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Dr. Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
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NEBC Distinguished Speaker

Dr. Carmen Ulloa Ulloa

Curator, Science & Conservation
Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis, MO

"In the Footsteps of Humboldt: The Making of the Map of the Plants of the Americas"

Mark your calendar for the next NEBC Meeting on April 5, 2019 at Harvard University's Haller Hall, 6:45pm.

Abstract: Alexander von Humboldt and his companions' travels to the Americas have marveled scientists to this day. Based on his notes, collections, and drawings at the base of Chimborazo volcano, he published an innovative cross-cut of the vegetation at the equatorial Andes, summarizing plant occurrences with precise detail. Since then, thousands of botanists have been collecting and documenting the flora of the New World, but it is only in the last 25 years that an overview of the whole flora has become possible. I will present a historical background on the visit of Humboldt to the Andes of Ecuador, an area where I have conducted botanical work for the last 35 years, and with the collaboration of 24 coauthors will present the first assessment of the flora of the Americas that resulted in 124,993 species of vascular plants, which represents one third of the plants worldwide.