More about the Organization for Flora Neotropica
The Organization for Flora Neotropica (OFN), established in 1964, is
the only organization with the mission of producing a published inventory
of the plants of the entire New World tropics. This region, the Neotropics,
supports the richest and most poorly known plant communities of any tropical
flora. The main objective of OFN is the production of a Flora of the entire
tropical American region published in a monographic series, Flora Neotropica.
As of 1997, 75 monographs treating 7,346 species of fungi, lichens, mosses,
and seed plants have been published.
In addition to the production of monographs, the goals of OFN are to:
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Aid botanists in obtaining the facilities needed for their work
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Establish collaboration among the world's botanical institutions doing
research on the neotropical flora
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Facilitate training of future systematists
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Strengthen local herbaria and botanical institutions in Central and South
America
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Promote the protection of natural vegetation in the Neotropics.
To order any of the Flora Neotropica Monographs still in print, please
contact The New York Botanical
Garden Press at:
- The New York Botanical Garden Press
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Bronx, NY 10458-5126 U.S.A.
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Phone: [1] (718) 817-8721
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Fax: [1] (718) 817-8842
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Email: nybgpress@nybg.org
Please follow the links below for more
information.
OFN Homepage
Annual Meeting
Information
List of Executive
Board Members and other OFN Officers
List of Commission
Members
Introduction
to the Schedule of Monographs (Phanerogamic Plants)
Introduction
to the Schedule of Monographs (Cryptogamic Plants and Fungi)
Introduction
to the Guidelines for Contributors to OFN Monographs