Kåre Arnstein Lye

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Kåre Arnstein Lye (9 March 1940 – 24 March 2021) was a

botanist and field biologist.[1]

This botanist is denoted by the

Lye was born in

Norwegian College of Agriculture (later the Norwegian University of Life Sciences) and became a professor in 1994 and remained there until his retirement in 2010.[3]

He was regarded as an authority on

sedges and revised flora releases in tropical countries, often in Africa.[3] Most of his published works were for the families Cyperaceae, Rosaceae, Asteraceae, Juncaceae and Poaceae.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kåre Arnstein Lye". Bionomia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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  3. ^ a b Yngvar Gauslaa, Camilla Lorange Lindberg and Siri Lie Olsen (9 April 2021). "Professor emeritus Kåre Lye has passed away". Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Lye.