Palm Pilgrimage Edition
Pictured: Palm Sign 2010 by Yto Barrada at Tate Modern, London.
Today is International Palm Day.
A consortium of palm botanists and conservationists created International Palm Day (IPD) to honor Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, Professor of Botany and director of the Royal Botanic Garden in Munich. The date chosen was Martius’ birthday, April 17 (1794).
April 17 also happens to be the anniversary of the International Palm Society’s first meeting in 1956.
This issue includes an Indian Ocean Palm Odyssey, upcoming travel with the IPS, and more!