Lee B. Kass reported on the start of the formation of the National Herbarium in the Bahamas in the Flora of the Greater Antilles Newsletter 9: 2, 1995. She sent the following information after her stay in the Bahamas.
The Bahamas Department of Agriculture, the Natural Science Division of the College of the Bahamas (COB), and the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) cooperated in the establishment of a national herbarium. Dr. Lee B. Kass, on a Fullbright Scholar appointment to the College of the Bahamas in January-June 1996 worked with Dr. Robert E. Hunt (her husband), Dr. Karra Reddy (Senior Lecturer at COB), Ms. Wanza Munroe and Mr. David Knowles, (Assistant Agricultural Officers), Ms. Tanya Ferguson (COB graduate intern) and students from Lee's COB College Botany class to start the establish the herbarium, now housed in an airconditioned room at the Conservation Unit of the Botanical Gardens in Nassau. Specimens accumulated since the 1960's were curated and the herbarium facilities were put in working order. Recently collected specimens of plants from the Bahamas islands were also added. Two annex herbaria were also established: one at COB and the other at BNT. Also, the existing herbaria at the Bahamian Field Station on San Salvador Island (initiated by Dr. R. R. Smith) and at the Rand Nature Center in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island were designated as branches of the Bahamas National Herbarium.
Dr. Reddy and Ms. Munroe were appointed as curators of the Bahamas National Herbarium,
which currently contains over 4,000 specimens. A goal is that each island of the Bahamas will have representation
of its flora deposited in this herbarium.
James D. Ackerman
In January, 1997, I visited the Dominican Republic to visit the herbarium (JBSD) at the Jardín Botánico Nacional and to collect orchids for the Flora of the Greater Antilles project and for my continuing studies on Tolumnia. With Donald D. Dod and a number of assistants, including the University of Puerto Rico graduate student Carlos Trejo and my technician William Carromero, we ventured to Reserva Científica Ebano Verde in the Cordillera Central and stayed at the nearly completed Arroyaso science center. Biologist Sánchez has been establishing interpretive nature trails in the reserve. Our first day was spent documenting the orchid species along their cloud forest trail. Later, we went to Loma La Sal, an adventure that would have been impossible without our rented 4-wheel drive vehicle. The trail to the mountain top passed through very disturbed forests (mostly pines) and the orchids in these areas were of the weedy type. In the small patch of cloud forest (elev. 1400-1500 m), we did find some unusual species. We also collected along the Río Arroyaso above the science center. The broadleaf gallery forest, though small, was wet and rich in species (elev. ca. 1100 m). I found Psilotum complanatum and Ophioglossum palmatum growing together on a tree fern. Perhaps old hat for a pteridologist, but pretty cool to me. (I didn't get much reaction from George R. Proctor).
We also visited the Cordillera Septentrional. Loma El Murazo, NW of Navarrete (also called José E. Bisonó), a lime-stone outcrop that towers over the valley below. The peak was surrounded by coffee fincas but the small patch of forest on the rocky peak was rich in orchids. Nonetheless, Don was so discouraged with the widespread habitat alteration (conversion to coffee plantations) in the area that we aborted the remainder of our trip in the Cordillera Septentrional and returned to the Cordillera Central to explore the not-so-warm sounding areas of Siberia and La Nevera. We took the road from Constanza to San José de Ocoa, which passed through pine forests and a few patches of rather young broadleaf forests. Unfortunately, we did not find old patches of broadleaf forest so the orchid hunt was not too fruitful. We returned to Constanza to find an interesting region near town, the slopes between the Río Pantuflas and the Río Grande de Constanza. The hills were dry but along the ravines were moist broadleaf forests containing an unexpected array of interesting species.
Although we did not have permits to collect in Parque Nacional Los Haitises, Carromero and I found the magenta and white forms of Bletia patula outside the park. We took the opportunity to shift from floristics to reproductive biology to test that there may be selection on flower color. We are working on the data right now.
Upon our return to JBSD, the herbarium staff continued to help us in every way possible, including the procurement of our CITES documents. Many thanks to the staff of Milcíades Mejía (recently appointed Director of the botanical garden), Francisco Jiménez (curator), and Daisy Castillo de Vásquez (herbarium manager). The herbarium continues to be an active place and a center for much botanical activity on the island. The collection is very good and filled with specimens of prominent collectors such as A. H. Liogier, T. A. Zanoni, F. Jiménez, and R. García. Their resources, though, are limited and they do appreciate whatever help that can be offered (including donations of books, journal subscriptions, microscopes, herbarium cabinets, and mounting materials).
The restaurant Museo de Jamón in Ciudad Colonial of Santo Domingo has flamenco dancing on Thursday and Sunday nights, beginning at 9 PM. Call ahead to confirm. Very nice.
[The Dominican Republic trip was funded by NSF grant DEB 9505459.]
Oh, the agony of waiting for a visa! Despite valiant efforts of my Flora of the Greater Antilles collaborator Marta A. Díaz, my Cuban visa came too late to visit during my semester break. With a visa in hand but teaching at full-swing, I could get away from the University of Puerto Rico for only a week. On short notice, Marta rolled out the red carpet (no pun intended) and arranged housing, time in the herbarium (HAJB), a seminar (given by yours truly) at the botanical garden, and a field trip to Pinar del Río. Wherever I went, hospitality was tremendous. We took the botanical garden vehicle ($0.75/km., which includes a driver) to Soroa Orquideario, a wonderful garden with housing and research facilities that sits above the Soroa vacation center. The Orquideario has a very good collection of native species plus a good assortment of exotic species and hybrids grown in a botanical garden setting. From there, we explored a number of places in the Sierra Rosario where there are a number of reserves. The moist forest is relatively young but the drier regions over serpentine soils were seemingly more pristine. It was amazing how much of the moist forest had been taken over by Syzygium jambos (rose-apple). It is a common tree in Puerto Rico, but it hasn't taken over large areas as it has done in Pinar del Río. Orchid species richness in the Sierra Rosario was not particularly high, but we did find some unusual things including what may be a new species of Cyclopogon.
