None of this website would have been possible without the effort and aid of our many colleagues. First to be acknowledged must be our friend Walter Shook, who introduced us to the initial hardware and database support that we used to store our images until we figured out how we wanted to proceed. Following Walter, Harold Ward, IT expert of considerable renown, joined FotW and actually got the site working. He has continued to do the design and implementation of the published images, a process that has extended through 12 phases.
In the field we have had help from many of the staff at the Missouri Botanical Garden. We are especially grateful to Dr. Peter Raven for introductions to the MBG staff and to colleagues in many other parts of the world. The list is very long and requires constant additions:
Dr. Ihsan Al-Shebaz: Kurdistan Region of Iraq, all aspects of field work; Brassicaceae. Dr. Martin Callmander: planning and logistics for Singapore, Sarawak, and Sabah. Dr. Thomas Croat: Ecuador, all aspects of field work; Araceae, plant identification. Dr. Roy Gereau: Tanzania, all aspects of field work; plant identifications. Dr. Barry Hammel: Costa Rica, all aspects of field work; plant identification. Dr. Peter Jorgenson: Bolivia, all aspects of field work. Dr. Miguel Leal: Gabon, all aspects of field work; plant identifications. Dr. Porter Lowry III: Africa, Madagascar, New Caledonia, all aspects of filed work; Araliaceae, plant identifications. Ms. Olga Martha Montiel: all aspects of coordination with MBG staff. Logistics and planning of our work in Chile, Nicaragua and Paraguay. Dr. Peter Phillipson: Madagascar, all aspects of field work; plant identifications, esp. Campanulaceae. Dr. Amy Pool: identification of Nicaraguan plants. Dr. Jacinto Regalado: all aspects of planning and logistics, plant identifications for Viet Nam, Thailand. Mr. Zach Rogers: Madagascar, all aspects of field work and plant identifications of Olacaceae, Thymeliaceae. Dr. Tatiana Shulkina: logistics and introductions, Republic of Georgia. Dr. W. D. Stevens: Nicaragua, all aspects of field work and plant identifications. Dr. Charlotte Taylor: Rubiaceae, plant identifications. Dr. Carmen Ulloa Ulloa: logistics and implementation of our field guide project in the Ecuadorean paramo. Dr. Gretchen Walters: Gabon, all aspects of field work and plant identifications.
Dr. Paul Manos: all aspects of field work in North Carolina. Dr. Robert Wilbur: assistance with plant localities in North Carolina; plant identifications.
Dr. David Boufford: all aspects of planning and logistics for China.
Dr. Scott Mori: French Guiana, all aspects of field work; Lecythidaceae. All aspects of field work in North Carolina; plant identifications. Dr. Carol Gracie: all aspects of field work in North Carolina; plant identifications.
Dr. Jenny (Quiyun) Xiang: all aspects of logistics and field work in Eastern China.
Ms. Ana Carter: logistics in Costa Rica. Mr. Jonathan Giles: assistance with permits to collect at La Selva Biological Station; logistics in Costa Rica. Dr. Don Stone: assistance with plant localities in North Carolina.
Dr. Barbara Ertter, UC Berkeley: ground support, identifications and localities, California, Kurdistan and Idaho. Dr. Nancy Morin: introduction to the Republic of Georgia; Campanulaceae.
Dr. Don Mansfield, Biology Dept., College of Idaho: all aspects of field work, Owyhee County, Idaho, and southeastern Oregon. Dr. Roger Rosentreter, Idaho Bureau of Land Management: field work in Owyhee County, Idaho. Dr. James Smith: French Guiana-2002, aspects of field work and help with plant identifications.
Dr. Sven Buerki, field support in Sabah and Sarawak; Sapindaceae.
Mr. Trevor Pitman: Ground support for field work, Almeria, Spain. Mrs. Sarah Pitman: Ground support for field work, plant identifications, Almeria, Spain. Dr. Stephen Jury: confirming plant identifications, Almeria, Spain.
Dr. Anthony G. Miller, Senior Research Scientist and Director, Centre for Middle Eastern Plants: field work in the mountains of Kurdistan.
