by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 13, 2011 | Research
Paleontologist Kevin Aulenback gave a seminar at MBC entitled, “Conifers, Cycadeoids and Palms of the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta, Canada, with a new interpretation of fossil conifer leaf arrangement.” This presentation focused on the plants of the formation...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 29, 2010 | Research
Angela Cano, a first year master’s student from The University of Geneva, working with the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of Geneva, is being hosted at Montgomery to collect DNA and voucher specimens for research on her thesis. She is working on a monographic...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 5, 2010 | Research
Belize is home to a rich cycad flora, with five native species in an area the size of New Hampshire. Two of these species, Zamia decumbens and Zamia meermanii, both endemic to Belize, were described by MBC Cycad Biologist Michael Calonje based on extensive fieldwork...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 22, 2010 | Research
Montgomery Botanical Center, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, and the National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago participated in a joint fieldwork project during October 2010, in Trinidad. Melissa Abdo (project leader) and Juan Rivera of FTBG, and Yasmin Baksh-Comeau...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 18, 2010 | Research
Dr. John Leslie Dowe is a Research Botanist based at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia and a Research Fellow with Montgomery Botanical Center. Dr. Dowe has worked on the systematics, ecology and taxonomy of Australia palms for the last 20 years. John has...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 12, 2010 | Research
Dr. Irene Terry, from the University of Utah, is an expert on the pollination biology of cycads. Her recent work looks closely at the mutual relationship between cycads and their pollinators. Through innovative methods, Dr. Terry has advanced our understanding of how...
