Researchers at MO Robert L. Dressler, Ph.D., Curator Missouri Botanical Garden 21305 NW 86th Ave Micanopy, FL 32667 USA Associate, University of Florida Herbarium office phone: + 1-352-466-4215 fax: +1-352-466-3151 email: rdressl@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu 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. Updated 10/01/02