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Montgomery Botanical Center holds the National Palm Collection and the National Cycad Collection, following a rigorous review by the APGA.

Colonel Robert Montgomery was a serious plant collector who left a significant botanical legacy. 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 plantsThe Montgomery Ornamental Conifer Collectionalso 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 collectionsMBC's collections are rooted in science.



2010 COLLECTION STATISTICS

 

PLANTED IN THE GROUND

 

 

 

Totals

 

Taxa

1,083

Accessions

5,531

Plants

12,250

 

 

Palms

 

Taxa: Total

355

Taxa: Wild-collected

273

Accessions: Total

1,888

Accessions: Wild-collected

1,194

Plants: Total

5,688

Plants: Wild-collected

4,317

 

 

Cycads 

 

Taxa: Total

236

Taxa: Wild-collected

213

Accessions: Total

1,554

Accessions: Wild-collected

1,338

Plants: Total

4,099

Plants: Wild-collected

3,604

 

 

Dicots, other Monocots, Gymnosperms 

 

Taxa: Total

490

Taxa: Wild-collected

111

Accessions: Total

2,089

Accessions: Wild-collected

1,043

Plants: Total

2,463

Plants: Wild-collected

1,215

 

 

GROWING IN MBC's NURSERY

 

 

 

All Plants

 

Taxa

433

Accessions

1,363

Plants, Seedlings, Seeds

14,488

 

 

Palms

 

Taxa

138

Accessions

523

Plants, Seedlings, Seeds

8,438

 

 

Cycads  

 

Taxa

98

Accessions

544

Plants

5,237

 

 

Dicots, other Monocots, Gymnosperms 

 

Taxa

148

Accessions

293

Plants

817

 


Below is a copy of MBCs 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)




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