by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 21, 2015 | Publications, Research
MBC’s Cycad Biologist, Michael Calonje, along with colleagues Gustavo Morales, Cristina López-Gallego, and Francisco Javier Roldán studied wild populations of Zamia in the cool cloudforests of Antioquia and Risaralda, Colombia. The populations studied represented two...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 11, 2014 | Research
Four palm species are new to science! Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, along with his colleagues Harri Lorenzi and Vinicius Souza, present their findings in a recent issue of Phytotaxa. Very long drives over remote unpaved roads took these botanists to remote sites...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 26, 2014 | Publications, Research
The MBC Team has some exciting news – Cycads share some important root features with much more “modern” flowering plants. The new paper, appearing in the latest issue of the American Journal of Botany, demonstrates that cycads use the same method of root contraction –...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 10, 2014 | Research
Christopher Krieg has been studying photosynthesis patterns in cycads at MBC during June and July. From morning to early afternoon he has been using a sophisticated instrument, the LiCor 6400 Photosynthesis System, to measure photosynthesis rates of cycad leaflets and...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 1, 2014 | Conservation, News, Research
A major expedition to conserve a remote cycad! Montgomery Executive Director Patrick Griffith and Cycad Biologist Michael Calonje recently led a collaborative team – 18 people, 3 horses and 3 dogs – to distant caves in the Maya Mountains.In addition to Montgomery, the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 20, 2014 | Research
New discoveries, new confirmations and new collections – Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, has just returned from southern Brazil, where he has spent the last 7 weeks studying a group of fascinating “stemless” palms. New findings have confirmed that the genus Syagrus...
