The following list of palm specialists includes individuals who are actively carrying out research and writing about palms; it is not exhaustive. An attempt has been made to provide a breadth of geographic coverage and specialties among the various palm-related research and development subjects. Thesis research in progress by graduate students is also included. Information provided, if known, is in the following order: (1) mailing address, (2) telephone number, (3) fax number, (4) e-mail address, (5) key palm research and publication areas.
BALICK, Michael J. (1) Institute of Economic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx NY 10458 USA (2) 1-718-817-8763 (3) 1-718-220-1029 (4) MBALICK@NYBG.ORG (5) Systematics; economic botany; oil-producing species; conservation; New World.
BALSLEV, Henrik (1) Sarmiento de Gamboa 383 y Darwin, Quito, Ecuador (2) 593-2-434-884 (3) 593-2-434-884 (4) HBALSLEV@PI.PRO.EC (5) Systematics; ethnobotany; Ecuador; Bolivia.
BARFOD, Anders S. (1) Botanical Institute, Nordlandsvej 68, Risskov, DK-8240, DENMARK (2) 45-89-423-188 (3) 45-89-424-747 (4) BIOBASB@AAU.DK (5) Systematics; economic species; Phytelephas; New World.
BARROW, Sasha (1) The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UNITED KINGDOM (2) 44-181-332-5224 (3) 44-181-332-5278 (4) S.BARROW@ RBGKEW.ORG.UK (5) Systematics; Phoenix; Old World.
BASU, Shyamal K. (1) 54B, Mahanirvan Road, 2nd Floor, Calcutta 700 029, INDIA (2) 91-33-464-3327 (3) - (4) - (5) Systematics; cultivated species; rattans; conservation; South Asia.
BATUGAL, Ponciano (1) COGENT, IPGRI Regional Office for Asia, the Pacific and Oceania, P.O. Box 101, Singapore 9124, SINGAPORE (2) 65-738-9611 (3) 65-738-9636 (4) P.BATUGAL@CGNET.COM (5) Development, coconut.
BEENTJE, Henk (1) The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UNITED KINGDOM (2) 44-181-332-5225 (3) 44-181-332-5278 (4) H.BEENTJE@ RBGKEW.ORG.UK (5) Systematics; conservation; Madagascar.
BERNAL, Rodrigo G. (1) Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, A.A. 7495, Bogotá, COLOMBIA (2) 57-1-368-4262 (3) 57-1-368-1345 (4) RBERNAL@ CIENCIAS.CAMPUS.UNAL.EDU.CO (5) Systematics; conservation; economic species; Colombia.
BORCHSENIUS, Finn (1) Biological Institute, Aarhus University Herbarium, Universitetsparken Bldg. 137, 8000 Aarhus C, DENMARK (2) 45-89-422-743 (3) 45-86-139-326 (4) BIOFINN@AAU.DK (5) Taxonomy of South American palms.
BORGTOFT PEDERSEN, Henrik (1) Reco Consult, Gl. Ryvej 13, DK 8362 Hoerning, DENMARK (2) 45-86-922-191 (3) 45-86-922-191 (4) - (5) Utilization; extractivism; agroforestry; Ecuador.
BROSCHAT, Timothy K. (1) Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, University of Florida, 3205 College Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale FL 33314-7700, USA (2) 1-305-475-8990 (3) 1-305-475-4125 (4) - (5) Propagation; cultivation; diseases and disorders; ornamental species.
CASTILLO M., Juan José (1) Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad de San Carlos, A.P. 1545, Guatemala City 01901, GUATEMALA (2) 502-276-9794 (3) 502-2-69770 (4) AGUAT@USAC.EDU.GT (5) Systematics; economic species; Chamaedorea; Central America.
CHAZDON, Robin (1) Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U-42, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT 06269-3042, USA (2) 1-860-486-4057 (3) 1-860-486-4320 (4) CHAZDON@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU (5) Ecology; conservation; New World.
CLEMENT, Charles R. (1) Departamento de Ciencias Agronomicas, INPA, C.P. 478, Manaus AM 69011-970, BRAZIL (2) 55-92-642-3300 (3) 55-92-642-1845 (4) CCLEMENT@CR-AM.RNP.BR (5) Cultivation; domestication; pejibaye palm (Bactris gasipaes); New World.
