contributors The official publication of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden editorial staff editor in chief/ chief operating officer Nannette M. Zapata, MS/MBA design Lorena Alban production manager Georgia Tasker feature writers Georgia Tasker Ken Setzer Scott Zona, Ph.D. contributors Michelle Bernstein Richard J. Campbell, Ph.D. Erin Fitts Javier Francisco-Ortega,Ph.D. Chad Husby, Ph.D. James Lange Alex Levine Janet Mosely, MS Jennifer Possley Niki Saylor editors Mary Collins Rochelle Broder-Singer Kenneth Setzer advertising information Leslie Bowe lbowe@fairchildgarden.org previous editors Marjory Stoneman Douglas 1945-50 Lucita Wait 1950-56 Nixon Smiley 1956-63 Lucita Wait 1963-77 Ann Prospero 1977-86 Karen Nagle 1986-91 Nicholas Cockshutt 1991-95 Susan Knorr 1995-2004 Nannette M. Zapata 2005 - Present The Tropical Garden Volume 71, Number 4. Fall 2016. The Tropical Garden is published quarterly. Subscription is included in membership dues. © FTBG 2016, ISN 2156-0501 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is supported by contributions from members and friends, and in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Miami- Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners and with the support of the City of Coral Gables. Chad Husby, Ph.D., is Fairchild’s botanical horticulturist. His work focuses on international plant exploration to enhance the Garden’s collections and to find worthy new plants to share with the public. In addition, he collaborates with the science and education programs at the Garden. He received his undergraduate degree from Alma College, a Master of Applied Statistics from Ohio State University, a master’s in horticulture from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in biology from Florida International University. Jennifer Possley, M.S., is a field biologist and a member of Fairchild’s South Florida Conservation Team. She maps, monitors and researches the rare flora of Miami- Dade County and has a special interest in ferns. She also helps to steer the Garden’s Connect to Protect Network. Prior to joining Fairchild’s staff in 2001, she received a B.A. in biology from Kalamazoo College and a M.S. in agronomy from the University of Florida. Javier Francisco-Ortega, Ph.D., is a faculty member at Florida International University (Department of Biological Sciences) with a research appointment at the Garden. He joined FIU and Fairchild in 1999 and has a broad interest in plant taxonomy, conservation genetics, molecular phylogenetics and botanical history. During the last few years, he has performed research on the history of plant exploration. Scott Zona, Ph.D., is Florida International University’s conservatory & greenhouse curator. He holds a Ph.D. in botany from Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and Claremont Graduate University, California. He has over 150 publications, both scientific and popular, on palms, bryophytes and other tropical plants. Zona co-wrote the second, revised edition of The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms, published in 2012 by Timber Press. He is co-editor of the International Palm Society’s quarterly journal, PALMS.
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