Discovery of new plant and animal species happens routinely, but a new genus is a major scientific find. MPM is thrilled to announce that our Research Curator Dr. Christopher Tyrrell used museum collections to uncover a new bamboo genus from the West Indies this year. How did he do it? Find out in this edition of MPM Untold! Credits: Lakshmi Attigala, Iowa State University Maikel Cañizares Morera, Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Cuba Lynn Clark, Iowa State University Ximena Londoño, "A Bamboo and Guadua Paradise" Eco-Tourism and Field School Katelyn McDonald, Biological & Medical Illustrations Ramona Oviedo-Prieto, Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Cuba W. Wayt Thomas, New York Botanical Garden (NY) United States National Herbarium (US) Music by: Bensound and YouTube Audio Library #MPMUntold