U.S.-Venezuela Cooperative Research: Venezuelan Solanaceae (Cestrum and Lycianthes)

该奖项支持密苏里州植物园的威廉·达西教授与委内瑞拉马拉凯植物农业研究所的卡门·贝尼特斯·德罗哈斯教授进行研究合作。合作的目的是对茄科两大属的分类和分类进行联合研究，茄科是一个主要的植物科，包括牵牛花、烟草、土豆、西红柿和许多其他经济作物。虽然这一重要的植物家族在安第斯地区最丰富，但南美洲北部没有现代植物处理。这两名调查人员最近完成了对委内瑞拉南部半部的植物治疗，他们打算继续努力，为整个委内瑞拉提供治疗。通过将这两位研究人员聚集在一起，该项目将增强参与该项目的机构的能力。委内瑞拉方面将受益于计算机和其他现代方法的引入；美国方面将受益于进入委内瑞拉极其丰富而鲜为人知的植物区系。

This award supports Prof. William D'Arcy from the Missouri Botanical Gardens in a research collaboration with Prof. Carmen Benitez de Rojas of the Instituto de Botanica Agricola in Maracay, Venezuela. The purpose of the collaboration is to carry out joint research on the taxonomy and classification of two large genera of the Solanaceae, a major plant family that includes petunias, tobacco, potatoes, tomatoes, and many other economic plants. While this important family of plants is richest in the Andean region, no modern floristic treatment exists for northern South America. The two investigators have recently completed a floristic treatment of the southern half of Venezuela, and they intend to continue their efforts and produce a treatment for all of Venezuela. By bringing together these two researchers, this project will enhance the capabilities of the institutions involved in the project. The Venezuelan side will benefit from the introduction of computer and other modern methodologies; the U.S. side from access to the extremely rich and poorly known flora of Venezuela.