Toward a Treatment of the Palmae for Flora Neotropica

有71种棕榈树已知出现在新的 世界上，但只有大约三分之一的这些属是好的 被收集并且在分类学上是众所周知的。 这是不幸的 因为棕榈树是热带森林的重要组成部分， 热带稀树草原，也被广泛用作农作物。 安德鲁博士 纽约植物园的亨德森和迈克尔·巴利克在 沿着在南美洲进行野外工作， 实验室研究，以确定物种组成， 两个鲜为人知的属的地理范围，Euterpe和 Prestoea。 Prestoea估计有35种，而 Euterpe包含约10个;两者都广泛分布在 中美洲和南美洲 Euterpe在经济上很重要 作为棕榈心的来源。“他们的分类学研究将是 基于花的形态学和解剖学分析， 果实、叶和茎。 材料也将被送往康奈尔大学 分子研究大学的道尔博士和乌尔博士对 棕榈科及其进化 实地工作将与 哥伦比亚植物学家格洛丽亚加莱亚诺博士的合作 加尔塞斯

There are 71 genera of palms known to occur in the New World, but only about one-third of these genera are well collected and well known taxonomically. This is unfortunate because palms are important components of tropical forests and savannas, and are also widely used as crops. Drs. Andrew Henderson and Michael Balick of the New York Botanical Garden are conducting field work in South America along with herbarium and laboratory studies to determine the species composition and geographical ranges of two poorly known genera, Euterpe and Prestoea. Prestoea contains an estimated 35 species, while Euterpe contains about ten; both are widely distributed in Central and South America. Euterpe is economically significant as a source of palm "hearts." Their taxonomic studies will be based on morphological and anatomical analyses of flowers, fruits, leaves, and stems. Material will also be sent to Cornell University for molecular studies by Drs. Doyle and Uhl on the palm family and its evolution. Field work will be conducted with the collaboration of the Colombian botanist, Dr. Gloria Galeano- Garces.