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Websites of Scott A. Mori |
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Posted 03 October 2012 |
Tropicalbio.org is publishing special pages for ATBC Members' Websites. Discover the Websites of Scott A. Mori, Botanist at The New York Botanical Garden. Scott specializes on the systematics and ecology of Neotropical Lecythidaceae, and in neotropical floristics. He has initiated an e-Flora of French Guiana in collaboration with French Scientists associated with IRD and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and he and his wife, Carol Gracie, have prepared an electronic checklist of the flowering plants of the Caribbean island of Saba in the Netherlands Antilles. This flora also includes checklists of other vascular plant groups as well as the marine algae and lichens contributed by others. Scott also collaborates with Reinaldo Aguilar and Xavier Cornejo in the preparation of an e-flora of the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica and with Nathan P. Smith on a Glossary for Vascular Plants (illustration). Finally, he and his colleagues are synthesizing what they have learned about neotropical Lecythidaceae on the Lecythidaceae Pages. Information about these projects is available on the following websites.

(Illustration : Gustavia monocaulis, an actinomorphic-flowered species endemic to Panama. Species of this genus are pollinated by bees that buzz pollen out of apical pores of the anthers. The 42 species of this genus are the only taxa of Lecythidaceae that have this kind of anther opening, a feature associated with buzz pollination by bees. Photo by S. Kores.)
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Course on Tropical Plant Families |
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Posted 01 October 2012 |
A course on Tropical Plant Families with Emphasis on Non-timber Forest Products is  being organized between 7-25 January 2013 by National Herbarium Nederland, University Leiden. The course is given every year and lasts for 3 weeks. Lectures and practicals will be given at Naturalis (National Herbarium of the Netherlands), Van Steenis Building, Einsteinweg 2, Leiden, The Netherlands. See Folder. |
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Checklist of Fungi of Malaysia |
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Posted 01 October 2012 |
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Forest Research Institute Malaysia published Checklist o f Fungi of Malaysia - Research Pamphlet No. 132 by S.S. Lee, S.A. Alias, E.G.B. Jones, N. Zainuddin & H.T. Chan. This book aims to provide the latest information on the fungi known to occur in Malaysia and is compiled from published documents scattered in the literature. It has taken five years to prepare and documents the rich diversity of fungi to be found in country. It is aimed at those involved in research, and teaching of mycology, and related fields such as forestry, agriculture, ecology, biogeography and systematics. It is hoped that this book will become an essential part of the mycologist’s and plant pathologist’s library and serve as a catalyst to continued fungal biodiversity studies in Malaysia. The digital copy of this publication is available Here. (Source : FRIM)
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Exhibition of Paintings by Michael Rothman |
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Posted 23 September 2012 |
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Visit the exhibition of paintings by Michael Rothman at the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. The exhibition will be on display through October 26. From 12 December 1995 to 31 December 2000, Scott Mori was the Director of the Institute of Systematic Botany at The New York Botanical Garden. One of his projects was the organization and commission of paintings to reflect the research interests of full-time curators at the Garden during that time. The paintings were prepared by Michael Rothman. Many of the paintings can be seen online Here.
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6th International Conference of The International Biogeography Society |
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Posted 21 September 2012 |
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The International Biogeography Society will convene its 6th Biennial meeting 9-13 January, 2013. Please follow the link below to find more information on the venue, registration, symposia, etc. 6th International Conference, Florida USA, January 2013
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