by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 1, 2013 | Publications, Research
An exciting new finding on cycads! A new paper in the journal Annals of Botany resolves long-standing questions on how extant cycads are related. The study, led by Dayana Salas-Leiva, postdoctoral researcher at FIU, and Alan Meerow of the USDA (pictured here at...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 10, 2013 | Conservation, Events, Research
Montgomery’s staff, members, research fellows and colleagues were well represented at the VII Congreso Colombiana de Botánica (Colombian Botanical Congress), held this past week at the Universidad del Tolima in Ibagué, Colombia. The Congress was coordinated by Hector...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 1, 2013 | Research
Jason Kolbe, a biologist at the University of Rhode Island (URI), found a new and interesting topic to research at Montgomery Botanical Center. At Montgomery, his research has focused primarily on urbanization and the effect of light on brown anoles. Haley Moniz, Dr....
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 1, 2013 | Research
On July 1, Dr. Boglarka Erdei of the Hungarian Natural History Museum began working at Montgomery Botanical Center. Dr. Erdei is scheduled to study Montgomery’s cycad collection for one year. Boglarka has published papers on fossil cycads and is now working on a...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 21, 2013 | Publications, Research
Larry Noblick and colleagues have just published an extensive study of New World palms.The work carefully examines the morphology and anatomy of the close relatives of the Coconut Palm – Syagrus, Attalea, Butia and others – and considers how these are all related...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 9, 2013 | Research
Biologists from Montgomery recently worked with an international team to clarify the taxonomy of Central American cycads. The new study brings to light a complicated botanical history. Around 1846, Anders Sandøe Ørsted collected a single leaf specimen with very little...
