Researchers at MO
	Robert L. Dressler, Ph.D., Curator Missouri Botanical Garden 21305 NW 86th Ave Micanopy, FL 32667 USA Courtesy Curator, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Associate, Harvard University Herbaria
	Senior Scientist, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Honorary Scientist, Research Center on Andean Orchids Angel Andreetta IUCN Specialist Committee for Orchidaceae office phone: + 1-352-466-4215 email: sobralia@flmnh.ufl.edu Coordinator of Research, Lankester Botanical Gardens Jardin Botanico Lankester APDO 1031-7050 Cartago Costa Rica America Central office phone: +011 (506) 2552-3247 home phone: +011 (506) 2591-3156 fax: +011 (506) 2552-3151 email: robert.dressler@ucr.ac.cr or kerry@bio-photo.com Ph.D., Harvard University, 1957 B.A., University of Southern California, 1951 General Research Interests Orchid Classification Orchid Evolution Floral Ecology Research Emphases Orchids of Central America, especially Panama and Costa Rica Selected Publications Dressler, R.L. 1996. The Encyclia pygmaea complex, with a new Central American species, Encyclia racemifera. Lindleyana 11: 37-40. Dressler, R.L. 1993. Field Guide to the Orchids of Costa Rica and Panama. Cornell University Press. Dressler, R.L. 1990. Acrorchis, a new genus from the mountains of Panama and Costa Rica. Orquidea (Mex.) 12: 11-17. Dressler, R.L. 1984. Palmorchis en Panama, una nueva especie donde menos se le esperaba. Orquidea (Mex.) 9: 213-230. Dressler, R.L. 1983. Classification of the orchids and their probable origin. Telopea 2: 413-424. Dressler, R.L. 1981. The Orchids: Natural History and Classification. Harvard University Press. Dressler, R.L. 1979. Salpistele, un genero nuevo de las Pleurothallidinae. Orquideologia 14: 3-17. Click here for a listing of published books in pdf format. Click here for a complete listing of bibliography in pdf format. (Must have Adobe Acrobat to read and print in this format) This page was last revised 05/27/09.