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...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 9, 2013 | Conservation, Events, News
On May 9, a symposium entitled “Palms of Hispaniola” was held at the Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso (JBSD) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This symposium was part of a project, sponsored by a grant from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 4, 2013 | News
Please join us in congratulating Xavier Gratacos and Michael Tsairis on their graduation from Miami Dade College. Michael Tsairis is currently our Conservation Horticulture Fellow and Xavier Gratacos was a former Conservation Horticulture Fellow, and is now Assistant...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 22, 2013 | Publications, Research
The April 2013 issue of HortTechnology features new research by Tracy Magellan, Chad Husby, Stella Cuestas, and M. Patrick Griffith which found that spent coffee grounds do not control Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (Asian Cycad Scale, CAS). This scale insect, Aulacaspis...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 17, 2013 | Publications, Research
Michael Calonje, Montgomery cycad biologist, and his colleagues — David Knowles and Lindy Knowles from the Bahamas National Trust, Javier Francisco-Ortega at FIU and FTBG, Alan Meerow and Kyoko Nakamura from the USDA, and Patrick Griffith — just published a landmark...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 16, 2013 | Events, News
On March 16, 2013, Montgomery Botanical Center dedicated its newly upgraded nursery complex for Loyd Kelly, long time Member and Board Member. On behalf of Montgomery, Patrick Griffith, MBC Executive Director, welcomed the large group of supporters, friends and...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 13, 2013 | News
Montgomery was recently recognized by the School Board of Miami-Dade County. A proclamationsponsored by Ms. Raquel Regalado, the School Board Member whose district includes MBC, listed the numerous ways MBC helps advance education, and commends Montgomery for its...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 1, 2013 | Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2013 Newsletter Spring/Summer 2013 – Volume 21, Number 1 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here. This new issue has articles about a palms in the Dominican Republic and Texas, and cycads in Colombia. It also highlights the Plant Exploration...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 26, 2013 | Events
On January 26th, New York Botanical Garden, Florida International University, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, and Montgomery Botanical Center offered a Cycad Biology Course to teachers from Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The course was sponsored by the National...
