUND
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Totals
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Taxa
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1,040
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Accessions
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5,133
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Plants
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10,818
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Palms
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Taxa: Total
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356
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Taxa: Wild-collected
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272
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Accessions: Total
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1,805
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Accessions: Wild-collected
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1,095
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Plants: Total
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5,222
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Plants: Wild-collected
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3,838
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Cycads
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Taxa: Total
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227
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Taxa: Wild-collected
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202
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Accessions: Total
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1,282
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Accessions: Wild-collected
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1,060
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Plants: Total
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3,191
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Plants: Wild-collected
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2,682
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Dicots, other Monocots,
Gymnosperms
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Taxa: Total
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457
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Taxa: Wild-collected
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96
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Accessions: Total
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2,046
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Accessions: Wild-collected
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1,031
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Plants: Total
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2,405
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Plants: Wild-collected
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1,200
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GROWING IN MBC's NURSERY
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All Plants
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Taxa
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414
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Accessions
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1,476
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Plants, Seedlings, Seeds
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14,468
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Palms
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Taxa
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149
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Accessions
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515
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Plants, Seedlings, Seeds
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7,928
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Cycads
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Taxa
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129
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Accessions
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761
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Plants
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6,154
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Dicots, other Monocots,
Gymnosperms
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Taxa
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136
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Accessions
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200
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Plants
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386
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The Montgomery Botanical Center
Plant Collections Policy reflects the goals, purpose, and
mission of MBC's collections, which are central to the institution. The
Plant Collections Policy
was approved and adopted by the MBC Board of Directors in 2005.
Please
contact MBC if you have questions, comments, suggestions, or to
discuss botanical collections.
MBC
Plant Collections Policy ver. 2.1 (June 2007)
Below is a copy of MBC’s
Wild
Collection Data Form that is required for all new material coming in to
MBC. To download and/or print the form, simply click on the link below.
MBC's
Wild Collection Data Form (in PDF format)
MBC
International Fieldwork and Collaboration Policy
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