Conservation Expedition Featured in Cycad Journal

Cover of EncephalartosThe recent cycad expedition in Southern Belize (see March 1, below) is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Encephalartos, Journal of the Cycad Society of South Africa. The article tells the story of the recent travels by Montgomery and Belize Botanic Gardens staff to study and collect the Sinkhole Cycad, Zamia decumbens.

Encephalartos, the leading publication for cycads worldwide, is published by the Cycad Society of South Africa. As part of the Society’s aims to promote cultivation, networking, research and conservation of cycads, the magazine seeks to disseminate information in support of that mission. Encephalartos has been published since 1985, serving as a prime venue to communicate among cycad enthusiasts, horticulturists and scientists.