by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 8, 2013 | Events
On August 8, 2013, Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum from the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia described the historical and modern day patterns that have resulted in the living biological diversity of cycads and ferns. Cycads have been long thought of as “living...
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 11, 2013 | News
On July 10, 2013 in San Diego, California, Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) received a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the Esri International User Conference (Esri UC). This international award acknowledges vision, leadership, hard work, and innovative use...
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 30, 2013 | Grants
Last year, The Villagers awarded MBC a grant to support the restoration of the rear arched door at Nell’s House. The door frames the view down the allée to Royal Lake. Constructed in 1932, the original door warped and was no longer keeping out the elements. The new...
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 | Jun 20, 2013 | News
Montgomery is excited to announce a new online resource for cycads — www.cycadlist.org — the official World List of Cycads Website. Cycad biology is a very active field — with new discoveries from ongoing fieldwork, increasing data about cycad diversity, and vigorous...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 21, 2013 | Events
Montgomery hosted a lecture by cycad conservation expert, Dr. Cristina Lopez-Gallego, who is Professor at Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, and Research Fellow at MBC. With 20 species, Colombia has the richest Zamia flora in the world. These Zamia live in...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 20, 2013 | Events, News
This year, 750 national and international garden professionals attended the American Public Gardens Association national conference held in Phoenix, Arizona. This conference gave attendees the opportunity to network and develop garden collaborations and also to learn...
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...
