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...
