Madagascar: The land of the big trees

With Guillermo Rivera
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 – 7:00 pm Pacific Time


NOTE: This month’s meeting will be broadcast LIVE from the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Feel free to attend in person if you are in the area, or watch on Zoom or Facebook Live.

 

IMPORTANT COVID REQUIREMENTS from the venue/city

  • Proof of Vaccination required for entry. This can be your card, or a picture of your card on your phone.
  • Masks must be worn at all times, unless you are actively eating or drinking
  • We won’t have a snack table. Bring your own drinks or snacks

Program Description

Join Guillermo Rivera on a recent journey to the western and southern part of Madagascar. The island is rich in endemism (plants and animals that are only found in this place). Lemurs and chameleons are almost exclusively found in Madagascar. Among the plants we will encounter, the genus Adansonia (the baobab trees) is perhaps the most famous, but there are plenty of representatives of other genera, such as Aloe, Euphorbia, Didierea, Alluaudia, and Pachypodium.

Guillermo was born in Argentina. He is the owner of the tour company Plant Expeditions, and for the last 17 years, has led trips throughout South America, Mexico, Southern Africa, and Madagascar. These tours have an emphasis on plants: bromeliads, orchids, cacti, and other succulents.

Upcoming tours planned for 2021: Argentina (November). For 2022, we have Ecuador (January), Socotra (March), Baja California (April), Namibia (May), Central Brazil (July), South Africa (August), Madagascar (October), and Chile-Argentina (November).

If you wish to be kept informed about our future trips, please email Guillermo at:

plantexpeditions@gmail.com

or visit the website: www.plantexpeditions.com

 

Bring any Madagascar plants for show-and-tell.

Featured Grower: Brian Kemble


Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting starts at 7pm (California time) for mingling and announcements.
Lecture starts at 7:30pm

We will simulcast on Facebook live on our page at: http://fb.me.sfsucculent


Upcoming Events

November 16th meeting at 7pm. More info coming soon.