I also obtained live plants of Tolumnia variegata to compare genetically with Dominican and Puerto Rican populations.
Remember, if you go to Cuba, you need a visa and collecting permits from the Cuban government (arranged with the help of our colleagues in Cuba), and also a License to Visit Cuba [for U.S. citizens] from the U.S. Treasury Department. Plan several months in advance for these documents. If you need a CITES permit, it may take up to two weeks to process it. The trip costs were moderate (some things more expensive than in the Dominican Republic, others less expensive), but I had a difficult time staying within the U.S. Government restrictions of spending only $100/day in Cuba, primarily because of my short stay and the lack of a U.S. colleague to share expenses.
[The trip to Cuba was funded by NSF grant DEB 9505459.]
In Newsletter 11, we reported the availability of the data from type specimens of West
Indian vascular plants (flowering plants, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes) in The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium.
Data have been entered for all the types now and will be available via the WWW in July, 1997. As mentioned before,
there are also data available from some specimens that are not types, e.g., all non-types of West Indian Orchidaceae.
The data on the West Indian types will be featured two ways: in a West Indian database and in the general catalog
of the vascular plant collection (including types). Accessing the information will depend on your needs (the whole
genus or family vs. just West Indian taxa). For quick access to the data base, search for the New York Botanical
Garden homepage in WWW, and then take the research option, then the herbarium specimen catalog option.
Borhidi, Attila 1996. Phytogeography and vegetation ecology of Cuba. 2nd. revised edition. 940 pp. Contact: Koeltz Scientific Books, e-mail: koeltz@ibm.net; WWW http://www.koeltz.com
García, Ricardo, Milcíades Mejía & Francisco Jiménez. 1997. Importancia de las plantas nativas y endémicas en la reforestación. Jardín Botánico Nacional: Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. (Proyecto Jardín Botánico Nacional-Helvetas.) 86 pp. Contact: Depto Botánica, Jardín Botánico Nacional, Apartado 21-9, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. e-mail: j.botanico@codetel.net.do
Gentianales Newsletter. No. 1, Sept. 1996. Contact: Siwert Nilsson, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Palynological Laboratory, Box 50007, S-104-05, Stockholm, Sweden. Tel. + 46-8-666 41 91. e-mail: pl-siwert@nrm.se
Publications of the Bahamian Field Station. Contact: Dr. Dan Suchy, Bahamian Field Station, c/o Twin Air, 1100 Lee Wagener Blvd., Suite 113, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315. [Publications list, covering geology, palaeobiology, botany, zoology, anthropology, archaeology, and geography in the publications issued by the Bahamian Field Station. 6 pp.]
Timyan, Joel. 1996. Bwa yo: important trees of Haiti. South-East Consortium for International Development, 1634 I Street N.W., Suite 702, Washington, DC 20006, U.S.A. x+418 pp., illustrated.[Useful native and exotic trees.]
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Second Caribbean Islands Botanic Gardens Workshop. 5-7 July 1997.
Botanic Gardens Conservation International and the Andromeda Botanic Garden of Barbados are organizing a workshop for representatives of botanical gardens in the Caribbean islands. Topics to be covered include: discussion of priorities for the development of botanical gardens in the region, their infrastructure, activities, and training needs; enhancement of the network among institutions; consideration of the roles that the institutions can play, especially in environmental education; and continuation of the development of a region-wide action plan for botanical gardens, including a special focus on biodiversity conservation. For information: Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Descanso House, 199 Kew Rd., Richmond, Surrey TW9 3BW, England. Telephone 0181-332-5953 or 5954 or 5955; Fax 0181-332-5956; e-mail: bgci@rbgkew.org.uk
IV International Orchid Workshop. 19-21 November 1997.
The University of Pinar del Río is sponsoring this conference at the Orquideario Soroa. The objectives of the conference are to update the latest scientific studies on Neotropical orchids; promote interchange of ideas and experiences on the cultivation and propagation of orchids; and to explore common interests for future collaboration among specialists and institutions. Carl Luer, Robert Dressler, and James Ackerman will be giving talks. Oral and poster presentations are solicited. Official language of the conference will be Spanish but presentations in English will be accepted. The organizers have established an 8 day-7 night package which includes housing, meals, and field trips (not including your airfare to La Habana) for only US$290. An excellent price anywhere! The program should be very good and the setting is beautiful. This will be an excellent opportunity to make Cuban contacts--orchid or otherwise. Mark it on your calendar.
For information contact: Rolando Pérez Marquez, Apartado Postal 5, Candelaria, C.P. 22700 Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Telephone (53) 85-2558; FAX (53) 82-5813; e-mail:
cnictpr@ceniai.cu or univpr@princesa.pri.sld.cu. Also, James D. Ackerman, telephone (787)
764-0000 ext. 2023; e-mail: ackerman@upracd.upr.clu.edu
James D. Ackerman
The tenth part of this series on Caribbean plants and fungi, their ecology and taxonomy, covering the years 1984 to the present, was published in the Flora of the Greater Antilles Newsletter No. 11, of December, 1996.
Authors are requested to send copies of their publications to the editor of the Bibliography for inclusion in future parts of the series. Send publications to:
T. Zanoni
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx,
New York 10458-5126, U.S.A.
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