Diversity of Cacti of Central Brazil

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With Guillermo Rivera
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 – 7:00 pm Pacific Time

 

NOTE: This month’s presentation will be held online. Zoom login information below. Our in-person events are suspended until further notice.

This month’s presentation will focus on the variety of cacti in Central Brazil, particularly the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia. The habitats of Cerrado, Caatinga, and Atlantic Forest are well represented in these states, allowing for a great diversity of many Brazilian genera: Uebelmannia, Micranthocereus, Melocactus, Pilosocereus, among others. Our guide Guillermo Rivera will take us on a journey of over 4000 km, and promises it is worth the drive!

 

Born in Argentina, Guillermo was formerly a researcher at the University of Cordoba, Argentina. He received his BS in Biology University of Cordoba, an MS in Marine Biology from Northeastern University and his PhD in Botany from the University of Cordoba.
 
For the last 17 years he has been the owner of PLANT EXPEDITIONS (formerly South America Nature Tours). Tours are offered to destinations throughout South America, Mexico and South Africa, Madagascar, and Namibia, with an emphasis on bromeliads, orchids, cacti, and other succulents.
 
“Because of the pandemic our tours have been reprogrammed. For 2021 we plan Baja California (April), Namibia (May), Ecuador (June-July), South Africa (August), Madagascar (October), Argentina-Chile (November). For 2022…. Baja California, Socotra, Brazil, Peru, Northern Madagascar, Northwestern Argentina”
 
If you wish to be kept informed about future Plant Expeditions trips, please send email to Guillermo at plantexpeditions@gmail.com or visit www.plantexpeditions.com

Meeting Format and Login Instructions:

Please plan to join the meeting by 7pm if you haven’t used zoom before, as it takes a moment to download and install. Everyone else is welcome early as well to chit-chat before we start.

The formal presentation will begin at 7:30pm.

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If the Zoom meeting fills up or you cant get it to work, we will simulcast on Facebook live on our page at: http://fb.me.sfsucculent

 

Upcoming Events

  • March 16: Rob Nixon “Succulents of the US Mexico Border“
  • April 10: MesembsVirtually joint event with the Mesemb Study Group and the BCSS Manchester Branch.
  • April 20: Yucca – Brian Kemble