by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 13, 2011 | Research
Paleontologist Kevin Aulenback gave a seminar at MBC entitled, “Conifers, Cycadeoids and Palms of the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta, Canada, with a new interpretation of fossil conifer leaf arrangement.” This presentation focused on the plants of the formation...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 29, 2010 | Research
Angela Cano, a first year master’s student from The University of Geneva, working with the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of Geneva, is being hosted at Montgomery to collect DNA and voucher specimens for research on her thesis. She is working on a monographic...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 6, 2010 | Events
The Chris Tyson Plant Conservation Building was dedicated today at Montgomery. This is a very important advancement for MBC — providing the greatly needed capacity to house our plant conservation and botanical research work. Mrs. Tyson’s generous gift...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 5, 2010 | Research
Belize is home to a rich cycad flora, with five native species in an area the size of New Hampshire. Two of these species, Zamia decumbens and Zamia meermanii, both endemic to Belize, were described by MBC Cycad Biologist Michael Calonje based on extensive fieldwork...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 1, 2010 | Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2010 Newsletter Fall/Winter 2010 – Volume 18, Number 2 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here. This new issue has articles organized around the theme of exceptional plants: new and interesting plants collected, plants no other garden grows, and...
