Léia Akcelrad Lerner de Scheinvar is a Brazilian-Mexican botanist. She has dedicated her work to studying and protecting Mexico's cacti.
Early life and education edit
Scheinvar was born in Brazil on 30 September 1954.
She received her doctorate in biology from the UNAM Faculty of Sciences in 1982.[1]
Career edit
She is responsible for the Laboratorio de Cactáceas in the botanical garden of UNAM.
References edit
- ^ "Dra. Léia Akcelrad Lerner de Scheinvar". Instituto de Biología de la UNAM. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Scheinvar.
External links edit
- La extinción de los cactus from México Desconocido
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