Request for research material
Nolo Contendere (Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:13:47 PDT)

Dear PBS members,

My Ph.D student Nicolás Garcia is working on the phylogeny and generic
relationships of the Hippeastreae (Amaryllidaceae). He would like to be
able to sample more material of the following genera:

Mexican and South American Habranthus spp.
Mexican South American Zephyanthes

He is not looking for the more common species, (i.e., H. robustus, H.
tubipsathus, Z. rosea, Z. candida, Z. carinata), but the less
well-known, which some of you may have in cultivation.

At the very least, we would like leaf material in silica gel (we can
provide the silica), but bulbs and/or seeds would be welcome, since he
is doing FISH chromosome preparations as well as DNA sequencing.

If you can help us out, please email me at alan.meerow@ars.usda.gov

Much thanks,
Alan Meerow