Researchers at MO Barry E. Hammel, Ph.D., Curator Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 USA St. Louis: office phone: + 1-314-577-9520 fax: +1-314-577-0800 email: barry.hammel@mobot.org Costa Rica address (InBio): Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad Apdo 22-3100 Santo Domingo de Heredia Costa Rica Ph.D., Duke, 1984 M.S., University of Wyoming, 1977 B.S., University of Wyoming, 1969 General Research Interests Floristics/Biogegraphy Systematics/Phylogeny Research Emphases Costa Rica/Central America Clusiaceae, Cyclanthaceae Selected Publications Hammel, B.E. and G. Wilder. 1989. Dianthoveus: a New genus of Cyclanthaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76: 112-123. 1990. Nyssa talamanca (Cornaceae), a new member of the remnant Laurasian Tertiary flora of southern Central America. Brittonia 42. [with N. Zamora]. 1990. Neither oak nor alder, but nearly: the history of Ticodendraceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. [with W. G. Burger].--Introduction to a compendium of papers about this new family of flowering plants, coordinated by Hammel. 1993. Ruptiliocarpon (Lepidobotryaceae): a new arborescent genus and tropical American link to Africa, with a reconsideration of the family. Novon 3: 408-417.[with N. A. Zamora]. 1999. Synopsis of Chrysochlamys (Clusiaceae: Clusioideae: Clusieae) in Mesoamerica. Novon 9: 360--374. 1999. Two new species of Clusiella (Clusiaceae) with a synopsis of the genus. Novon 9: 349--359. 2000. Plantas ornamentales nativas de Costa Rica/Native Ornamental Plants. Ed. 2, 1--236. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, INBio. Santo Domingo de Heredia. 2003. New species of Cyclanthaceae from Southern Central America and Northern South America. Novon 13: 52--63.