WBC CHICAGO 2004

SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR SPEAKERS

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11

Harry E. Luther, Moderator

8:00am: Bradley C. Bennett: Uses of Bromeliaceae by traditional cultures in the Americas.

9:00am: Thomas J. Givnish: Origin, adaptive radiation, and geographic diversification of the bromeliads — new insights from molecular data.

10:00am: Claudia Hornung Leoni: Uses and Pollination of the Giant Bromeliad Puya raimondii.

11:00am – 1:00pm: Break for Lunch

1:00pm: Thorsten Kromer: Diversity and ecology of epiphytic bromeliads along an elevational gradient in the Andes of Bolivia.

2:00pm: Maurice P. DeProft: Flower biology and fertilization of Aechmea fasciata.

3:00pm: Bruno Rezende Silva: Systematic studies in Aechmea subg. Chevaliera, and the genera Ananas, and Pseudoananas.