by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 20, 2012 | Research
Dr. Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, just returned from an 11-day expedition on the island of Dominica. He has returned with preserved specimens for scientific study and over 800 seeds for the living conservation collections. Dominica is home to at least 10 species...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 21, 2012 | Publications
A new hybrid palm and a ‘hidden’ island palm – the MBC team reports two new discoveries in the latest issue of PALMS. Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, has described a new hybrid species, Syagrus x mirandana. This Brazilian savanna palm is a hybrid between S....
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 1, 2012 | Grants
Montgomery was recently awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation. The grant will provide modern environmental controls for living plants to further enhance MBC’s collection for the scientific community. Quoting from the NSF’s evaluation: “This is one of the...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 15, 2012 | Research
Dr. Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, just returned from a month-long botanical expedition in French Guiana, returning with many important preserved specimens and seeds for living conservation collections. Larry’s focus on this project was the acaulescent (stemless)...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 13, 2012 | Research
Montgomery scientists worked with botanists in the Cayman Islands over the past week to survey, document and collect specimens of Zamia integrifolia. As part of the Caribbean Zamia Project, leaflet samples from Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac – over 150...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 27, 2012 | In the Press
April 27 is National Arbor Day, which celebrates trees and tree planting. So, today, Miami’s National Public Radio station, WLRN 91.3 FM, interviewed the MBC team about one of MBC’s Champion Trees, the Barbados Silver Palm (Coccothrinax barbadensis). You can hear the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 17, 2012 | Events
MBC and other botanic gardens have vitally important plant collections. At times, these gardens must cope with new insect pests and new pathogens. Thankfully, a new partnership – the Sentinel Plant Network – is devoted to helping gardens with this critical work. MBC...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 14, 2012 | Events
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, 19 talks and 10 posters were presented at the Plant Biologists of South Florida Meetingat Montgomery Botanical Center. The Plant Biologists of South Florida are a group of scientists who meet informally once a year to share discoveries,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 14, 2012 | Events
On Wednesday, Carlos Martel from Museo de Historia Natural Javier Prado Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú will be giving a lecture on his preliminary analysis of scent-producing organs in the palm family (Arecaceae). When: March 14, 2012 at 2pm Where:...
