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,...
