Botanical Garden at UH Hilo earns global recognition
UH Hilo Botanical Garden received official accreditation from Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
UH Hilo Botanical Garden received official accreditation from Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
The Seed Conservation Lab is one of three storage and propagation facilities that are part of Lyon¡¯s Hawaiian Rare Plant Program.
This is the 13th consecutive year that doctoral candidates from UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ received these fellowships.
The study also highlighted the urgent conservation needs of island plants.
During the summer, the traveling students were housed at the CDF research station, where they conducted their research projects focused on island invasion biology.
Matthew Knope, lead principal investigator, is working to uncover the genetic changes responsible for rapid evolutionary diversification in Âé¶¹´«Ã½ and beyond.
Sen. Mazie Hirono toured Lyon¡¯s Hawaiian Rare Plant Program Greenhouse to see and plant Hawaiian endangered plants.
Mark Merlin is a professor in the UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ School of Life Sciences.
The new plumeria collection features more than 30 varieties of flowers and foliage considered good for lei.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ students, faculty and staff led the students through different hands-on activities.