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The Bulletin, 2020 Fall-Winter Issue Vol. XXXVI No. 3 FALL-WINTER 2020 the bulletinof the National Tropical Botanical Garden THE BULLETIN OF NTBG | FALL-WINTER 2020 1 contents 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO/DIRECTOR ON THE COVER With a pinkish-red piko (junction of petiole and blade on leaf surface), this Mana ‘Ulu features variety of kalo (taro) grows at the Limahuli Garden “farms” parcel. When cooked, THEY’RE ENDANGERED. THEY’RE ENDEMIC. this variety turns yellow, the color of 'ulu 6 (breadfruit), indicated in its name. Read AND THEY’RE COMING BACK. more on page 26. Photo by Jon Letman by Dr. Nina Rønsted, NTBG Director of Science and Conservation The Bulletin is a publication for supporters of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, a not-for-profit institution dedicated to 12 A BREADFRUIT BY MANY OTHER NAMES tropical plant conservation, scientific by Dr. Diane Ragone, Director, Breadfruit Institute research, and education. We encourage you to share this 20 NTBG SUPPORTS JOURNALISTS REPORTING publication with your family and friends. ON PLANTS AROUND THE WORLD If your household is receiving more than one copy and you wish to receive only one, please inform our Development 26 LIMAHULI PRESERVES HERITAGE Office at our national headquarters at: COLLECTIONS AS IT FARMS AN ANCIENT [email protected]. FOOTPRINT National Tropical Botanical Garden by Jon Letman 3530 Papalina Road, Kalāheo Hawai‘i 96741 USA Tel. (808) 332-7324 Fax (808) 332-9765 [email protected] in every issue www. ntbg.org NEW MEMBERS ©2020 National Tropical Botanical Garden 4 ISSN 1057-3968 All rights reserved. Photographs are the 10 RED LISTED property of NTBG unless otherwise noted. Editor: Jon Letman 11 SUPPORTING ROOTS Graphic Design: Merriam Fontanilla ILLUSTRATION BY VERONICA FANNIN Q & A with Prof. John and Grace Rashford 18 GARDEN SPROUTS http://www.facebook.com/saveplants From all of us at NTBG, we wish you and News from around the Garden http://twitter.com/ntbg your family the very best this holiday season http://instagram.com/ntbg 25 WISH LIST and thank you for your continued support. http://www.youtube.com/ntbgsaveplants 25 THE GREEN THUMB We hope you will consider making a difference in the new year ahead. For as little as $10 a month, you can help NTBG continue our vital work saving plants, even during uncertain times. To 28 EYE ON PLANTS make a monthly pledge, contact us at (808)-332-7324 Ext. 209 or email [email protected]. Select species in focus THE BULLETIN OF NTBG | FALL-WINTER 2020 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Message from Janet Mayfield CHAIR Mr. Gordon L. Deane This year will be remembered as a time of great sacrifice On Maui, Kahanu Garden also maintains important SENIOR VICE CHAIR and uncertainty. As I contemplate the challenges we face, Pacific Island food crops like bananas, sugar cane, Mrs. Wayne Richardson, III OUR MISSION I’ve been thinking about the role of botanical gardens and coconuts, and houses the primary conservation To enrich life through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education VICE CHAIR in an age of global stress. Since 1964, NTBG has been collection of the Breadfruit Institute. Kahanu Ms. Anne G. Earhart by perpetuating the survival of plants, ecosystems, and cultural knowledge of saving plants. Central to our mission is the conservation Garden shares crop varieties through community tropical regions. SECRETARY of endangered species and the advancement of a greater plant sales and partners with neighboring Mahele Mr. David W. Pratt understanding and appreciation of all plants. Farm to distribute breadfruit we donate to help feed The National Tropical Botanical Garden was chartered by an Act of United States community kūpuna (elders). Congress in 1964. The objectives of the institution were set forth in the Charter: Mrs. Devon Angelini As the coronavirus rages and flares around the world, I’ve Mrs. Mary M. Cudahy • to establish, develop, operate and maintain an educational and scientific center, been pondering another important, sometimes overlooked, In Miami, The Kampong preserves the legacy of Mrs. Martin Dickinson role of botanical gardens. As plant sanctuaries, we have renowned botanist and plant collector Dr. David with libraries, herbaria, laboratories, and museums...to encourage and conduct Ms. Jan D. Elliott research in basic and applied botany; Mrs. Eric P. Fraunfelter great capacity to preserve and promote edible plants. Fairchild in what he established as his home and Ms. Adaline H. Frelinghuysen Beyond growing food crops, botanical gardens can serve as garden. Among the thousands of varieties of edible • to foster and encourage fundamental research in tropical plant life and study the uses Mr. Peter C. Gardner a compelling stage from which to tell the story of farming. plants — mangos, avocados, dates, figs, kale, and of tropical flora in agriculture, forestry, horticulture, medicine, and other sciences; Mrs. Roger P. Hanahan We can encourage crop diversity, sustainable growing countless other commonly eaten foods introduced to Mr. Thomas