Revision of Passiflora Subgenus Decaloba ... - Passion Flowers

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This study was supported by grants from the National Science Foundataion
(Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, DEB-0104824), the American Society
of Plant Taxonomists (Research Grants for Graduate Students), the Passiflora
Society International (Graduate Research Award), Sigma Xi (Grant-in-Aid of
Research), and the Haitian Resource Development Foundation (Travel Award).
Norris Williams also provided funds for DNA sequencing and allowed me
unlimited access to his laboratory in the University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)
at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Mark Whitten spent countless hours in
the DNA sequencing lab (FLAS) with me where he patiently taught me various
molecular techniques and generously provided advice, and for that I am eternally
grateful. Pam Soltis also allowed me access to her laboratory and I greatly
appreciate all of her help. Windy Zomlefer kindly donated her time to teach me
techniques of botanical illustration and her expert advice is greatly appreciated.
Tom Emmel generously allowed me to use his greenhouse so that I could
cultivate the species in my study group. Peter Jørgensen sent me digital
photographs that he took of herbarium specimens at the Muséum National
d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (P), the Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, Spain
(MA), and the Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany (GOET) that I would
have otherwise not seen. Emil Kugler is a great historian of the Passifloraceae
and kindly translated into English several old German publications for me. Axel
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