Dr. Jean-Noel Labat*, Paris Museum: Madagascar, participation in field work; Fabaceae. Dr. Jerome Munzinger, formerly of IRD in Noumea, now at Institute de Botanique in Montpellier: all aspects of field work in New Caledonia; plant identifications.
Mia and France Rode: introductions to key personnel. Mr. Ales Ocepek, Arboretum Volcji Potok: all aspects of field work. Ms. Urska Galien, Arboretum Volcji Potok: all aspects of field work. Mr. Matjaz Mastnak, Arboretum Volcji Potok, assistance with specimen preparation Mr. Vasja Dornik, Arboretum Volcji Potok, field assistance.
Dr. Benito Valdes, assistance with collecting permits for Parque Natural Alcornocales. Dr. Guillermo Ceballos Watling, assistance with collecting permits for Parque Natural Alcornocales.
Dr. Bahram Maulood, Senior Science Consultant, Twin Rivers Institute, The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani: coordination of all aspects of field work in Kurdistan. Mr. Nabeel Abdulhassan, Ali Haloob and Parwiz Salih: field assistance. Mr. Saman Abdulrahman, logistics and assistance with field work. Specimen identification. Ms. Sarbagh Salih, logistics and assistance with field work.
Mr. Mark Nicholson, Plants for Life, Brackenhurst Botanic Garden, Limuru, Kenya: travel and field work in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Dr. William Kindeketa: coordination of logistics, field assistance.
Mr. Christopher Dalzell, formerly Durban Botanic Garden: travel and field work in southern Africa, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Namaqualand, and Western Cape. Mr. John Donaldson, access to nature reserves, plant identifications. Mr. Nick Helme: detailed list of localities for taxa, Western Cape. Mrs. Amida Johns: field support, Kogelberg Reserve. Mr. Dave McDonald: field support and plant locations in the Western Cape. Mr. Douglas McMurtrie: all aspects of field work in Eastern Cape. Ms. Elsa Pooley, plant identifications. Carmen and Neil Potter, access to Moonstone private nature reserve. Mr. David Styles: field support, plant identifications, KwaZulu Natal.
Mr. Christopher Fominyam: field support, Mt. Cameroon.
Deosdado N'guema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi, and Prance Bissiemou: field support.
Dr. George Owusu-Afriyie, Director, Aburi Botanical Garden, retired: Logistics and all aspects of field work.
Mr. Christian Camara: coordination of field support. Mr. Roland Ranaivojaona*: all aspects of field work. Mr. Fidi Ratovoson: field assistance.
Mr. Marika Tuiwawa: all aspects of logistics, field support and plant identifications. Ms. Fiona Tuiwawa: field support.
Daniel and Irene Letocart: logistics, field support and accommodations in Tchamba Valley.
Dr. Bruce Gray, all aspects of logistics and field work in tropical Queensland.
Dr. Li Pan: all aspects of field work in Eastern China. Dr. Fu Cheng Xin, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, all aspects of field work in Eastern China.
Dr. Gia Nakhutsrishvili: all aspects of field support in Rep. of Georgia. Mr. Nukri Sikharulidze: all aspects of field support in Rep. of Georgia. Prof. Dr. Revaz Gagnidze: identifications of Georgian plants.
Dr. Joan Pereira, Department of Forestry, logistics, permits. Mr. Postar Miun, field support, plant identifications. Mr. Jeisin Jumian, field support. Ms. Nur Adillah, field support.
Yahud Bin H.J. Wat, Department of Forestry, logistics and permits, field support, plant identifications. Aon Ak Ginan, field support.
Dr. Ali Ibrahim, logistics and field support, Pulau Ubin. Dr. Nura Abdul Karim, Singapore Botanical Garden, logistics and permits. Mr. Anthony O'Dempsey, logistics and field support, plant identifications.
Dr. Rachun Pooma, Director, Bangkok Forest Herbarium, assistance with collecting permits for national parks and preserves. Dr. Voradol Chamchumroon, Bangkok Frest Herbarium, all aspects of logistics and field work, plant identifications. Ms. Sirimonkol (Kob) Sukhonthip, Bangkok Forest Herbarium, field assistance and plant identifications. Mr. Nikhom Ritphet, field assistance.
