Photos of 2021 Traditionally this issue, the final issue of 2021, is devoted to favorite palm photo-graphs, all from the calendar year 2021. We’re leading off with a species that is en-amored by this editor: Neoveitchia storkii. Photo by Mike Street. New Research of Interest New work published in the […]
Save the Species – Save the Rainforest Salvamontes (https://www.salvamontes.org/), a nonprofit NGO closely aligned with several Colombian and foreign agencies, chose the unique and endangered Darién Gap as their second conservation project. Previously Salvamontes engineered a very successful conservation program at Alto de Ventanas, located in the northern cloud forest of the Central Cordillera of […]
PIMBY – The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Palms In My Backyard (PIMBY) is a recurring series initiated during the pandemic. Travel restrictions merit an opportunity for us to enjoy palms where we live! In the October issue of the IPS newsletter, learn more about how the Los Angeles County Museum of Art established […]
There is still time to register for the IPS midterm meeting! The International Palm Society midterm meeting is open to members only and will convene in Tampa/Sarasota, Florida beginning with a banquet on the evening of October 31, 2021. IPS Midterm Meeting in Tampa/Sarasota, Florida, USA The IPS Midterm Meeting is, at its heart, a […]
The IPS is traveling again… and you are invited! The International Palm Society midterm meeting will convene in Tampa/Sarasota, Florida beginning with a banquet on the evening of October 31, 2021. IPS Midterm Meeting in Tampa/Sarasota, Florida, USA The IPS Midterm Meeting is, at its heart, a business meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 3, but there […]
Dates to Save As we emerge from the pandemic, the newsletter can now, thankfully, pivot to bona fide announcements for actual events. And finally, this includes travel! IPS Webinar Join us for our next webinar The event will take place on July 31, 2021, 2 :00 p.m. ET. The event is free for members, but […]
Love, Beauty, and Struggle in the Palm Family: Three short genetic tales recounted by Dr Sidonie Bellot Dr Sidonie Bellot is a researcher at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London, where she arrived in 2016, barely able to tell a palm from a cycad… except if presented with their DNA! Indeed, it is not […]
Sixty-Five Years of The International Palm Society This continuing series illuminates the synergy between palm botanists and our mission of research, edu-cation, and conservation. Scientists and devoted enthusiasts are invited to share their rich experiences. In this issue, Donald Hodel from the University of California shares his story. My Half Century with Palms By Donald […]
While shopping recently in Costco, I notice a set of gray bed sheets whose package sported a palm leaf logo underneath which was the extraordinary statement, “dyes made from saw palmetto.” The same company offered olive green sheets with the claim “dyes made from saw palmetto fruits.” Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) is a dye plant? […]
Sixty-Five Years of The International Palm Society by Dr. Andrew Henderson This continuing series illuminates the synergy between palm botanists and our mission of research, education, and conservation. Scientists and devoted enthusiasts are invited to share their rich experiences. In this issue, the New York Botanical Garden’s palm biologist, Dr. Andrew Henderson, tells his story: […]