by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 14, 2013 | Events
Montgomery hosted the 2nd meeting of the Network for Neotropical Biogeography (NNTBG) in January. The meeting brought together over 60 experts from around the world who work with tropical plants and other organisms in the New World. The NNTBG works to promote...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 1, 2013 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center has grown with Coral Gables, from a unique, out-of-the-way plant collection in 1932, to a thriving center for botany and horticulture, 80 years later. Coral Gables Museum will share the story of plant exploration by this nationally...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 5, 2012 | News, Research
A new species of Zamia from the Eastern Cordillera Mountain Range of Huila, Colombia was recently described by MBC’s cycad biologist Michael Calonje (pictured at center) along with colleagues from the TOLI herbarium (Hector Esquivel, at left), Jardín Botánico José...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 1, 2012 | Grants, News
The Montgomery Board, Members, and supporters gathered on the evening of November 1st to honor the family of Charles and Dorothy Sacher, who generously funded the restoration of the 1932 Montgomery Greenhouse. The original greenhouse was built for Colonel Montgomery...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 1, 2012 | Publications
Puerto Rican cycads are very intriguing! Dr. Alan Meerow and colleagues, including Montgomery staff, have just published a paper in the American Journal of Botany detailing the results of extensive fieldwork and labwork focused on the Zamia native to Puerto Rico....
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 5, 2012 | Events
Title: The Singapore Botanic Gardens Speaker: Dr. Nura Abdul Karim, Plant Records Manager, Living Collection Division, Singapore Botanic Gardens Date: Friday, October 5 at 2:30 PM Location: Nixon Smiley Meeting Room, Montgomery Botanical Center (Refreshments will be...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 25, 2012 | Research
Recently, Dr. Doug Goldman of the USDA determined that the unusually robust palms in Brazoria County, Texas were actually a new hybrid species, Sabal x brazoriensis, the result of an ancient cross between S. minor and probably S. palmetto. Montgomery has one of the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 24, 2012 | Publications
Dr. Larry Noblick’s recent research and conservation fieldwork in French Guiana was featured in the journal Palms, Volume 56(3). The cover photo for the recent issue features the unusual fruits of Astrocaryum paramaca, one of the species Larry studied there recently....
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 1, 2012 | News
In February of 2012 James Clugston, MBC Botanical Research Fellow from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, was inspired to develop Montgomery TV to educate the public around the world about MBC’s research collections. Montgomery Botanical Center now has a YouTube...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 23, 2012 | Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2012 Newsletter Fall/Winter 2012 – Volume 20, Number 2 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here. This new issue has articles about a palms in Dominica and French Guiana, cycads in the Cayman Islands, and new agricultural equipment that we have...