CROPPER, Hazel (1) New York Botanical Garden, Bronx NY 10458 USA (2) 1-718-817-8677 (3) 1-718-220-6504 (4) HCROPPER@NYBG.ORG (5) Systematics; ecology; Butia; New World.
CUNNINGHAM, A.B. (1) P.O. Box 42, Betty’s Bay, 7141, SOUTH AFRICA (2) - (3) - (4) ETHNOBOT@IAFRICA.COM (5) Economic species; Hyphaene; Southern Africa.
DE GRANVILLE, Jean-Jacques (1) Laboratoire de Botanique, ORSTOM, B.P. 165, Cayenne Cedex, 97323, FRANCE (2) 33-594-299-283 (3) 33-594-319-855 (4) - (5) Systematics; ecology; South America.
DE MASON, Darlene (1) Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California, Riverside CA 92521, USA (2) 1-909-787-3580 (3) 1-909-787-4437 (4) DEMASON@ UCRAC1.UCR.EDU (5) Reproductive biology; date palm.
DE NEVERS, Gregory C. (1) California Academy of Sciences, Pepperwood Ranch Natural Preserve, 3450 Franz Valley Road, Santa Rosa CA 95404, USA (2) 1-707-542-2080 (3) - (4) 102353.3507@COMPURSERVE.COM (5) Sytematics of New World palms.
DE ZOYSA, Neela (1) Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138, USA (2) 1-617-496-2380 (3) 1-617-495-9484 (4) G6487NDEZO@ UMBSKY.CC.UMB.EDU (5) Systematics; utilization; conservation; rattans; Sri Lanka.
DEMATT E, M. Esmeralda S.P. (1) Departamento de Horticultura, FCAV-UNESP, Rodovia Carlos Tonanni, km 5, Jaboticabal SP 14870-000, BRAZIL (2) 55-16-323-2500 (3) 55-16-322-4275 (4) - (5) Evolution; morphology; ornamental species.
DOUGHTY, Severn (1) Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, Bronson Hall, Room 107, Louisiana State University, Shreveport LA 71115, USA (2) 1-318-797-5136 (3) 1-318-797-5135 (4) - (5) ornamental species; cultivation; Phoenix.
DOWE, John L. (1) Townsville Botanic Gardens, P.O. Box 1268, Townsville 4810, AUSTRALIA (2) 61-77-220-455 (3) 61-77-253-290 (4) - (5) Systematics; conservation; Archontophoenix; Australia, Southwest Pacific Islands.
DRANSFIELD, John (1) The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UNITED KINGDOM (2) 44-181-332-5225 (3) 44-181-332-5278 (4) J.DRANSFIELD@RBGKEW.ORG.UK (5) Systematics; evolution; rattans; Southeast Asia, Madagascar, Africa.
DURáN G., Rafael. (1) Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.P. 87, Cordemex 97310, Yucatán, MEXICO (2) 52-99-813-943 (3) 52-99-813-900 (4) - (5) Demography; conservation; Pseudophoenix; Mexico.
ESSIG, Frederick B. (1) Department of Biology, LIF 169, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa FL 33620, USA (2) 1-813-974-6234 (3) 1-813-974-3557 (4) ESSIG@CHUMA.CAS.USF.EDU (5) Systematics; ecology; New Guinea.
EVANS, Randall (1) Division of Research, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, USA (2) 1-314-577-5169 (3) 1-314-577-9596 (4) - (5) Systematics; Cryosophila; New World.
FERNANDES, Hélio Q.B. (1) Museu de Biologia Prof. Mello Leit o, Santa Teresa ES 29650-000, BRAZIL (2) 55-27-259-1182 (3) 55-27-259-1696 (4) MBML@NPD1.UFES.BR (5) Systematics, Bactris and Euterpe; Atlantic Forest, Brazil.
FERNANDO, Edwino (1) Department of Forest Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines, College of Forestry, Los Baños College, Laguna, 4031, PHILIPPINES (2) 63-94-2773 (3) 63-94-3673 (4) ESF@MUDSPRING.UPLB.EDU.PH (5) Systematics; rattans; Philippines.
FISHER, Jack B. (1) Fairchild Tropical Garden, 11935 Old Cutler Road, Miami FL 33156, USA (2) 1-305-665-2844 (3) 1-305-665-8032 (4) FISHERJ@SERVAX.FIU.EDU (5) Anatomy; cultivation.
