{"id":490,"date":"2020-11-13T15:41:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T15:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cycad.org\/content\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2020-11-18T18:14:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:14:52","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cycad.org\/content\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"490\" class=\"elementor elementor-490\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0527f3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0527f3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fd1ea1\" data-id=\"0fd1ea1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ee027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31ee027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc2ffb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc2ffb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93ced73\" data-id=\"93ced73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5f30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c5f30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">This page is dedicated to cycad-related educational articles, information, and activities produced or conducted by TCS.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Sample Newsletter Articles<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/Jun-Sep-2008-Strange-but-True.pdf\">&#8220;Strange but True: A never-before-reported characteristic of\u00a0<em>Zamia pseudoparasitica<\/em>,&#8221; by Alberto Taylor, Jorge Mendieta, Ronald Bernal &amp; Gaspar Silvera<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>(This article was published in the June\/September 2008 issue)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/CSG\/publications\/CAS\/TCS-Broome-Coffee.pdf\">&#8220;<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/Broome-Coffee-2007.pdf\">Coffee, cycads&#8217; new best friend?&#8221; by Tom Broome<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>(This article\u00a0was originally published\u00a0in the December 2007 issue)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iucn.org\/themes\/ssc\/sgs\/CSG\/publications\/TCS-Donaldson-Dec-2004-supplement.pdf\">&#8220;CITES and Cycad Conservation \/ Seeds of Hope,&#8221; by Dr. John Donaldson<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>(This double article was originally published in the December 2004 Supplement. The first part is on CITES and cycad conservation, while the second explores whether or not trade in seeds might benefit cycad conservation.)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/newsletter\/Howard-Weissling-1999.htm\">&#8220;Questions &amp; Answers about the Cycad Aulacaspis Scale Insect,&#8221; by F. W. Howard &amp; T. J. Weissling<\/a><br \/>(This article\u00a0was originally published in\u00a0the December 1999 issue)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/newsletter\/Chemnick-1999.htm\">&#8220;Another Day, Another\u00a0<em>Dioon<\/em>,&#8221; by Jeff Chemnick<\/a><br \/>(This article\u00a0was originally published\u00a0in the September 1999 issue)<\/li><li><strong style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/newsletter\/Broome-1998.htm\">&#8220;Never Throw Away a Cycad,&#8221; by Tom Broome<\/a><\/strong><br \/>(This article was originally published in the September 1998 issue)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Cycad Focus Articles<\/strong><\/p><p>One of the consistent components of the\u00a0<em>Cycad Newsletter\u00a0<\/em>since the September 2002 issue (Vol. 25, No. 3) has been the &#8220;Cycad Focus&#8221; column, in which a different species of cycad is highlighted in each issue. These columns typically feature taxonomical, horticultural, phenological, and other information on the respective &#8216;target&#8217; species. The concept of targeting individual species in detail actually began long before 2002, however, and was first announced in the May 1981 issue (Vol. 4, No. 2). Originally called &#8220;Portrait of a Species,&#8221; the first species to be targeted was\u00a0<em>Bowenia serrulata<\/em>\u00a0in the March 1982 issue (Vol. 5, No. 1). TCS will be making these in-depth &#8220;Portrait of a Species&#8221; and &#8220;Cycad Focus&#8221; articles available here on our website in an effort to provide quality educational information on cycads to a broader audience.<\/p><p>Below are the &#8220;Cycad Focus&#8221; articles that are available online in alphabetical order:<\/p><ul><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Mar-1982-Bowenia-serrulata.pdf\">Bowenia serrulata<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 5, No. 1 (March 1982)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-May-1990-Ceratozamia-hildae.pdf\">Ceratozamia hildae<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 13, No. 1 (May 1990)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-June-2003-Ceratozamia-hildae.pdf\">Ceratozamia hildae<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 26, No. 2 (June 2003)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Nov-1993-Cycas-beddomei.pdf\">Cycas beddomei<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 16, No. 2 (November 1993)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-June-2007-Dioon-merolae-pt1.pdf\">Dioon merolae<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 30, No. 1 (March 2007)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-June-2007-Dioon-merolae-pt2.pdf\"><em>Dioon merolae<\/em>, cont.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 30, No. 2 (June 2007)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Jul-1983-Encephalartos-horridus-altensteinii.pdf\"><em>Encephalartos altensteinii<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 6, No. 2 (July 1983)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Apr-1986-Encephalartos-caffer.pdf\">Encephalartos caffer<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 9, No. 1 (April 1986)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Jul-1983-Encephalartos-horridus-altensteinii.pdf\"><em>Encephalartos horridus<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 6, No. 2 (July 1983)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-March-2009-Encephalartos-kisambo.pdf\">Encephalartos kisambo<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 32, No. 1 (March 2009)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-June-2007-Encephalartos-turneri.pdf\">Encephalartos turneri<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 30, No. 2 (June 2007)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Nov-1990-Zamia-floridana.pdf\"><em>Zamia pumila<\/em>\u00a0(<em>Z. floridana<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 13, No. 2 (November 1990)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Jun-1997-Macrozamia-communis.pdf\">Macrozamia commmunis<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 20, No. 2 (June 1997)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Dec-1993-M-diplomera-stenomera-L-peroffskyana.pdf\"><em>Macrozamia diplomera<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 16, No. 3 (December 