D. Hewitt • to share knowledge acquired relative to basic and applied tropical botany through practices, and also curate and disseminate knowledge the United States by Dr. Fairchild, some specimens still Mr. Emerson T. Knowles publications and other media; Dr. Linford L. Lougheed of how to grow edible plants and conserve rare crop grow at The Kampong nearly a century later. In 2010 varieties of cultural, scientific, and economic importance. The Kampong propagated all of its avocado varieties • to collect and cultivate tropical flora and to preserve for the people of the United Mr. Merrill L. Magowan States species of tropical plant life threatened with extinction; Ms. Elizabeth E. Matthews and sent them to a USDA grove on Hawai‘i Island as a Mr. David G. Meissner At NTBG, we have been doing this for years in a manner safeguard against the laurel wilt disease in Florida. • to provide a facility which contributes to the education, instruction, and recreation Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, FRS that is both consistent with our mission, and with broader of the people of the United States. David Rae, Ph.D., OBE global ambitions such as the United Nation’s Sustainable Reflecting on how, for over half a century, NTBG has Professor John H. Rashford, Ph.D. Development Goals, specifically Goal 2 “End Hunger, been contributing to the conservation of vital food Mr. Thomas L. Reveley achieve food security and improved nutrition, and crops that promote healthy soil, healthy environments, Dr. Michael N. Rosenberg Mrs. Raymond L. Salley promote sustainable agriculture.” and healthy people, gives me a welcome boost of hope Ms. Anita Seipp for the future. Ms. Patricia W. Sheehan The pandemic has shone a spotlight on vulnerabilities to Mrs. Catherine Topham food scarcity and supply disruptions, but our efforts offer At a time when all our lives have been disrupted and NTBG LOCATIONS Mrs. Judy C. Webb hope. With the world’s largest breadfruit conservation our livelihoods upended, NTBG remains a sanctuary Mr. Robert D. Weist collection at Kahanu Garden on Maui and the for sustenance, and a refuge for the plants and the Mrs. Reed C. Wilson Regenerative Organic Breadfruit Agroforest in McBryde people that care for them. I want to thank you for CHAIR EMERITUS Garden on Kaua‘i, NTBG’s Breadfruit Institute preserves being part of NTBG’s ‘ohana (family), and for your Mr. Douglas McBryde Kinney crop diversity and centuries-old Indigenous knowledge. unflagging support of the Garden. With gratitude and Based on traditional farming practices, the institute is aloha, I send you best wishes during the holidays and TRUSTEES EMERITI Harlan C. Amstutz, M.D. advancing an agroforestry revival. Read more on page 12 in the New Year ahead. Mrs. Martha W. Cox of this issue of The Bulletin. Mr. Glenn A. Goldsmith Donald W.Y. Goo, FAIA NTBG’s Allerton Garden, primarily a historical garden Mr. Patrick Henry of landscape beauty, includes a World War II–era “victory Mrs. Sally O. Hewitt garden” started by NTBG founding Trustee Robert Mr. Thomas S. Kenan, III Allerton which not only produces edible fruit, but is an Mrs. Betsy K. Matthews Mr. Charles R. Wichman ideal place to discuss tropical horticulture and the value of home gardening and local produce. On Kaua‘i’s north shore, Limahuli Garden is known for its kalo (taro) collection and outstanding taro patches. For decades, Garden staff have been building collections Janet Mayfield National Tropical Botanical Garden of kalo and other Hawaiian heritage “canoe plants.” You Chief Executive Officer Chartered by Congress as a not-for- can read about these efforts and how Limahuli Garden is and Director profit, non‑governmental institution helping feed the community on page 26. 2 THE BULLETIN OF NTBG | FALL-WINTER 2020 THE BULLETIN OF NTBG | FALL-WINTER 2020 3 Anjoleen and Hanauekahiokalani Annell Ahina and Joe-Sol Malaikini Charlotte Phelps Eleanor C. Snyder A special thank you to our new Fellows and Members! Hoopai-Waikoloa Mindy Malan Ann and Brian Pickett William L Snyder Kristin Hoshino and Preston Chong Robert Malhotra Marilou Pinheiro and Thomas Hewitt Jacqueline Solano and Maureen and John Huitt Quinn Jeannalyn and Efren Mapalo Ludmila Boyd and Jeffrey Platt Emelina Solano Judith and Peter Hunt Manu and Theron Marshman Gail and Michael Polzin Phyllis Somers Become an NTBG Fellow and join a special group of tropical plant enthusiasts Portia Igarashi and Steve Stecher Kate and Charles Martel Robert Pomerenke and Priscilla and Daniel Soule The Council of Fellows was established in 1985 as NTBG’s leadership membership group to advance NTBG’s core programs in Inette and ‘Iokepa ‘Imaikalani Amy and David Martin Roger Duenas Karl Sporck Rebecca and Kurt Indvik Shyrl Matias Leah and Matthew Ponichtera Claire and Meir Stampfer tropical plant conservation, research, and education. This exceptional group of philanthropists has been instrumental in helping Susan Irie and Richard Handler Kristin Matsuda Rose and David Poppe Jenny Stasio NTBG to become one of the most important tropical botanical gardens in the world.
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