GALEANO, Gloria (1) Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, A.P. 7495, Bogotá, COLOMBIA (2) 57-1-368-4262 (3) 57-1-368-1345 (4) GGALEANO@ CIENCIAS.CAMPUS.UNAL.EDU.CO (5) Systematics; Colombia.
GEMMILL, Chrissen E.C. (1) Laboratory of Molecular Systematics, Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, MRC 534, Washington, DC 20560, USA (2) 1-301-238-3444 (3) 1-301-238-3059 (4) GEMMILL@ONYX.SI.EDU (5) Molecular evolution; systematics; Pritchardia; Hawaii.
GIBBONS, Martin (1) The Palm Centre, 563 Upper Richmond Road West, London SW14 7ED, UNITED KINGDOM (2) 44-181-876-3223 (3) 44-181-876-6888 (4) 101340.2215@ COMPUSERVE.COM (5) Exploration; ornamental species.
GUáNCHEZ, Francisco (1) Sada-Amazonas, Parque Los Chorros, Caracas, VENEZUELA (2) 58-2-239-2766 (3) 58-2-237-1779 (4) - (5) Biology, utilization and systematics; Leopoldinia; Amazonas, Venezuela.
HAHN, William J. (1) Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, 1004 Schermerhorn Extension, Mail Code 5557, Columbia University, New York NY 10027, USA (2) 1-212-854-8189 (3) 1-212-854-8188 (4) WH55@COLUMBIA.EDU (5) Molecular evolution; systematics; Caryota; Paraguay, Asia.
HARRIES, Hugh C. (1) 17 Alexandra Road, Lodmoor Hill, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 7QQ, UNITED KINGDOM (2) 44-1305-784-474 (3) 44-1305-774-773 (4) - (5) Evolution and ethnobotany; cultivar classification and registration; breeding and in vitro propagation; pathology; development; coconut, date and African oil palm.
HENDERSON, Andrew (1) Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx NY 10458, USA (2) 1-718-817-8973 (3) 1-718-220-1029 (4) AHENDERSON@NYBG.ORG (5) Systematics; utilization; conservation; New World.
HODEL, Donald R. (1) University of California Cooperative Extension, 2615 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 400, Los Angeles CA 90007, USA (2) 1-213-744-4881 (3) 1-213-745-7513 (4) DRHODEL@UCDAVIS.EDU (5) Systematics; ornamental species; Chamaedorea; New World; Pacific Islands.
HUBBUCH, Charles (1) Fairchild Tropical Garden, 11935 Old Cutler Road, Miami FL 33156, USA (2) 1-305-665-2844 (3) 1-305-665-8032 (4) CHUBBUCH@AOL.COM (5) Propagation; cultivation; ornamental species.
IRVINE, Anthony K. (1) Tropical Forest Research Centre, Wildlife and Ecology Division, C.S.I.R.O., P.O. Box 780, Atherton, 4883, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. (2) 61-70-918-830 (3) 61-70-913-245 (4) TONY.IRVINE@TFRC.CSIRO.AU (5) Systematics; Australia.
JOHNSON, Dennis V. (1) 11 Colgate Street, Pocatello ID 83201 USA (2) 1-208-232-8090 (3) 1-208-232-8090 (4) DJOHN37@AOL.COM (5) Development of economic species; utilization; conservation; New World.
JOYAL, Elaine (1) Department of Life Sciences, Arizona State University West, P.O. Box 37100, Phoenix AZ 85069-7100, USA (2) 1-602-543-6059 (3) 1-602-543-6073 (4) JOYAL@ASU.EDU (5) Ethnobotany, conservation, utilization, ecology, systematics; Sabal; Mexico.
KAHN, Francis (1) ORSTOM, C.P. 09747, Brasília, DF 70001.970, BRAZIL (2) 55-61-248-5323 (3) 55-61-248-5378 (4) FKAHN@BSB.NUTECNET.COM.BR (5) Systematics; ecology; biology; conservation; Amazon Basin.
KAKURU, Willy (1) National Wetlands Program, P.O. Box 9629, Kampala, UGANDA (2) 256-41-241-239 (3) 256-41-241-246 (4) - (5) Ecology; utilization; Raphia; East Africa.
LIAO JIH - CHING (1) Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, REPUBLIC OF CHINA (2) 886-2-363-3353 (3) 886-2-365-6520 (4) - (5) Systematics; Taiwan.
