Researchers at MO Thomas Croat, Ph.D. P.A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 USA office phone: + 1-314-577-5163 fax: +1-314-577-9596 email: thomas.croat@mobot.org Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1967 M.A., University of Kansas, 1966 B.A., Simpson College, Iowa, 1962 Faculty Associate of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis Adjunct Associate Professor, St. Louis University Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis General Research Interests Systematics and Ecology of Neotropical Araceae Floristics of Araceae for Neotropical Areas Horticulture of Araceae Phenological Variations of Neotropical Floras Research Emphases Revision of Dieffenbachia of Central America Preliminary Revision of Dieffenbachia of South America Revision of Rhodospatha for the Neotropics Revision of Chlorospatha (with Lynn Hannon) Araceae for the Flora of Mesoamerica Araceae for the Flora of Ecuador Araceae for the Flora of Guianas Araceae for the Flora of Bolivia Araceae for the Flora of Bajo Calima, Valle Dept., Colombia (with Dorothy Bay) Araceae for the Flora of La Planada, Nariño Dept., Colombia (with Jeffrey Lake) Araceae of Reserva Yotoco, Valle Dept., Colombia (with Eugenio Escobar) Araceae of La Planada (with Lynn Hannon and Richard Mansell) Read more about Tom Selected Publications Croat, T. 1994. The use of New World Araceae as drug plants. Japanese Journal of Botany 69: 185-203. Croat, T. 1992(1994). Taxonomic status of neotropical Araceae. Aroideana 13 (1-4): 44-3. 1990 [1992]. Croat, T. 1991. A revision of Anthurium section Pachyneurium (Araceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 78: 539-855. Croat, T. 1988(1990). The ecology and life forms of Araceae. Aroideana 11(3-4): 4-56. Croat, T. & D. Mount. 1988. Araceae. Pp. 7-46 in Flora del Paraguay. Conservatoire et Jardin Botanique, Geneva & Missouri Bot. Gard. Croat, T. & N. Lambert. 1987. The Araceae of Venezuela. Aroideana 9: 3-214. Croat, T. 1986. The distribution of Anthurium (Araceae) in Mexico, Middle America and Panama. Selbyana 9: 94-99. Croat, T. 1986. A revision of the genus Anthurium (Araceae) of Mexico and Central America. Part 2: Panama. Monogr. in Syst. Bot., Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 1-204. Croat, T. 1983. A revision of the genus Anthurium (Araceae) of Mexico and Central America. Part 1: Mexico and Middle America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 70: 211-417. Croat, T. 1981. A revision of Syngonium (Araceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68: 565-651. Click here to see a complete listing of Tom's publications. Also see: International Aroid Society Updated 06/15/02.