by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 27, 2010 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center’s 51st Members Meeting was held on March 27. The MBC leadership offered updates on the previous year’s work, and plans for the coming year. The Members Lecture was given by Dr. Alan Meerow of Chapman Field, who presented an...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 26, 2010 | Publications
Dr. Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, is working on an extensive review of Syagrus and closely related palms. Over the course of extensive fieldwork, herbarium study, and study of living collections at MBC and elsewhere, in collaboration with Harri Lorenzi of the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 24, 2010 | Events
Ten students from Mr. Phillip Pearcy’s Environmental Science class at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School visited Montgomery Botanical Center this week as part of the Fairchild Challenge Environmental Immersion Day. Rotations led by Michael Calonje, Ericka Witcher,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 20, 2010 | Events
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 18, 2010 | Publications
Zamia pyrophylla, a new cycad species from the lowland tropics of Colombia, was recently described in the journal Brittonia. The new cycad is visually striking — the research team writes: “The specific epithet refers to the glowing orange and red emergent...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 26, 2010 | Publications
Botanic Gardens increasingly work to ensure the conservation of endangered plants. Montgomery Botanical Center is no exception, and MBC plant collections have been structured to maximize conservation value. But how effective is this work — are plants being...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 12, 2010 | Events
As part of its work in botanical education, The Kampong recently gave a course for physicians. Montgomery Botanical Center hosted the physicians and instructors for an afternoon of seminars, review of the living plant collections, and a brief introduction to the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 2, 2010 | Events
Twenty-eight members of the Coral Gables Garden Club visited Montgomery Botanical Center for a lecture on MBC’s collections and history given by Dr. Patrick Griffith followed by a tour of the property. The Coral Gables Garden Club was established in 1925, and has a...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 12, 2010 | Publications
Dr. John Dowe has completed an important work, Australian Palms: Biogeography, Ecology and Systematics. The book features a detailed treatment of each palm species in Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk island, and Christmas Island. In all, 60 species are covered, in...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 11, 2010 | News
The coldest weather in nine years is being observed at Montgomery Botanical Center. Over the last week, temperatures have gone below 45 degrees four times, and the coldest on-site thermometer reading (36 degrees) was this morning around 5 am. This morning, ice formed...
