by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 7, 2009 | Events
Many distinguished scientists involved in the Gymnosperms on the Tree of Life (Gymnosperm AToL) project funded by the National Science Foundation met at Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC). These scientists are part of the Assembling the Tree of Life Project, which has...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 7, 2009 | Events
On Saturday, Lee Anderson and his two long term volunteers Cliff and Marilynn Renshaw taught seven of Tracy Magellan’s Miami Dade students how to propagate via cuttings, as part of their course BSC1050-Biology and the Environment. Concepts of root to shoot ratio...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 23, 2008 | Events
Michael Calonje, cycad biologist at Montgomery Botanical Center, gave a talk last Thursday titled, “Searching for Zamia prasina – A journey to remote sinkholes in the Maya Mountains of Belize”. Michael discussed his journey through Belize and the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 17, 2008 | Events
The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) recently celebrated its 45th anniversary in South Florida. Montgomery Botanical Center hosted a luncheon at Nell’s House for the OTS Boards, and gave a tour of the living plant collections. There is significant...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 2, 2008 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Research Fellow Cristina Lopez-Gallego, from the Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, recently gave a seminar on cycad research in Colombia. With many neotropical cycads (zamias included) critically endangered, more information on cycad biology is...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 20, 2008 | Events
Don Ellison, co-author of Cultivated Palms of the World and Australian horticulturist, gave a lecture on the flowering trees of Australia and their potential for import to the United States. The Tropical Flowering Tree Society and the South Florida Palm Society...
