NEWSLETTER VOL. 31 NO. 4

A Quarterly Publication for Members of the International Aroid Society

In this issue of the IAS Newsletter, Albert Huntington recounts the excitement of the 2009 Show and Sale at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, from rare plant arrivals to lively member auctions . Lester Kallus’s Letter from the President outlines strategies for growing membership and expanding digital outreach . Melanie Medecilo shares her fieldwork on Philippine Alocasia species, while Thomas B. Croat introduces rising aroid biologist María Anahí Espíndola . Carla V. Kostelac presents the 2009 Schott Award to Derek Burch, and the issue closes with board meeting minutes and the annual financial statement.