Mr. Nguyen Khang: field assistance, plant identifications.
Dr. Alejandro Avila Blomberg: Jardin Etnobotanico, Oaxaca: assistance with plant family localities. Lic. Ruben Martinez-Camilo, Escuela de Biologia UNICACH, T. G., Chiapas: all aspects of field work in Chiapas. Sr. Cesar Chavez Rendon, Jardin Etnobotanico, Oaxaca: assistance with plant family localities. Dr. Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Instituto de Ecologia, Xalapa, Veracruz: all aspects of field work, Volcan San Martin, Veracruz. Lic. Josefa Anahi Espinosa-Jimenez, Escuela de Biologia UNICACH, T. G., Chiapas: all aspects of field work in Chiapas. Sra. Leticia Hernandez Lopez, Univ. Guadalajara: field work in La Manzanilla, Jalisco. Lic. Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Escuela de Biologia UNICACH, T. G., Chiapas: all aspects of field work in Chiapas. Dra. Maite Lascurain Rangel, Instituto de Ecologia, Xalapa, Veracruz: aspects of field work in Veracruz. Lic. Angelita Lopez-Cruz, Escuela de Biologia UNICACH, T. G., Chiapas: all aspects of field work in Chiapas. Dr. Francisco Lorea, Instituto de Ecologia, Xalapa, Veracruz: aspects of field work on Volcan San Martin, Veracruz. Lic. Jorge Martinez-Melendez, Escuela de Biologia UNICACH, T. G., Chiapas: all aspects of field work in Chiapas. Lic. Nayely Martinez-Melendez, Escuela de Biologia UNICACH, T. G., Chiapas: all aspects of field work in Chiapas. Lic. Manuel Martinez-Melendez, Escuela de Biologia UNICACH, T. G., Chiapas: all aspects of field work in Chiapas. Dr. Miguel Angel Perez Farrera, Escuela de Biologia UNICACH, T. G., Chiapas: all aspects of field work in Chiapas. Dr. Raimundo Ramirez Delgadillo*, Univ. Guadalajara: field work in La Manzanilla, Jalisco.
Mr. Reynaldo Aguilar: field support, Osa Peninsula; plant identifications. Ms. Katherine Bainbridge: field support, Osa Peninsula.
Sra. Indiana Coronado: field work in Nicaragua. Dr. Ricardo M. Rueda: field work in Nicaragua.
Sr. Alejandro Araujo Murakami: logistics and all aspects of field support. Dr. Stephen Beck: logistics and coordination of field support. Sr. Alfredo Fuentes: field support, plant identifications.
Dr. Marcia Ricci Chamorro, Dir. Office of Plant Conservation, logistics, field assistance and permits for collecting in the national parks and preserves. Sr. Santiago de Pablo, Tanume Forest Reserve, field assistance. Sr. Fernando Campos Soto, Guardaparque, Reserva Nacional Los Queules, field assistance.
Sr. J. Caranqui, field support. Xavier Clavijo, field support. Dra. Diana Fernandez, field support. Lic. Roberto J. Irazabal, field support. Dr. David Neill, all aspects of field work in Cordillera del Condor; plant identifications. Sr. Wilson Quizhpe: all aspects of field assistance. Dra. Katya Romoleroux, field support and logistics in the paramo. Sra. Fani Tinitana, field support, specimen preparation and logistics.
Mr. Joep Moonan: all aspects of field work. Mr. Bernie Moonan: all aspects of field work. Dr. Francois Crozier, field support.
Dra. Isabel Basualdo, planning, logistics and permits for field work in Paraguay. Dra. Nelida Soria: field assistance.
Mr. Jim Farfan Vargas: aspects of field work on Rio Madre de Dios and other locations. Mr. Antonio Pena Cruz: all aspects of field work in many localities, including tree climbing. Mr. Luis Valenzuela Gamarra: all field work in many localities, including tree climbing. Dr. Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez: Peru, logistics in all aspects of field work and plant identifications.
*Sadly, several of our colleagues have passed on since the inception of our website, and they are indicated by the asterisk.