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Barry E. Hammel, Ph.D.
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St. Louis address:
office phone: + 1 (314) 577-9520
fax: + 1 (314) 577-0800
email: barry.hammel@mobot.org

Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63110
USA

Most recent discovery Aristolochia pichichensis. See the Cutting Edge, April 2011

Costa Rica address:
Apdo 274-3100
Santo Domingo de Heredia
Costa Rica 40301

Education
Ph.D., Duke, 1984
M.S., University of Wyoming, 1977
B.S., University of Wyoming, 1969

Floristics/Biogegraphy Systematics/Phylogeny

Available upon request

Research Emphases Costa Rica/Central America Co Editor: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica
Clusiaceae, Cyclanthaceae
Recent Publications 2011. Aegiphila brenesii, a new name for the long-lost (right before our eyes) Clerodendrum costaricense (Lamiaceae) 2009. Forestiera isabelae (Oleaceae), una Especie Nueva para Costa Rica 2009. A New Species of Cyclanthera (Cucurbitaceae) from Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 2006. Three new species of Marcgraviaceae from Costa Rica, with references to related species and notes on the generic placement of Schwartzia jimenezii 2005. Pleodendron costaricense (Canellaceae), a new species for Costa Rica
Selected Publications Hammel, B. E., M. H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). 2010. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae–Gunneraceae). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 119: 1–970. 2007. ----. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. VI. Dicotiledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. 111: 1-933. 2004. ----. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. I. Introducción. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. 97: 1-299. 2003. ----. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. III. Monocotiledóneas (Orchidaceae-Zingiberaceae). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. 93: 1-884. 2003. ----. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. II. Gimnospermas y monocotiledóneas (Agavaceae-Musaceae). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92: 1-694. 2000. Hammel. Plantas ornamentales nativas de Costa Rica/Native Ornamental Plants. Ed. 2, 1--236. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, INBio. Santo Domingo de Heredia.