MADULID, Domingo A. (1) Botany Division, National Museum, P.O. Box 2659, Manila, PHILIPPINES (2) 63-2-476-887 (3) 63-2-530-0288 (4) 6363376@MCIMAIL.COM (5) Systematics; conservation; ornamental species; rattans; Philippines.
MANOKARAN, Navaratnam (1) Division of Environmental Sciences, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur 52109, MALAYSIA (2) 60-3-630-2100 (3) 60-3-636-7753 (4) NMAOF@FRIM.GOV.MY (5) Propagation; cultivation; silviculture; rattans; Southeast Asia.
MEADOWS, David J. (1) Asia Technical Department (ASTEN), Room MC 8-345, The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA (2) 1-202-458-2284 (3) 1-202-477-1865 (4) - (5) Development; coconut, African oil palm.
MEDEIROS-COSTA, Judas T. de (1) Rua Ambrosio Machado, 178, Iputinga, Recife PE, 50670-010, BRAZIL (2) 55-81-271-0856 (3) - (4) JTCOSTA@ELOGICA.COM.BR (5) Systematics; ornamental species; Brazil.
MEJIA, Kember (1) Instituto de Investigación de la Amazonia Peruana, A.P. 784, Iquitos, PERU (2) 51-94-265-515 (3) 51-94- 265-527 (4) CRI-LOR@IIAP.ORG.PE (5) Systematics; ethnobotany; economic species.
MILLáN, Betty (1) Museu de Historia Natural, UNMSM, A.P. 14-0434, Lima, PERU (2) 51-14-524-135 (3) 51-14-649-110 (4) GYM@MUSM.EDU.PE (5) Systematics; Astrocaryum; Peru.
MOGEA, Johanis P. (1) Division of Botany, R&D Centre for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Herbarium Bogoriense, Jalan Raya Juanda No. 22, Bogor, 16122, INDONESIA (2) 62-251-322-035 (3) 62-251-325-854 (4) HERBOGOR@INDO.NET.ID (5) Systematics; utilization; conservation; Arenga; Indonesia, Southeast Asia.
MORA-URPí, Jorge (1) Departamiento de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitária Rodrigo Facio, San José, COSTA RICA (2) 506-34 4532 (3) 506-34-2723 (4) - (5) Biology; propagation; cultivation; economic species; pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes); Costa Rica.
MORAES R., Mónica (1) Herbário Nacional de Bolivia, Casilla 10077, Correo Central, La Paz, BOLIVIA (2) 591-2-792-416 (3) 591-2-797-511 (4) MONICA@PALMA.BO (5) Systematics; distribution; utilization; conservation; Parajubaea, Allagoptera, Attalea phalerata; Bolivia, South America.
MOUSSA, Farana. (1) ORSTOM, CP 09747, Brasília, DF 70001.970, BRAZIL (2) 55-61-248-6046 (3) 55-61-248-6046 (4) FKAHN@BSB.NUTECNET.COM.BR (5) Economic botany; utilization; Amazon Basin.
MUñIZ, Onaney (1) Movimiento Cubano por la Paz y la Soberania de los Pueblos, Linea 556 e/C y D Vedado, La Habana, CUBA (2) 53-7-23-7368 or 53-7-32-9786 (3) 53-7-33-3860 or 53-7-32-1492 (4) CUPAZ@TINORED.CU (5) Ecology; taxonomy; phytogeography; Cuba.
NOBLICK, Larry (1) The Montgomery Foundation, Inc., 11901 Old Cutler Road, Miami FL 33156, USA (2) 1-305-667-3800 (3) 1-305-661-5984 (4) 103067.377@ COMPUSERVE.COM (5) Systematics; conservation; Syagrus; South America.
NUR SUPARDI, M.N. (1) Rattan Silviculture and Ecology Unit, Natural Forest Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong 52109 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA (2) 60-3-630-2315 (3) 60-3- 626-7753 (4) SUPARDI@FRIM.GOV.MY (5) Rattan: silviculture, ecology, inventory, harvesting and agroforestry; species diversity of palms.
OJOMO, Edward E. (1) 22 Ekenwan Road, P.O. Box 225, Benin City, NIGERIA (2) 234-52-600-995 (3) - (4) - (5) Cultivation; economic species; coconut; African oil palm; West Africa.
