Voyages of David Fairchild to Guatemala and Panama: An overview and the 1941 expedition
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Entre 1938 y 1954, el Dr. David Fairchild (1869–1954) fue Director Emérito del Jardín Botánico Tropical Fairchild (JBTF). Durante este período realizó cuatro expediciones al Viejo y Nuevo Mundos. La segunda de ellas se llevó a cabo entre junio y octubre de 1941, y tuvo como objetivo Panamá, Colombia y Guatemala. Se presentan los resultados pertinentes al viaje en los dos países centroamericanos. En ellos se recolectó material vegetal de 46 especies y se tomaron 108 fotografías. Por razones desconocidas, el material vegetal no alcanzó el JBTF y solo 15 de las muestras se enviaron a los centros de conservación de germoplasma vegetal del USDA (United States Department of Agriculture). A su regreso, Fairchild publicó un sólo artículo sobre este viaje, sobre las chirimoyas de Colombia y Guatemala. A diferencia de otras expediciones, Fairchild no escribió un diario de este viaje; por lo tanto, los detalles de su itinerario se han inferido principalmente de sus libros de recolección de material, correspondencia dispersa y fotografías. La esposa de Fairchild, Marian Fairchild (1880–1962), también participó en este viaje y durante la visita a Panamá se les unió su hijo Graham Bell Fairchild (1906–1994). Los botánicos Wilson Popenoe (1892–1975, United Fruit Company), Paul Allen (1911–1963, Summit Gardens, Panamá) y Walter R. Lindsay (también de Summit Gardens), así como la familia del propietario de plantaciones de café, Robert Hempstead (1912–1942), los asistieron durante su estancia en Guatemala o Panamá. En esta contribución también se proporciona una visión general de las otras expediciones que Fairchild realizó a Panamá (años 1899, 1921, 1924 y 1933) y Guatemala (año 1944).
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