1993)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Sep-1997-Macrozamia-fawcettii.pdf\">Macrozamia fawcettii<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 20, No. 3 (September 1997)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Dec-1997-Macrozamia-spiralis.pdf\">Macrozamia spiralis<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 20, No. 4 (December 1997)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Dec-1993-M-diplomera-stenomera-L-peroffskyana.pdf\"><em>Macrozamia stenomera<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 16, No. 3 (December 1993)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Nov-1991-Microcycas-calocoma.pdf\">Microcycas calocoma<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 14, No. 2 (November 1991)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Dec-2007-Microcycas.pdf\"><em>Microcycas calocoma<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 30, No. 4 (December 2007)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Dec-1993-M-diplomera-stenomera-L-peroffskyana.pdf\"><em>Lepidozamia peroffskyana<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 16, No. 3 (December 1993)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-Dec-2010-Zamia-lindenii.pdf\">Zamia lindenii<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 33, No. 4 (December 2010)<\/li><li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/TCN-Focus-June-2004-Zamia-splendens.pdf\">Zamia splendens<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vol. 27, No. 2 (June 2004)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cycad.org\/content\/newsletter\/\">Click here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to visit the\u00a0<em>Cycad Newsletter<\/em>\u00a0page for more information and to see the complete list of species addressed to date.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 15px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Other Educational Efforts<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>University Science Curriculum<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>In 2008, TCS contributed a photo to the new &#8220;Science 4 Curriculum&#8221; developed by Bob Jones University.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/BJU-Science4-Curriculum-Page54.pdf\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to view the page containing the photo.\u00a0\u00a0(2.5 Mb)<\/p><p><strong><em>Cycad Book Donations<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Also in 2008, TCS donated copies of Loran Whitelock&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The Cycads\u00a0<\/em>to the following libraries and institutions. The criteria used to decide where to donate the books were simple: (1) is regularly visited by students and\/or professionals interested in cycads, (2) does not already have a copy, and (3) expressed an interest in obtaining a copy.<\/p><ul><li>University Library, University of Texas &#8211; Pan American, Edinburg, TX, USA<\/li><li>Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA, USA<\/li><li>SERBO, A.C., Oaxaca, Mexico<\/li><li>Departamento de Botanica, Universidad de Panama, Panama City, Panama<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Glossary of Cycad Terms<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>In 2009, TCS developed an expanded glossary of more than 1,200 cycad terms (using the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycadsg.org\/publications\/CCC-Glossary.pdf\">Glossary of Terms Encountered in Cycad Systematics<\/a>\u00a0provided in Walters &amp; Osborne [2004] as a foundation) as well as a fully illustrated glossary of more than 500 of these terms using cycad-specific examples.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/publications\/glossary.htm\">Click here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for more information.<\/p><p><strong><em>Etymological Compendium of Cycad Names<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Also in 2009, TCS compiled a list of the etymologies (= meanings) of all currently accepted cycad names.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/etymological_compendium.pdf\">Click here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to view this etymological compendium.\u00a0<br \/>.<\/p><p><strong>Additional Educational Resources<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>World List of Cycads<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycadsg.org\/publications\/World-List-CYCAD-2008.pdf\">Osborne, R., M.A. Calonje, K.D. Hill, L. Stanberg &amp; D.W. Stevenson. 2012. The world list of Cycads. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Cycad Biology (CYCAD 2008), January 2008, Panama City, Panama.\u00a0<em>Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden<\/em>\u00a0106:480-510.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/cycadsg.org\/publications\/Haynes-Historical-Review-of-World-List-of-Cycads-2012.pdf\">Haynes, J.L. 2012.\u00a0<em>World List of Cycads: A Historical Review<\/em>. IUCN\/SSC Cycad Specialist Group. Unpublished. 38 pp.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Taxonomic Key Posters<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/Key-to-the-Species-of-Dioon.pdf\">Gregory, T., J. Haynes &amp; J. Chemnick. 2005. Key to the Species of\u00a0<em>Dioon<\/em>. Poster presented at the 7th International Conference on Cycad Biology (CYCAD 2005), Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/Key-to-the-Species-of-Ceratozamia.pdf\">Chemnick, J., T. Gregory, J. Haynes, M.A. Perez-Farrera &amp; L. Whitelock. 2008. Key to the Species of\u00a0<em>Ceratozamia<\/em>. Poster presented at the 8th International Conference on Cycad Biology (CYCAD 2008), Panama City, Panama.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Biogeography<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/Taylor-et-al-Biogeographic_insights_in_central_american_cycad_biology.pdf\">Taylor, A.S., J.L. Haynes, D.W. Stevenson, G. Holzman &amp; J. Mendieta. 2012. Biogeographic insights in Central American cycad biology. Pp. 73-98, In:\u00a0<em>Global Advances in Biogeography<\/em>, L. Stevens (ed.), InTech Open Access Publisher, Rijeka, Croatia.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(1.5 Mb)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Vernacular (Common) Names<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycad.org\/documents\/Bonta-Osborne-Cycads-Vernacular.pdf\">Bonta, M. &amp; R. Osborne. 2007. Cycads in the vernacular: A compendium of local names. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cycad Biology, Xalapa, Mexico, January 2005.\u00a0<em>Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden<\/em>\u00a097: 143-175.<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Cycad\/Insect Pollination<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/cgi\/content\/full\/318\/5847\/70\">Terry, I., G.H. Walter, C. Moore, R. Roemer &amp; C. Hull. 2007. Odor-mediated push-pull pollination in cycads.\u00a0<em>Science<\/em>\u00a0318:70.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/strangenews\/071004-plant-sex.html\">Thompson, A. 2007. 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