by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 14, 2008 | News
The Board of Directors of MBC unanimously adopted the MBC International Fieldwork and Collaboration Policy at the November Directors Meeting. For decades, MBC has conducted international research and conservation fieldwork in an ethical and collaborative manner, and...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 10, 2008 | In the Press, News
A copy of Genera Palmarum, the much anticipated volume on palm evolution and classification was recently gifted to Montgomery Botanical Center by the authors. Genera Palmarum gives an encyclopedic account of the 183 genera comprising the palm family. The 2008 edition...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 15, 2008 | News
In 2007, Cédric Pollet spent two weeks at Montgomery Botanical Center. During his time at MBC, he took thirteen photos that were prominently featured in ten pages of his new book, Écorces: Voyage dans l’intimité des arbres du monde. Interesting and unusual plant...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 26, 2008 | News
Montgomery Botanical Center contributed palm foliage and fruits to The U.S. National Arboretum for use in their South African Plants Used in Traditional Zulu Culture exhibit. The Zulu use the dried leaves of Hyphaene coriacea to weave baskets and watertight...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 4, 2008 | News
The leadership of the Turks & Caicos National Trust is being hosted at Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) this week. Ethlyn Gibbs, executive director, and Bryan Naqqi Manco, senior conservation officer, are in south Florida following an international meeting on...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 10, 2008 | News
Dr. John Donaldson, chief director of conservation science at the South African National Biodiversity Institute, visited Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) with his graduate student, Terence Suinyuy. While here, John and Terence discussed future research and...