ORELLANA, Roger. (1) Centro de Investigación Cientificia de Yucatán, A.C. Apartado Postal 87, Cordemes, 97310 Mérida, MEXICO (2) 52-99-813-914 (3) 52-99-813-900 (4) ROGER@SERVIDOR.UNAM.MX (5) Palms of Yucatán Peninsula, Bactris, Desmoncus.
PEARCE, K.G. (1) 4D Esmeralda Apts., Soi Ngam Duplee, Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10120 THAILAND (2) 66-2-287-1378 (3) 66-2-254-1707 (4) - (5) Utilization; conservation; Malaysia.
PINTAUD, Jean-Christophe (1) ORSTOM, Laboratoire de Botanique, BP A5, 98848 Noumea Cedex NEW CALEDONIA (2) 687-26-10-00 (3) 687-26-43-26 (4) PINTAUD@NOUMEA.ORSTOM.NC (5) Palms of New Caledonia; Burretiokentia; Kentiopsis; rainforest palm communities.
PROFIZI, Jean-Pierre (1) B.P. 7701, Libreville, GABON (2) 241- 73-56-65 (3) 241-73-56-65 (4) - (5) Biology; management; utilization; rattans; Raphia; Africa.
PUTZ, Francis (1) Department of Botany, University of Florida, P.O. Box 118526, Gainesville FL 32611-8526, USA (2) 1-352-392-1486 (3) 1-352-393-3993 (4) FEP@BOTANY.UFL.EDU (5) Ecology; utilization; sustainability analysis; tropics.
QUERO, Hermilo J. (1) Instituto de Biologia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, A.P. 70-614, Mexico, DF 04510, MEXICO (2) 52-5-622-9056 (3) 52-5-622-9046 (4) QUERO@SERVIDOR.UNAM.MX (5) Systematics; conservation; Mexico, Caribbean.
RAJANAIDU, N. (1) Plant Science and Biotechnology Unit, Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia, P.O. Box 10620, Kuala Lumpur 50720, MALAYSIA (2) 60-3-825-9155 (3) 60-3-825-9446 (4) RNAIDU@PORIM.GOV.MY (5) Breeding; genetic resources; African oil palm.
READ, Robert W. (1) 272 Rose Apple Lane, Naples, FL 33961, USA (2) 1-941-795-1074 (3) 1-941-643-7275 (4) - (5) Systematics; ecology; Greater Caribbean, Hawaii.
RENUKA, C. (1) Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Trichur, 680 653 Kerala, INDIA (2) 91-487-782-061 (3) 91-487-782-249 (4) ROOT@KFRI.ERNET.IN (5) Systematics; rattans; South India.
SAW, Leng Guan (1) Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur 52109, MALAYSIA (2) 60-3-630-2128 (3) 60-3-636-7753 (4) SAWLG@FRIM.GOV.MY (5) Systematics; ecology; conservation; Licuala; Malaysia.
SIEBERT, Stephen F. (1) School of Forestry, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA (2) 1-406-243-5521 (3) 1-406-243-4845 (4) SIEBERT@SELWAY.UMT.EDU (5) Rattan utilization and management; conservation; Indonesia.
TULEY, Paul (1) Tropical Agriculture Association (UK), 43 Mount Place, The Mount, Guildford GU2 5HU, Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM (2) 44-1483-454-725 (3) 44-1483-454-725 (4) - (5) Utilization; Africa.
UHL, Natalie W. (1) Bailey Hortorium, 467 Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853, USA (2) 1-607-255-7984 (3) 1-607-255-7979 (4) NWU1@CORNELL.EDU (5) Systematics; evolution; anatomy.
VONGKALUANG, Isara (1) Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, THAILAND (2) 66-2-579-0176 (3) 66-2-561-4761 (4) - (5) Cultivation; development; rattans; Thailand.
VOVIDES, Andrew P. (1) Instituto de Ecología A.C., A.P. 63, 91000 Xalapa, Veracruz, MEXICO (2) 52-28-1-860-00 (3) 52-28-1-869-10 (4) VOVIDESA@ SUN.IECO.CONACYT.MX (5) Management of native species; Chamaedorea; Mexico.
ZONA, Scott (1) Fairchild Tropical Garden, 11935 Old Cutler Road, Miami
FL 33156, USA (2) 1-305-665-2844 (3) 1-305-665-8032 (4) ZONAS@SERVAX.FIU.EDU
(5) Systematics; conservation; Sabal, Roystonea; Greater Caribbean.
